Tribute to Katherine Anderson Schaffner, featuring Sheldon Zoldan

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Katherine Anderson Schaffner was one of the original members of the Marvelettes, whose hit song, “Please Mr. Postman," was Motown’s first million-selling single and first Motown song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Marvelettes had other hits during the 1960s, including “Don’t Mess With Bill,” "Beechwood 4-5789," “Playboy” and “The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game.” But when the group disbanded in 1970, Schaffner quit the music business for good, moving first to Las Vegas and then back to Detroit.

This is one of 44 tributes to significant figures in the music industry who passed away in 2023. To listen to the featured song, "Please Mr. Postman," you can go here. You also can hear "Don't Mess With Bill" in this video tribute to the Marvelettes.
To learn more about Schaffner, you can check out her biography on The HistoryMakers® site. It has some great videos and still photos.
In the chapters of this episode, you can go right to the tribute by skipping my intro; feel free to skip my closing remarks too. Both are there to provide context for those who haven't listened to the other tributes.
Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime writer and editor, wrote and recorded Knight's story and the others in the series. He also writes a Song of the Day story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email [e-mail] with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.
Audio engineer/musician Mike Villegas edited all the audio for this series. Hope you enjoy these intriguing glimpses into the lives of the people who made some of the music we love.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to my show, available on YouTube and in various podcast directories including Apple, Spotify and Audible.

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1. Tribute to Katherine Anderson Schaffner, featuring Sheldon Zoldan (00:00:00)

2. Tribute begins (00:00:36)