Martha Reeves News

 
A little 'Motown Magic' comes to Reno
Sparks Today
Martha Reeves has been singing more than a half-century, but the 71-year-old diva isn't about to retire. “That's what I live for,” she said during a phone interview from her Detroit home. “I can't cook that good, but I know I can sing.


 
Playlist: Tune up for the summer
The Virginian-Pilot
"Dancing in the Street" Martha Reeves and the Vandellas This callout for a worldwide block party urged us to dance amid the marches and protests of the day. And, man, didn't it sound joyous? "Hot Stuff," Donna Summer Many hits by the recently departed ...


 
Motown Comes to The Reno Philharmonic For One-Time Concert
KOLO
RENO, NV - The Reno Philharmonic is getting its jive on this spring with Motown Magic featuring the Contours with Martha Reeves of Martha & the Vandellas. The concert is slated for one night only Saturday May 19, 2012 at the Pioneer Center for the ...


 
Steve Smith: Carole King says it's time to retire
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A HIT FOR MARTHA REEVES Former Martha and The Vandellas frontwoman Martha Reeves has a new record. The 70-year-old, who performed on "Dancing With the Stars" three weeks ago with fellow Motown legends The Temptations and Smokey Robinson as another ...

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Tuned into electronic music via The Crystal Method
San Jose Mercury News
The duo has collaborated with diverse artists, including New Order's Peter Hook, Matisyahu, Metric's Emily Haines, Scott Weiland, Filter's Richard Patrick, and, most recently, Motown legend Martha Reeves, for the "Re: Generation" music project ...

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Mel Shields: Bill Cosby at Reno's Silver Legacy tonight
Sacramento Bee
Since her days with the Vandellas, Martha Reeves has been anything but reclusive and out the business. "Oh, we used to work hard," she said. "We'd go on the road for six days, hitting New York, Washington, DC, Baltimore and Chicago, doing two or three ...


 
Boston Globe
Human Nature gives new life to old soul
Boston Globe
The record label (and sister imprint Tamla) launched not just Robinson and his group the Miracles, but also the Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and the Supremes, ...

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