Nathaniel Mayer

Nathaniel Mayer. Soundtrack: Let It Snow. Detroit-area soul singer Nathaniel Mayer had his biggest hit at age 18 with 1962's raw "Village of Love" on Fortune Records (co-written by Devora Brown, the label's owner). The record took off nationally and merited Mayer an appearance on American Bandstand (1952). His follow-up records, although selling well in the Michigan area, failed to measure up to the success of his first, and he...