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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.
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 ...
After her Motown years, Kelly moved to California, where she worked for a savings and loan association until her retirement. Kelly left the music industry after she became partially deaf in one ear. In 1995, Kelly was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Vandella alongside Martha and Lois Reeves, Annette Beard, and Rosalind Ashford ...
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 ...
Martha Reeves will be celebrated by Motown friends and colleagues including Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson and Mickey Stevenson at her long-awaited Hollywood Walk of Fame dedication on March 27.
Gloria Williams (August 1, 1942 - July 5, 2000) was an American singer notable for being the original lead singer of an early incarnation of Martha and the Vandellas under the name The Del-Phis. Born Gloria Jean Williamson in Detroit , Michigan in 1942, Williams auditioned for a spot in a girl group in 1957, and found herself accompanying ...
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 ...
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.