Georgeanna Marie Tillman Gordon (February 6, 1944 – January 6, 1980) was an American singer and an original member of the Motown girl group the Marvelettes.
[1][2] In 1960, Tillman was recruited into a girl group with her former Inkster High School glee club members Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson and Juanita Cowart.
[4] The group changed their name to the Marvelettes shortly after Motown signed the act, and Dobbins was replaced by Wanda Young.
The group would score hits such as such as "Playboy", "Beechwood 4-5789", "Someday, Someway", "Strange I Know", Locking Up My Heart, and "Too Many Fish in the Sea".
[1] Tillman died on January 6, 1980 at her home in Inkster, Michigan from complications of lupus or sickle cell disease.