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Methuselah2
08-23-2015, 07:25 PM
https://youtu.be/YUEzyyljUEw

Thank you to Fritz51346 for this YouTube posting.
captainjames
08-23-2015, 08:41 PM
Would have loved to hear Martha and Jackie do this together but of course that could not happen.
marv2
08-23-2015, 09:46 PM
I think Martha was at her vocal best during the 70s.
midnightman
08-23-2015, 10:21 PM
Yeah those 1970s Motown recordings and from what I heard on the "Gold" set, she was definitely ahead of her game vocally during that time.
Philles/Motown Gary
08-24-2015, 01:02 AM
Another great find, Meth2. Thanks! I sure do miss seeing The Vandellas on stage backing up Martha, though. After the '60s glory years, it's hard to think of Martha without 'em.
Bluebrock
08-24-2015, 05:05 AM
I think Martha was at her vocal best during the 70s.

Agreed. Her voice had matured nicely and it is a crying shame she wasn't given sufficient opportunity to showcase this.
RobertZ
08-24-2015, 05:30 AM
From the Arista LP "The Rest Of My Life", in my opinion Dr. Reeve's mature-era masterpiece. And she looks gorgeous.
Bluebrock
08-24-2015, 06:21 AM
From the Arista LP "The Rest Of My Life", in my opinion Dr. Reeve's mature-era masterpiece. And she looks gorgeous.
I also love this album.
Sharpmoves
08-24-2015, 08:49 AM
Martha was and is a very beautiful lady. The Rest of my Life sessions caught her in amazing voice as well. It's a classic - but I hadn't seen this artwork before!!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7yHAhmlbuc/UBLej8I3V9I/AAAAAAAAALs/kw3hoAjU4Xw/s1600/Higher+and+Higher.jpg
Bluebrock
08-24-2015, 10:10 AM
We could wax lyrical about mighty Martha all day long!