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Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the 1960s and fully active from 1960 to 1972, performing at various times doo-wop, blues, pop, rock and roll and soul. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Rosalind Ashford (born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Betty Kelley (born September 16, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas and was a member of another Motown girl group The Velvelettes. ...
Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government - Type Strong Mayor-Council - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Area - City 143. ...
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Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan (Motor City), where it achieved widespread international success. ...
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Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
Rosalind Ashford (born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Annette Sterling (born July 4, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan as Annette Beard) is an American soul and R&B singer and one of the original members of the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Gloria Williamson (born 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer and was notable for being an early lead singer of an early incarnation of famed Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Betty Kelley (born September 16, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas and was a member of another Motown girl group The Velvelettes. ...
Born on April 12, 1948 as Sandra Delores Reeves. ...
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Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ...
Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ...
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The label's second most-successful all-female singing group after The Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were known for a stronger, bolder, more exciting soul sound than the Supremes, as typified in Motown hits such as "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave", "Nowhere to Run", "Honey Chile" and, their signature song, "Dancing in the Street". This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Supremes, later billed as Diana Ross and The Supremes, were a Motown all-female singing group. ...
(Love is Like a) Heat Wave is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
Nowhere to Run is a 1965 hit single by Martha & the Vandellas for the Motown label. ...
Honey Chile was a 1967 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1960, the group had initially gone by the name The Del-Phis and originally was a quartet of original lead singers Martha Reeves and Gloria Williamson and background vocalists Rosalind Ashford and Annette Sterling. Williamson left after several failed singles recorded on the Checkmate, Me-Lo-Dy and Tamla labels, leaving the quartet as a trio and Reeves as the remaining lead singer. They changed their name again to The Vells singing background for established Motown performers such as Mary Wells and Marvin Gaye before signing a new deal with Motown's Gordy label, changing their name to Martha and the Vandellas in 1962. Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government - Type Strong Mayor-Council - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Area - City 143. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
Gloria Williamson (born 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer and was notable for being an early lead singer of an early incarnation of famed Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Rosalind Ashford (born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Annette Sterling (born July 4, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan as Annette Beard) is an American soul and R&B singer and one of the original members of the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. ...
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American soul, R&B, and pop singer. ...
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Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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's final performance at Detroit's Cobo Hall in 1972 ended their twelve-year association. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Betty Kelley (born September 16, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas and was a member of another Motown girl group The Velvelettes. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Born on April 12, 1948 as Sandra Delores Reeves. ...
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Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor...
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Early years Martha Reeves, an Alabama-born and Detroit-reared teenager was brought up in the church by her grandfather. While going to school at Detroit's Northeastern High School, she was vocally coached by Abraham Silver, a man who also vocally coached future Supremes members Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson and Miracles member Bobby Rogers. Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
Reissue album cover showing The Supremes in 1966. ...
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Mary Wilson (born 6 March 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is an American singer best known for her work as a member of the Motown soul and pop group The Supremes. ...
The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) are an American R&B/soul group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordys Motown Records. ...
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After graduating from high school in 1959, eighteen-year-old Reeves joined her first girl group called the Fascinations, who made their first recordings in 1960 on the local Bobbin label. In late 1960, Reeves met seventeen-year-old Rosalind Ashford. Both girls were invited by Annette Beard and Gloria Williamson to form a girl group on their own. They named themselves The Del-Phis. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Rosalind Ashford (born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Annette Sterling (born July 4, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan as Annette Beard) is an American soul and R&B singer and one of the original members of the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Gloria Williamson (born 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer and was notable for being an early lead singer of an early incarnation of famed Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
After performing at several talent shows, the group was signed to the Chess subsidiary, Checkmate Records, with the release of the record, the Reeves-led "My Baby Won't Come Back", which was released in 1961. Gaining some attention from Motown after the label bought Checkmate, the group, now under the name The Vells, recorded the Williamson-led songs "There He Is (At My Door)" and "Camel Walk", the latter on the Tamla label. After those two singles failed to chart, Williamson left the group and the group stopped recording while Reeves tended time singing solo at Detroit nightclubs trying to get noticed, usually under the pseudonym Martha LaVaille. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
While performing solo at Detroit's Twenty Grand club, Reeves was asked by Motown executive and staff songwriter/producer William "Mickey" Stevenson to come to the label to audition. Reeves unexpectedly took the job of secretary at the label after showing up late to an audition. Around this time, Martha and her Vells bandmates Ashford and Beard were recruited to perform background work for the likes of The Miracles, Mary Wells and Marvin Gaye. Gaye's first hit records "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", "Hitch Hike" and "Pride & Joy", prominently featured the girls. Motown Records, Inc. ...
