Martha and the Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas

▪ American singing group
later known as  Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 
 American soul (soul music)-pop vocal group that challenged the Supremes (Supremes, the) as Motown Records's premier female group in the 1960s. The original members were Martha Reeves (b. July 18, 1941, Eufaula, Ala., U.S.), Annette Beard Sterling-Helton (b. July 4, 1943, Detroit, Mich.), Gloria Williams, and Rosalind Ashford (b. Sept. 2, 1943, Detroit). Later members included Betty Kelly (b. Sept. 16, 1944, Attalla, Ala.), Lois Reeves (b. April 12, 1948, Detroit), and Sandra Tilley (b. May 6, 1946).

      The group was founded in 1960 as the Del-Phis, which consisted of school friends from Detroit. Their big break came in 1962 when Reeves, then working as a secretary at Motown, landed them the chance to provide backing vocals for recording sessions by Marvin Gaye (Gaye, Marvin). So impressed was Motown head Berry Gordy, Jr. (Gordy, Berry, Jr.), that he signed the group (a trio as a result of Williams's departure) to his label. The group's new name, Martha and the Vandellas, was derived from the names of a Detroit street (Van Dyke) and one of Reeves's favourite singers (Della Reese). Their raw, soulful sound flourished under the guidance of the renowned songwriting-production team Holland-Dozier-Holland and produced a string of hits, including “Come and Get These Memories” (1963), “(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave” (1963), “Nowhere to Run” (1965), and “Jimmy Mack” (1967). Their biggest hit, “Dancing in the Street” (1964), was cowritten by Gaye. A shifting lineup of Vandellas had limited success into the 1970s, and Reeves embarked on a solo career in 1974. Martha and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

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