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  • Martha And The Vandellas
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  • Martha And The Vandellas
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  • Marvin_Gaye
  • The_Funk_Brothers
Subject
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
  • African-American musical groups
  • American soul musical groups
  • Motown artists
  • American girl groups
  • Musical groups established in 1962
  • Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan
  • Musical groups disestablished in 1972
abstract
  • Martha Reeves & the Vandellas were an american vocal group. They were one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the 1960's performing primarily soul, but also pop and rock'n'roll.In 1967 the group's name was officially changed from Martha & The Vandellas to Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, to conform with the company's recent changes of [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Supremes,+The]The Supremes[/url] and [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Miracles,+The]The Miracles[/url]'s names to profile their featured lead singers.Line-Up ChronologyMartha Reeves (1960-1972) Annette Sterling (1960-1964) Rosalind Ashford (1960-1969) Gloria Williamson (1960-1961) Betty Kelley (1964-1967) Sandra %22Lois%22 Reeves (1967-1972) Sandra Tilley (1969-1972)Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 (Performer).
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  • Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were an American vocal group who found fame in the 1960s with a string of hit singles on Motown's Gordy label. Founded in 1957 by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind Ashford and Gloria Williams, the group eventually included Martha Reeves, who moved up in ranks as lead vocalist of the group after Williams' departure in 1962. The group signed with and eventually recorded all of their singles for Motown's Gordy imprint.The group's string of hits included %22(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave%22, %22Nowhere to Run%22, %22Jimmy Mack%22, %22Bless You%22 and %22Dancing in the Street%22, the latter song becoming their signature single. During their nine-year run on the charts from 1963 to 1972, Martha and the Vandellas charted over twenty-six hits and recorded in the styles of doo-wop, R&B, pop, blues, rock and roll and soul. Ten Vandellas songs reached the top ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including two R&B number ones,and six Top Ten Pop Hits on the Billboard Hot 100 .
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  • 1972
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  • 1962
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  • Martha And The Vandellas
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  • R&B
  • Doo-wop
  • Soul
  • Rock 'N' Roll
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