Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

In commemorating our latest “Heat Wave” here’s a classic recording…

It was in 1962 that Motown’s Artist and Repertoire Director William “Mickey” Stevenson first heard the voice that would become synonymous with “the sound of young America.” A young jazz/blues singer with the unlikely name of “Martha Lavaille” was bringing audiences to their feet at Detroit’s famed 20 Grand Nightclub singing songs made popular by singers the likes of Gloria Lynne and Della Reese. He immediately  invited her to audition at the new Motown Records headquarters, “Hitsville, USA.”

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