Released in 1969 on Tamla Motown (catalog no. Her lucky break- then lead to the breakthrough of her career. Dancing in the Street / Quicksand, a Single by Martha and The Vandellas. Popular Tune Timeline for Martha Reeves And The Vandellas.
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Heading straight to the front she asked to speak to William Stevenson, whose name on the card she had been given a few days earlier after a performance at the “world famous Twenty Grand showroom.” When she entered the office, Stevenson turned out to be an important guy : William”Mickey” Stevenson- “A&R Director of a new black owned recording company, Motown Records, better known as Hitsville U.S.A.”Īlthough shocked by her for not following protocol, he was also busy-completing a song he was writing for Marvin Gaye. Martha and the Vandellas originally recorded the song in 1964 as a typical teen anthem about lost love, but Motown’s quality control team rejected the recording leaving it unreleased in the Motown vaults. Martha’s career in Motown started in the office of Hitsville USA,…… she was lucky or clever enough to bypass the audition line.