Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an American singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, which scored several major hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart such as "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and "Dancing in the Street" among others. From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected councilwoman in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Reeves at number 151 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