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Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American soul, R&B, and pop singer. ...
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Stubborn Kind of Fellow was the first hit single for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye. ...
Hitch Hike was a 1963 hit for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye. ...
Pride & Joy was a 1963 hit song by American soul music legend Marvin Gaye. ...
In 1962 when Wells missed a recording session to record a song Stevenson had written, he recruited Reeves to sing the song as a demo. Bringing along Ashford and Beard, the trio recorded Stevenson's "I'll Have to Let Him Go". A strong response from the song convinced Motown CEO Berry Gordy to sign the Vells to another Motown subsidiary, Gordy, as a professional recording act, after which they changed their names. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The story about the name change (to Martha and the Vandellas) is a most colorful one. The Van part came from a street that neighbored Reeves' own - Van Dyke Street in Detroit - and the Della part honored Della Reese, Reeves' favorite singer. An alternative account of the name's origins states that Marvin Gaye described the group as "vandals" after their strong backing vocals drowned out his own singing during a recording session, but this would appear to be apocryphal. Coincidentally, several musicologists have noted, "Vandella" is also a French bastardization of an Ethiopian name for a mythical tribe of ghost-walking demons, similar to a succubus. Della Reese (born Delloresse Patricia Early on July 6, 1931), is a famous American Emmy nominated actor and Grammy nominated singer. ...
Among the Amharic speakers of North Central Ethiopia, a vandella is one of several types of ghost-walking or dream-invading demons/vampires, somewhat similar to a succubus or the vetala of India. ...
A bracket carved as a winged succubus on the outside of an English inn, suggesting that a brothel could have been found inside. ...
Motown success years Following their signing to Motown's Gordy imprint in 1962, Martha and the Vandellas struck gold with their second release, the first composition and production from the famed writing team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, titled "Come and Get These Memories". It became the Vandellas' first Top 40 recording, reaching number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number six on the R&B chart. Their second hit, "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave," became a phenomenal record for the group, reaching number four on the Hot 100 and hitting number one on the R&B singles chart, where it would stay for five weeks. It became their first million-seller, adding them to the list of Motown hitmakers including The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and the Miracles. Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. ...
Come And Get These Memories is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
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(Love is Like a) Heat Wave is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
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The group's success continued with their second Top Ten single and third Top 40 single, "Quicksand", which was another composition with Holland-Dozier-Holland and reached number eight pop in the late fall of 1963. Around that time, Beard, who was pregnant with her first child and set to get married, chose to leave her singing career behind by 1964. Betty Kelley, formerly of The Velvelettes, was brought in shortly afterward to continue the Vandellas' rise. Quicksand is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Betty Kelley (born September 16, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas and was a member of another Motown girl group The Velvelettes. ...
The Velvelettes were an American singing girl group on the Motown label. ...
The next two singles, "Live Wire" and "In My Lonely Room" were two fairly successful singles, although they failed to reach the Top 40. However, their next single, "Dancing in the Street", rose up to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also found global success, peaking at #21 on the UK pop singles chart in 1964. In 1969, "Dancing In The Street" was re-issued and it was plugged heavily on radio stations. It didn't take long for the song to peak at #4 in the UK, thus making the song one of the all time favourite Motown single releases ever. The song would also become a million-seller and one of the most covered singles in history and was considered by some as one of the greatest records to come out of Motown. Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
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The last sizeable hit in the UK for the girls came in 1971, when a 1968 track, "Forget Me Not", was put out as a single by Motown and the single eventually peaked at #11.
