Saturday 14 December 2013
Adv: £20 (+BF)
18+
NUS/Public
Doors: 8pm
Venue
With a career stretching back to the golden days of soul and a huge string of radio hits to her name, Martha Reeves is synonymous with Motown, and we're very pleased to announce that this living legend comes to 53 Degrees for a Christmas show to remember.
It was 1962 that Motown's Artist and Repertoire Director William �Mickey� Stevenson first heard the voice that would become synonymous with "the sound of young America." A young jazz/blues singer with the unlikely name of "Martha Lavaille" was bringing audiences to their feet at Detroit's famed '20 Grand Nightclub'. Martha was quickly invited to audition at the new Motown Records headquarters, "Hitsville, USA."
Quickly ingratiating herself into the company's A&R department, Martha watched, learned and, whenever the opportunity presented itself, sang. And when she did, everyone took notice. Martha was soon backing the likes of Marvin Gaye, but it wasn't long before she became a bona fide hitmaker in her own right. Soon Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were never off the airwaves with an enviable string of hits including 'Heath Wave', 'Jimmy Mack' and evergreen anthem 'Dancing In The Street'.
Since leaving Motown in 1972, Martha has expanded her repertoire to perform with everyone from James Brown to Bruce Springsteen, and even spent a 4 year stint as a member of Detroit City Council! Now back on the road full-time, Martha headlines a very special Preston�s Got Soul, only at 53 Degrees this December.