Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (1961) (HD Quality)

"Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvelettes (1961) Doo-Wop! Accompaniment is provided by the Funk Brothers, including Marvin Gaye (22 then) on drums and Richard "Popcorn" Wylie on piano. "Please Mr. Postman" is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla Motown label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the USA Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, in late 1961. It hit number one on the R&B chart as well. William Garrett, a songwriter friend of group member Georgia Dobbins, offered this to The Marvelettes when she asked if he had anything for them to sing. He wrote it as a Blues song, but Dobbins completely rewrote it (she saved only the title) and taught it to lead singer Gladys Horton. Before The Marvelettes recorded it, Dobbins left the group to care for her mother. Part of this song was written by a postman who helped Dobbins complete the lyrics. His name was Freddie Gorman and his mail route included Brewster public housing where members of The Supremes lived. The lyrics are about a girl hoping that the postman has brought her a letter from her boyfriend, who is away at war. It was covered by The Beatles in '63 and appeared on their second album "With The Beatles". "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 as a cover by the Carpenters. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."