Between 1964 and 1967, singles like "Wild One" (US #34), "Nowhere to Run" (US #8; UK #26), "You've Been in Love Too Long" (US #36), "My Baby Loves Me" (US #22; R&B #3), "I'm Ready for Love" (US #9; R&B #2; UK #29) and "Jimmy Mack" (US #10; R&B #1; UK #21) kept the Vandellas on the map even as fellow Motown girl group The Supremes had begun to eclipse the group in base of popularity, hit singles and sales. At this time, the burgeoning sounds of British rock and psychedelic rock threatened to derail the girl group scene that had dominated music throughout the early to mid-sixties. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Wild One was a uptempo soul single by Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
Nowhere to Run is a 1965 hit single by Martha & the Vandellas for the Motown label. ...
Youve Been In Love Too Long is a 1965 soul song recorded by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
My Baby Loves Me is a 1966 soul standard by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Im Ready For Love is a 1966 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Jimmy Mack is a 1967 pop and soul standard recorded by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
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The Supremes, later billed as Diana Ross and The Supremes, were a Motown all-female singing group. ...
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Personnel changes, Martha Reeves' illness and decline By 1967, Martha and the Vandellas had been one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster. However, the label struggled to find good material for many of their acts after the exit of Holland-Dozier-Holland that year. Another important Motown contributor and Reeves' mentor William "Mickey" Stevenson had also left abruptly. The Vandellas struggled to find decent singles, although the Richard Morris-produced "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" (US #25; R&B #14) and "Honey Chile" (US #11; UK #30; R&B #5) added to their long list of hit singles. That year, label changes had started to take effect, and Motown CEO Berry Gordy focused much of his attention on building the Supremes' middle-of-the-road fan base and Diana Ross' burgeoning upcoming solo career that followed shortly after. The Vandellas' sound (and the sound of many Motown acts with the exceptions of Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Miracles and Stevie Wonder) suffered as a result. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
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Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. ...
William Mickey Stevenson was a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label until 1967, when he and wife Kim Weston left the company for MGM. Categories: Musician stubs | Motown songwriters and producers | Record producers | American songwriters ...
Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone is a 1967 soul single released by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Honey Chile was a 1967 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
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However it was infighting amongst the members of the Vandellas that led to their problems. Betty Kelley was the first to be let go after reportedly missing shows and as well as getting into altercations with Reeves. There were many instances where these "fights" happened on stage. Kelley was fired in 1967 and was replaced by Martha Reeves' sister Lois. Simultaneously, the group's name was officially changed to Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, to conform with the company's recent changes of The Supremes and The Miracles's names to reflect their featured lead singers. In 1969, Reeves became depressed and addicted to painkillers. After suffering several nervous breakdowns that derailed the Vandellas' successful streak, she entered an institution in 1970. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Born on April 12, 1948 as Sandra Delores Reeves. ...
The Supremes, later billed as Diana Ross and The Supremes, were a Motown all-female singing group. ...
The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) are an American R&B/soul group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordys Motown Records. ...
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Reeves eventually recovered well enough to continue recording with the Vandellas. By 1969, the stress of performing caused original member Rosalind Ashford's firing. She was quickly replaced by another former member of The Velvelettes, Sandra Tilley, and the Vandellas continued to release albums and singles well into the '70s, although the hits were coming at a less than frenetic pace than before. There were a few that charted, including "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing", which peaked at number forty-two pop and featured singer Syreeta Wright in additional background vocals. The single, "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" became the Vandellas' first single that didn't hit the Hot 100, peaking at number two on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts. In 1970, the group released a controversial protest single, "I Should Be Proud", which was loosely themed around Vietnam War. Despite its modest success on the Hot 100, Reeves called the song a personal triumph. Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...
Rosalind Ashford (born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
The Velvelettes were an American singing girl group on the Motown label. ...
