Martha and The Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas were an American Motown group of the 1960s. The label's second most-successful girl group after The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas were known for a churchier,

Martha and the Vandellas were an American Motown group of the 1960s. The label's second most-successful girl group after The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas were known for a churchier, more southern-styled soul than the Supremes, as typified in Motown hits such as "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave", "Nowhere to Run", and, their signature song, "Dancing in the Street".

Martha Reeves, Annette Beard, Gloria Williamson and Rosalind Ashford founded a group called The Del-Phis in 1960, later recording an unsuccessful single as The Vells. Reeves, then a secretary at Motown, was pulled in to record in 1962 after Mary Wells didn't show up for a recording session. "I'll Have to Let Him Go" became the first Martha and the Vandellas single.