Formed in Detroit in 1957, Martha and The Vandellas, were one of the most successful Motown girl groups in the mid-60’s. You might ask, what is a Vandella? Martha combined the name of one of her favorite singers, Della Reese, with that of a street near her home, Van Dyke. Martha and the Vandellas performed the Cortland Spring Weekend concert at the end of April of 1968 and likely played their hits, “Please Mr. Postman,” “Heatwave,” and “Nowhere To Run.” But their current hit by the time they played Cortland was “Jimmy Mack” which hit #10 on the Billboard Charts.
Songs 1967/1968
- “Jimmy Mack”
BoG CF at HPER (Moffett), Spring Weekend Concert