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I Cant Dance To That Music Youre Playing is a 1969 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
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I Should Be Proud is a 1970 protest song by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
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In 1971, the group scored their biggest single in years with the Jackson 5-esque "Bless You" (produced by the Jackson 5's producers The Corporation). The song peaked at number fifty-three on the US Billboard pop singles chart (the biggest peak of the post-Ashford & Kelley-era Vandellas), and number twenty-nine on the Billboard R&B singles chart. "Bless You" was their first UK Top 40 hit since 1968's "Forget Me Not" (#11 UK), with the song reaching number thirty-three there. It ended up becoming the last Billboard Hot 100 hit single for the group. After two successive Top 40 R&B singles, "In and Out of My Life" (#22 US R&B) and the Ashford & Simpson produced "Tear It On Down" (#37 US R&B), the group agreed to disband. A farewell concert was held at Detroit's Cobo Hall on December 21, 1972. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Corporationâ„¢ was a collection of songwriters and record producers assembled in 1969 by Motown label head Berry Gordy to create hit records for the labels new act, The Jackson 5. ...
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Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right. ...
Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor...
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The next year, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas confirmed their breakup, with Reeves announcing that she was starting her solo career. At the same time, Motown Records moved its operations to Los Angeles; when Reeves refused to move, she negotiated out of her deal with Motown, signing with MCA in 1974 and releasing the critically-acclaimed self-titled debut, Martha Reeves. Despite critical raves, neither of Reeves' post-Vandellas/Motown recordings produce the same success as it had the decade before. After several attempts, Reeves finally sobered up in 1977, overcoming her addiction to prescription drugs and becoming a born-again Baptist. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...
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After the Vandellas' split, Reeves' sister Lois sang with the group Quiet Elegance and sang background for Al Green, while Tilley retired from show business in the late-'70s, suddenly dying of a brain aneurysm in 1981 at the age of thirty-six. In 1978, Reeves and original Vandellas Rosalind Ashford and Annette Sterling reunited at a Los Angeles benefit. In 1983, Reeves successfully sued for royalties from her Motown hits and the label agreed to have the songs credited as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas from then on. In 1989, original members Ashford and Sterling sued Motown for royalties. As a result of this and reunited shows, the original trio reunited to perform at concerts together. Reeves also began performing alongside former member and sister Lois Reeves and a third sister, Delphine. Martha Reeves still performs with the two incarnations of the group on occasion and also performs as a solo artist. She currently holds the eighth seat of Detroit's city council, which she won during an election year in 2005. Al Green in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California on July 27, 2006. ...
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Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor...
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Awards and accolades Though they didn't receive any Grammys, they were nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave", in 1964. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas have been receiving some of the industry's highest honors, including inductions into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, as well as the Grammy Hall of Fame. But their most notable induction was the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, (making them the second girl group to be inducted after The Supremes) in 1995; all of them were inducted, except for Sandra Tilley and Gloria Williamson. The group was inducted by new wave band The B-52's, whose frothy dance music was said to have been inspired by the Vandellas. They were inducted to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003. Two of their singles, "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street" were included in the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the group #96 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[1] Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...
Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have qualitative or historical significance. Alphabetical listing by title: List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients A-D List of Grammy Hall...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential rock and...
The Supremes, later billed as Diana Ross and The Supremes, were a Motown all-female singing group. ...
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The B-52s are a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, an important center of alternative rock. ...
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World. The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
(Love is Like a) Heat Wave is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll is based on the permanent exhibit of the same name. ...
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Impact Regarded for their early and mid-'60s work, some of the Vandellas' popular recordings have become part of American culture with their 1964 standard, "Dancing in the Street", being the obvious example. One of the most covered and popular songs in rock & roll history, the song was revamped several times including a famed 1985 duet by rockers David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Another song, 1965's "Nowhere to Run" has been featured during sports events while 1967's "Jimmy Mack" has been said to inspire what Reeves later called a "virtual legend" of the name of the song. Their smash 1963 hit, "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave", has been said to have been the first song to signify the Motown sound or "Sound of Young America" with its doo-wop call and response vocals, gospel backbeat and jazz overtones. With their aforementioned singles and subsequent others including "I'm Ready for Love" and "Honey Chile", the Vandellas inspired the huge number of black girl groups that followed them: The Emotions, Honey Cone, High Inergy, The Pointer Sisters, En Vogue and Destiny's Child. Lead singer Reeves has been regarded as one of rock music's most classically and naturally talented vocalists ever. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...
David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ...
Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger CBE (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ...
Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...
Nowhere to Run is a 1965 hit single by Martha & the Vandellas for the Motown label. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Jimmy Mack is a 1967 pop and soul standard recorded by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
(Love is Like a) Heat Wave is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
The Motown Sound is a style of soul music with distinctive characteristics, including the use of tambourine along with drums, bass instrumentation, a distinctive melodic and chord structure, and a call and response singing style originating in gospel music. ...
Im Ready For Love is a 1966 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Honey Chile was a 1967 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
The Emotions were an all-female soul, disco, and R&B singing group that was most successful during the late-1970s and 1980s. ...
Honey Cone was an American R&B and soul singing girl group who was most famous for the #1 hit, Want Ads, and were the premier female group for the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland writing and producing team in the early-1970s after the team departed from Motown Records. ...
High Inergy were an American R&B and soul girl group who found fame on Motown Records in the late-1970s. ...
The Pointer Sisters was an American vocal group and recording act that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ...
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Destinys Child was a three-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. ...
Personnel Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Annette Sterling (born July 4, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan as Annette Beard) is an American soul and R&B singer and one of the original members of the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Rosalind Ashford (born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Gloria Williamson (born 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer and was notable for being an early lead singer of an early incarnation of famed Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Betty Kelley (born September 16, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer most famous for her tenure in the legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas and was a member of another Motown girl group The Velvelettes. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Born on April 12, 1948 as Sandra Delores Reeves. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Discography For a detailed listing of albums and singles, see Martha and the Vandellas discography Martha & the Vandellas on the cover of their trademark single, Dancing In The Street. This is a listing of all the singles and albums released by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American soul, R&B, and pop singer. ...
David Ruffin (Davis Eli Ruffin) (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 to 1968. ...
Eddie Kendricks (born Edward James Kendrick, December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992) was an American singer and songwriter. ...
US and UK Top 40 Singles The following singles reached the Top 40 of either the United States pop singles chart or the United Kingdom pop singles chart. See also: 1962 in music, other events of 1963, 1964 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, Love Me Do. January 4 - At Cortina dAmpezzo...
Come And Get These Memories is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1962 in music, other events of 1963, 1964 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, Love Me Do. January 4 - At Cortina dAmpezzo...
(Love is Like a) Heat Wave is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
See also: 1962 in music, other events of 1963, 1964 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, Love Me Do. January 4 - At Cortina dAmpezzo...
Quicksand is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ...
Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ...
Wild One was a uptempo soul single by Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1964 in music, other events of 1965, 1966 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 4 - Fender Guitars is sold to CBS for $13 million. ...
Nowhere to Run is a 1965 hit single by Martha & the Vandellas for the Motown label. ...
See also: 1964 in music, other events of 1965, 1966 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 4 - Fender Guitars is sold to CBS for $13 million. ...
Youve Been In Love Too Long is a 1965 soul song recorded by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
// January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out. January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid...
My Baby Loves Me is a 1966 soul standard by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
// January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out. January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid...
Im Ready For Love is a 1966 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1960s in music. ...
Jimmy Mack is a 1967 pop and soul standard recorded by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1960s in music. ...
Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone is a 1967 soul single released by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1960s in music. ...
Honey Chile was a 1967 soul single by legendary Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. ...
See also: 1967 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ...
Species about 50 The Forget-me-nots are the genus Myosotis of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. ...
See also: 1970 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // February 8 - Bob Dylans hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ...
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US Top 40 Albums Greatest Hits is a 1966 greatest hits album by Martha and the Vandellas, released by the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
Watchout! was the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by Martha and the Vandellas, released on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1966. ...
Ridin High is a soul album released by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1968. ...
Black Magic is a soul album released by Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1972. ...
Awards & recognition - Martha and the Vandellas were inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 becoming just the second all-female group to be inducted and the fifth group in the Motown roster to be inducted.
(Love is Like a) Heat Wave is a 1963 soul single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. ...
Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have qualitative or historical significance. Alphabetical listing by title: List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients A-D List of Grammy Hall...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll is based on the permanent exhibit of the same name. ...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential rock and...
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World. The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ...
The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings which are culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States. ...
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