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Motown Legend: Martha Reeves

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Jan 12, 2010 Updated Feb 16, 2010

See an interview with Martha Reeves and Fran Kelly from Radio National's Breakfast program.

Click here to see the interview.

Motown legends are rolling in to town for a national tour this month, the Motown 50 Event, which features the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Supremes and the Martha Reeves & the Vandellas.

Fran Kelly talks to Martha about the 50-year anniversary of Motown music. We also hear her classic, 'Dancing in the Streets'.

Here's the The Motown 50 dates:

Melbourne: February 16

Sydney: February 19

Brisbane: February 23

Perth: February 28

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Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups of the Motown roster during the period 1963-1967. In contrast to other Motown groups such as The Supremes and The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas were known for a harder, R&B sound, typified by "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave", "Nowhere to Run", "Jimmy Mack" and, their...

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