Artist Biography For Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Were One Of The Most Successful Groups In The Motown Roster During The 1960s And Fully Active From 1960 To Present Performing At Various Times Doo-Wop Pop Rock And Roll And Soul. The Label's Second Most-Successful All-Female Singing Group After The Supremes Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Were Known For A Churchier More Southern-Styled Soul Than The Supremes As Typified In Motown Hits Such As " Love Is Like A Heat Wave" "Jimmy Mack" "I'm Ready For Love" "My Baby Loves Me" "Nowhere To Run" And Their Signature Song "Dancing In The Street". The Group Had Its Origins In Detroit Michigan In 1957 And Had Initially Gone By The Name The Del-Phis. It Originally Was A Quartet Comprising Childhood Friends Martha Reeves Rosalind Ashford Annette Beard And Original Lead Singer Gloria Williams. Williams Left After A Failed Single On The Checkmate Label Leaving The Quartet As A Trio. They Changed Their Name To The Vells Signing A Deal With Motown's Mel-O-Dy Label And Singing Background For Established Motown Performers Such As Mary Wells And Marvin Gaye Before Signing A New Deal With Motown's Gordy Label On September 21 1962 After Which The Group Changed Its Name To Martha And The Vandellas. In 1964 The Vandellas' Lineup Changed With Betty Kelley Replacing Sterling. In 1967 Kelley Was Fired And Was Replaced By Martha's Younger Sister Sandra "Lois" Reeves. In 1969 Ashford Was Also Fired And Replaced By Sandra Tilley. The Lineup Of The Reeves Sisters And Tilley Continued After Martha's Return From An Institution After Suffering A Nervous Breakdown. The Group Disbanded Following A Farewell Concert Held At Detroit's Cobo Hall On December 21 1972. However Reeves Still Performs With Sister Lois And Another Reeves Sister Delphine.
Martha Reeves & The VandellasActuació El 1965 D'aquest Trio Americà, Un Dels Màxims Exponents Del So Pop-Soul De La Tamla Motown, A La Televisió Anglesa.
Martha Reeves & The VandellasOriginally Recorded In 1964 But Rejected By Motown's Quality Control, "Jimmy Mack'" Was Finally Released In 1967 And Became A ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasNo Copyright Infringement Intended. If Felt, Please Comment Below And I Will Remove The Video. The Gorgeous "My Baby Loves Me".
Martha Reeves & The VandellasA Tribute To One Of The Most Soulful Groups To Come Out Of Detroit. Listen To Martha And The Vandellas Perform "My Baby Loves Me".
Martha Reeves & The VandellasNo Copyright Infringement Intended. The Vandellas Kept The Motown Money Rolling In With Their Slew Of Hits. I Extended This With ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasLove Makes Me Do Foolish Things Was The B-Side To The Group's Single, "You've Been In Love Too Long". Although The Song Only ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasTheir Second Release In February 1963, This Song Became Their First In A String Of Hits For Martha & The Vandellas. This Song Was ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasNo Copyright Infringement Intended. My Stretched Version Of The Vandellas Bombastic Hit From 1963. Not Sure Why It Took Me So ...
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Martha Reeves & The VandellasMartha & The Vandellas "Dancing In The Street" Was Performed On The Ed Sullivan Show On December 5, 1965. Subscribe Now ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasCKLW Radio Jingle Intro!! --- A 99.9% Perfect Recording.....Everything Is Just Right....The Orchestration, Production, Lyrics, The ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasThis Is One Of My Favorite Songs Of The 60's. Martha And The Vandellas known From 1967 To 1972 As Martha Reeves And The ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasMartha & The Vandellas 'The Definitive Collection' CD Release 2008 The Definitive Collection Does An Effective Job Of Chronicling ...
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas"Heat Wave" The Mega Classic That Martin Luther King Adopted In 1963 As The Theme To His Legendary Civil-Rights Movement "I Have ...
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas"That Car Is The Noisiest Thing To Come Out Of Detroit Since Martha & The Vandellas" Quoted Blanche Devereaux In An Episode Of ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasOur Hitsville Honors Celebration Not Only Saw Martha Reeves Reunited With The Original Vandellas To Dance In The Streets, But It ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasCopyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 Of The Copyright Act 1976, Allowance Is Made For “fair Use” For Purposes Such As Criticism, ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasNo Copyright Infringement Intended. One Of My Top 10 Favorite Motown Songs Ever. My Extended Version, Which I Tried Numerous ...
Martha Reeves & The VandellasNo Copyright Infringement Intended. For Historical And Informational Purposes Only. Credit To The Artists And Writer/composer.
Martha Reeves & The VandellasIn The Early Part Of 2020, By Some Strange Means, We Got A Lot Of Commissions That Required LIVE Presence. One Such Is The Music ...