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Mable John

Mable John, American blues singer (died 2022)

Born
November 3, 1930
Died
August 25, 2022
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1930

About Mable John

Mable John was an American blues vocalist and the first female artist signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label. Mable John (November 3, 1930 – August 25, 2022) was an American blues vocalist and the first female artist signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label. Gordy again, who told Mable that her son, Berry, was writing songs and was looking for people to record them. First she was signed to United Artists, but nothing was released there. Eventually, she became one of the first artists signed to Tamla, Gordy's own label.

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The world when Mable John was born

Mable John was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mable John's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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