All right, Memorial Day weekend coming up here in the States, let's get you in the summer mood. Obligatory 'reblog to increase sample size' and to share the tunes!
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View of fan club buttons from the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, the Temptations and Stevie Wonder.
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
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Martha Reeves *July 18, 1941
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Martha and the Vandellas. [Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images]
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Rei only listens to a single song on repeat on his iPhone when he’s working out. And it makes him either chuckle (silly) or smile (affectionate) depending on his mood every time he does. Amusing how he has come to know it.
“So bold and fine, I've known you for some time/Whole life changed while bones like yours and mine/Go dance in the woods and down we go, down, down/Oh boy, you're mine, do you remember old times?”
A couple of months before Miri came into their lives, Rei found another fact about Kazuki, that is, he loved to dance with this particular Avicii track while cooking. One time he was on the couch with nothing to do but reading the football manga he kept on postponing for days. The last mission was a week ago and Kyutaro-san told them to lie low for a while. The synthesiser’s screeching and humming next to the kitchen island initially astonished him. It must be the quality of the loudspeaker, a portable Bang & Olufsen, because the pulsating beats came out so forceful that he was glued to a dancing figure at his kitchen. Kazuki’s singing, who knew the lyrics, perfectly encapsulated the yearning of the singer. His partner swayed his hips as if he were alone in the room unaware that Rei was watching him intently.
Did he forget that I am here?
Ah yes, Kazuki could move too. No doubt about that. The frequency he went to the clubs at the start of their acquaintance was legendary. Rei opened the Shazam app on his phone and pointed it at the direction of the speaker. Hmmm… he might download it later.
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82. Honey Chile by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas debuted Nov 67 and peaked at number 11, scoring 847 points.
This was the first release to use the full name Martha Reeves. It was their last top 40 hit, although they continued to chart through 1971, and Martha had a solo chart entry in 1974.
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Martha and the Vandellas, London, 1964💜🩷
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March 20, 1965
London, England
The first Tamla-Motown U.K. Tour kicked off at Finsbury Park, Astoria with The Supremes, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, & Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
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Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)
Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)
Holland–Dozier–Holland
(Brian Holland | Lamont Dozier | Edward Holland)
from:
"Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (Single)
"Heat Wave" (LP)
Soul | Motown | R&B | Pop
Stereo:
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Personnel:
Martha Reeves: Lead Vocals
Rosalind Ashford: Backing Vocals
Annette Beard: Backing Vocals
Studio Musicians:
The Funk Brothers:
Joe Hunter: Piano
Robert White: Guitar
Eddie Willis: Guitar
Andrew “Mike” Terry: Saxophone Solo
James Jamerson: Double Bass
Richard “Pistol” Allen: Drums
Produced by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier /
William "Mickey" Stevenson
Recorded:
@ Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
in Detroit, Michigan USA
on June 20, 1963
Single Released:
on July 9, 1963
Album Released:
on September 30, 1963
Gordy Records
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Chill evening with some Martha & the Vandellas 💖✨
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