On a sweltering evening in July 1967, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were about to perform their new single, “Jimmy Mack,” at a hometown show at Detroit’s Fox Theatre. The group was on a roll, with a ...

When Martha Reeves bypassed an audition line in front of Berry Gordy’s Motown Records in 1960, it was by mistake. Wielding a business card given to her the night before by Motown’s A&R director Mickey ...

Her younger sisters Lois and Delphine, who currently comprise The Vandellas, perhaps have too much of a vested interest to tell the empress that her clothes are now torn and tattered beyond ...

Even though she’s had people dancing in the streets – and in the clubs, and at weddings – for more than 50 years, Martha Reeves was inexplicably slighted in a recent Motown TV special. But New York ...

In Detroit, with the Beatles at their heels, Motown was still searching for the perfect sound for young America. Among the more recent Detroit people who had come to Motown looking for opportunities ...

I have been very fortunate to have been able to interview some really wonderful artists for my radio show. One of the first, and probably the biggest hit maker it was my pleasure to talk to, was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND — The looming Rock and Roll Hall ...

Reeves, 77, the lead vocalist of 1960s group Martha and Vandellas, will be honored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts on May 22, AL.com reported. Reeves was the singer for the group's hits, ...

On a sweltering evening in July 1967, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were about to perform their new single, “Jimmy Mack,” at a hometown show at Detroit’s Fox Theatre. The group was on a roll, with a ...

Bob Dylan does it, of course, but that’s intentional. Martha Reeves clearly doesn’t realise how terrible she sounds and no one has had the courage to tell her. What are sisters for? Her younger ...