The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Dr. Mable John

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Dr. Mable John

11/7/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.326

R & B singer, pastor, and songwriter Reverend Dr. Mable John (1930 - ) was the first female artist on Berry Gordy’s new label Tamla in 1958. She later signed with Stax Records, and had success with songs like "Same Time, Same Place." John went on to cowrite fifty songs for Ray Charles from 1970 to 1977. She was the pastor and founder of Joy in Jesus Ministries in Los Angeles, California. John was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/7/2007, in Los Angeles, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 29m 14s

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R&B singer Mable John was born on November 3, 1930 in Bastrop, Louisiana to Mertis and Lillian John. As the eldest of ten children, John began singing with her siblings as a child, putting on programs and singing traditional gospel tunes while her mother played the guitar. John and her family moved to Arkansas, where her brother, the legendary singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, William "Little Willie" John was born. The family later moved to Detroit, Michigan. Inspired by her br...