#martha reeves

[vinylespassion]

Martha Reeves devant une exposition de la Motown, 1960s.

#martha reeves #motown #1960s #musique

[surra-de-bunda]

En Vogue with Martha Reeves and the Vandellas photographed by Barry King & Ron Galella at The Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Fourth Annual Pioneer Awards (February 1993).

#En Vogue #Martha Reeves #The Vandellas #1993 #xo

[sincerelyyellingback]

60s girl groups were making BOPS!! Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Crystals, The Shirelles, The Ronettes, The Chiffons, The Supremes, The Marvelettes... they made some of the best songs ever, and they don't get nearly enough credit!! I wish more people were still listening to them.

#martha reeves #martha reeves & the vandellas #the crystals #the shirelles #the ronettes #the chiffons #the supremes #the marvelettes

[musickickztoo]

Martha Reeves *July 18, 1941

#martha reeves #martha and the vandellas #july 18

[classicgirlgroups]

#martha and the vandellas #martha reeves and the vandellas #1966 #1960s #rosalind ashford #betty kelly #martha reeves #photo #martha & the vandellas #martha reeves & the vandellas #ready steady go

[readyforevolution]

Today, Martha Reeves is receiving her long awaited star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame!

Visit walkoffame.com to livestream the induction ceremony today at 2:30. ⭐

Read more on the Motown Museum blog at motownmuseum.org/honoring-martha-reeves-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/

#martha reeves #blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #african history

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

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.

#martha and the vandellas #martha reeves and the vandellas #martha reeves #honey chile #hits of 1967 #motown

[culturalappreciator]

#marvin gaye #martha reeves #r&b/soul #motown

[zippocreed501]

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run (1965)

#martha reeves #the vandellas #motown #soul #detroit #it's friday people #dance #Youtube

[guessimdumb]

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - I Should Be Proud (1970)

For Memorial Day, the first Motown protest song.

But he wasn't fightin' for me, my Johnny didn't have to fight for me

#Martha Reeves and the Vandellas #I Should Be Proud #Vietnam War #Memorial Day #Martha Reeves #Martha and the Vandellas #natural resources

[cbjustmusic]

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas performing the Holland-Dozier-Holland composition "Nowhere To Run". _________________________. Nowhere To Run Songwriters: Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland

Nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide I got nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide

It's not love I'm runnin' from Just the heartbreak I know will come 'Cause I know you're no good for me (you're no good) But you've become a part of me

Everywhere I go, your face I see Every step I take, you take with me, yeah

Nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide

I know you're no good for me But free of you, I'll never be, no

Each night as I sleep, into my heart you creep I wake up feeling sorry I met you Hoping soon, that I'll forget you

When I look in the mirror, to comb my hair I see your face just a-smilin' there

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, from you baby I got nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide

I know you're no good for me But you've become a part of me

How can I fight a love, that shouldn't be? When it's so deep, so deep, deep inside of me

My love reaches so high, I can't get over it It's so wide, I can't get around it, no

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide from you babe Just can't get away from you baby, no matter how I try

I know you're no good for me But free of you, I'll never be

Nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide (nowhere to hide) Got nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide (nowhere to hide)

#martha reeves #eddie holland #lamont dozier #brian holland #betty kelly #rosalind ashford

[mias-playground]

Martha Reeves with Freda Payne and Scherrie Payne

#mias playground #celebs #music #martha reeves #freda payne #scherrie payne

[oldiesteatime]

This is a picture of Diana Ross's Supremes and Martha Reeves's Vandellas. You'd think that the two biggest girl groups of the '60s would get along somewhat, but they were actually some of the biggest rivals of the decade.

The Supremes started off as the "no-hit Supremes," as they were called by their Motown peers. Plagued by the inability to decide their lead singer and a string of misses, they begrudgingly sang "Where Did our Love Go" despite it being in a weird key for Diana and the members finding the song too "kiddie-ish." Despite this, the song shot to #1 and began The Supremes' 5 #1 hit song in a row streak.

It makes sense why The Supremes won the battle.

"Where Did Our Love Go" was a surprisingly angry and bitter song, released during the tumultuous era of the Civil Rights movement and after JFK's death. The 1964 music scene was pretty gritty. Adding onto this, The Supremes were just more appealing to white audiences. The Vandellas were marketed as tough, hip, and streetwise, with a lead singer well-versed in jazz, gospel, and even opera. The Supremes were their more pop-friendly counterparts, decked in glitter and decadence with a lead singer that was coached into singing in a more pop style.

As Mary Wilson of the Supremes put it: "Just eight months after our first big hit, the Supremes were Motown’s greatest commodity. But as great as the Motown machine was, it could only work on a couple of acts at a time…Martha and the Vandellas, for example, saw their position erode." Couple that with Diana's turbulent relationship with Motown CEO Berry Gordy and you'll begin to see why tensions were rising.

Jeanette Johnson of Candy and the Kisses (a group whose biggest hit was about a dance spawned from a Vandellas hit, funny enough) recalled witnessing Diana Ross and Martha Reeves arguing and cussing at each other for unknown reasons. Another isolated incident was Martha chasing Diana into a phone booth after one of their numerous arguments. Recalls Martha: "I was going to fight her."

Despite this, Reeves affirms that there never was a feud between the two. "There might have once been a confrontation over some costumes, but Diana and I were never rivals," she said.

#1960s #drama #drama rambles #oldies drama #motown #the supremes #diana ross #martha reeves #music industry

[whosangitbetter]

#tainted love #gloria jones #soft cell #milky chance #paul young #martha reeves #lemar #finger #Spotify

[filosofablogger]

♫ Dancing In The Street ♫ (Redux)

♫ Dancing In The Street ♫ (Redux)

When rawgod mentioned this one tonight, it immediately began playing in my head and, since I was pondering what to do for a music post, I seized upon it!  Hope you guys like it! I hope you’re in the mood for a bit of something upbeat tonight, for I am greatly in need of what I think of as ‘happy music’, which often leads me to Motown, and tonight is no exception. This song was written by Motown…

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#Civil Rights era #H. Rap Brown #inner-city riots #Ivy Jo Hunter #Martha & the Vandellas #Martha Reeves #Marvin Gaye #Motown #music trivia #William "Mickey" Stevenson

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

75. Quicksand by Martha and The Vandellas debuted Nov 63 and peaked at number eight, scoring 870 points.

Martha Reeves was born in Eufaula, Alabama and formed The Vandellas in Detroit. She had 24 chart entries 1963-74. Six made the top ten. The 1974 entry was solo.

#martha and the vandellas #martha reeves #hits of 1964 #quicksand #motown