In Memoriam: The Ones We Lost in 2011 - We remember the heroes in black politics, music, TV and sports who passed away in 2011

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2011 African-American immortals: http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/memoriam-ones-we-lost-2011

Gladys Horton was a founding member and lead singer of the Marvelettes, the first girl group signed to Berry Gordy's fledgling label, Motown Records. The group's 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman" gave Motown its first No. 1 song and paved the way for the label's other girl groups -- the Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas. Horton died of complications from a stroke Jan. 26, 2011 at age 65.