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Mary Love

Mary Ann Varney, known professionally as Mary Love, and born on July 27, 1943, in Sacramento, California, was a soul and gospel singer. She began her music career after being discovered by Sam Cooke's manager, J.W. Alexander. Her initial recordings for the Modern record label included "You Turned My Bitter into Sweet" (1965) and "Let Me Know/Move a Little Closer" (1966), which reached number 48 on the R&B chart. Mary Love's recordings became popular on the English Northern soul scene, especially with "The Hurt is Just Beginning" (1968). After marrying preacher Brad Comer in the e...