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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.
Spand reminisced about his time in Detroit while playing on the 1929 Blind Blake single "Hastings Street". During the 1920s, Detroit was also host to most of the famous singers of the classic female blues, including "The Queen of the Blues" Mamie Smith, "The Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, "The Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith, "The Uncrowned ...
Retrieved February 19, 2020. ^ Whitall, Susan (August 27, 2014). "Freda Payne returns to her roots on new album and at jazz fest". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 19, 2020. ^ Bronson, Fred (January 29, 2019). "From Supremes Lead Singer to Playwright, the Double Life of Scherrie Payne". Billboard.
The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, [1] the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, [2] including songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye ...
Rena Scott was recognized as a child for her singing ability in church. She performed her first talent show at the age of 13, and afterwards her first record "I Just Can't Forget That Boy", was released. She performed during that period as an opening act at local venues for many of the Motown acts like The Temptations, the Four Tops, and The ...
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [ 2 ][ 3 ] and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [ 4 ] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered.
Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), [ 2 ] known professionally as Lizzo (/ ˈlɪzoʊ /), is an American rapper and singer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip hop music.
All seven Black female country performers present at the Opry on Feb. 17 have benefitted from CMT's programs. 'Grow and glow' Parker and her manager Alex Evelyn are members of the 2023-2024 Equal ...