Martha and the Vandellas was a pop group that rose out of Detroit, Michigan as one of the most successful acts on the stacked Motown roster of 1960s. With a classic fusion of doo-wop, pop, rock and roll and soul, the band was originally a quartet made up of Martha Reeves, Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard and original lead singer Gloria Williamson, who operated under the moniker The Del-Phis. The group rose to fame as The Vandellas after signing to Motown and beginning its most successful era with the release of "Come and Get These Memories," in 1962. After several more hits, line-up changes and name changes throughout its early years, the group solidified as Martha and the Vandellas at the end of decade with Reeves at the focal point. Though the group held its final performance at Detroit's Cobo Hall in 1972, it is remembered as one of the most prominent female pop groups of all time.
