Marvin Earl Johnson (15 October 1938 ? 16 May 1993) was an American R&B and soul singer, most notable for performing on the first record to ever come from Motown. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Johnson began his career singing with a doo-wop group called the Serenaders in the mid 1950s. With budding talents not only as a singer but as a songwriter and pianist, he would eventually be discovered by Motown CEO Berry Gordy, who signed Johnson to the then fledging label in 1959, while Johnson performed at a carnival. Johnson's debut Motown single, "Come To Me", was released regionally on the label's subsidiary imprint, Tamla, in May 1959. The song was eventually picked up by United Artists, and reached the top thirty of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Between 1959 and 1961, Johnson would issue nine Billboard Hot 100 singles including two top tenners, "You Got What It Takes" and "I Love The Way You Love". He scored his final Top 40 single in

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