Gladys Horton

Gladys Catherine Horton (May 30 – January 26, 2011) was an American R&B and pop musician. She was the lead singer and founder of the all female group The Marvelettes.

Horton was born in Jacksonville, Florida though raised in the Detroit area. Different sources say that she was born in 1943, 1944 or 1945. She died following years of several strokes and declining health.