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
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.
Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.
I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.
A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit.
I've got to take a back seat while I learn to drive. I'm learning as I go. I'm getting a crash course.
People love me everywhere. On an unofficial level, I'm an ambassador and a civil servant for Detroit. Now I'm going for the official title,
I could've been in L.A. and forgot about all this stuff. I could sell my property, move to Las Vegas and just play the slot machines. Why should I be bothered? Because I love Detroit. We have an obligation to hold onto its history.
You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.
Detroit is full of talent.
Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply.
I have always thought music as a way out of the ordinary mundane obligations of life.
God uses singers in a mighty way, and I am grateful.
After years of making wrong decisions in my life, in 1977 I found out that it was all right to be square, simple, and sober.
A large family makes you accept sharing your parents.