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The song was intended for Mary Wells, but when Wells could not make the session, Martha, then an assistant and secretary to Stevenson, was asked to sing it in her place as a demo record, [3] and she recruited her groupmates Rosalind Ashford, Gloria Williams and Annette Beard to back her.
Reeves’ star will be the 2,776 th installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was founded in 1960. Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.
Stevie Wonder speaks during a ceremony honoring Martha Reeves (R) with the 2,776th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 27, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Martha Rose Reeves was born in Eufaula, Alabama, [1] the first daughter of Elijah Joshua Reeves and Ruby Lee Gilmore Reeves, and the third of the couple's 11 children. She was a baby when the family moved from Eufaula to Detroit, Michigan, where her grandfather, Reverend Elijah Reeves, was a minister at Detroit's Metropolitan Church.
Martha Reeves is headed to the Hollywood Walk of Fame — but not without a little hometown fanfare first. The Motown star and her team are holding a social mixer on March 4 at the lavish Saint ...
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. [5] That year, Reeves performed solo at Motown 25 , [ 16 ] which alongside some of their songs being placed on the Big Chill soundtrack, helped Reeves and the Vandellas gain a new ...
Chris Roe’s goal is to collect at least $55,000 before the nomination window expires in June. The current manager of The post Manager of Motown legend Martha Reeves asks fans to help raise funds ...
Sandra Delores Reeves (born April 12, 1948), better known as Lois Reeves, is an American singer, most notable for being the younger sister of Motown legend Martha Reeves, for having replaced popular Martha and the Vandellas member Betty Kelly as member of her sister's group in 1967, and for later singing background for records by Al Green in the 1970s as a member of the backing group Quiet ...