Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
Martha Rose Reevesis an American R&B and pop singer and former politician, and is the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. They scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Come and Get These Memories", "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing In The Street". From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected council woman for the city of Detroit, Michigan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth18 July 1941
CityEufaula, AL
CountryUnited States of America
The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.
Good and bad - this is the story of my life.
I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.
I will always dance in the street.
I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results.
I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic.
There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can't find any work.
The world I was born into was one filled with music.
If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.
Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members.
Divas need their furs!
Oh, Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.
I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.