Influences on Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

Influences on Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

Benny Reeves and the Motor City Travelers
Dinah Washington
Sarah Vaughn
Della Reese (the "della" in Vandellas; the "Van" comes from Van Dyke Avenue in Detroit)
Lena Horne
Gloria Lynne
Ella Fitzgerald
Yuma Sumac
Morgana King
Marion Anderson
Billy Holiday
Nina Simone
Nancy Wilson
Betty Carter
Aretha Franklin

Influenced by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

David Bowie
Mick Jagger
The Mamas & the Papas
The Grateful Dead
Van Halen
The Who
The Kinks
Cilla Black
Bruce Springsteen