What is the name of Martha Reeves backing group
Martha Reeves Martha Reeves Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is 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. Martha Rose Reeves was born in Eufaula, Alabama, the first daughter of Elijah Joshua Reeves and Ruby Lee Gilmore Reeves, and the
Martha Reeves magazine articles in Johnson Publishing Corp. publications including HEP, Ebony and JET, and in "SOUL" newspaper and "SOUL Illustrated" magazine. Reeves was also an early contributing writer for "SOUL". With major success came challenges. They faced standard girl group struggles, struggling to have personal lives while maintaining relentless recording and touring schedules. When original member Rosalind Ashford left in 1968, Martha recruited Sandra Tilley and the lineup of Martha and Lois Reeves and Tilley continued until 1972 when the group disbanded shortly after issuing the "Black Magic" album. In 1972, after Motown moved from Detroit to Los Angeles, Reeves negotiated