MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - MY BABY LOVES ME MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW

[@migueltomlinson210]

Martha was once one hell of a vocalist!!!

[@maurice8607]

Miguel Tomlinson She was great and much much better than Ross.

[@ShaniTrahan-e2e]

@@maurice8607 I agree

[@Themaddprof]

It's just something about the "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah," part that just makes me melt.

[@themotownboy1]

The watermark and video "cut up" are distracting, but thank you for posting this gem.

[@anthonyanderson4350]

Betty & Roz really nailed them vocals! ❤️

[@motownfan3]

YOU ARE 100% CORRECT.......WOW !!!!!!!!!!

[@rondothard1698]

wow they sounded good!!! when you saw a show back then that is what you got!!! that live sound the band! only cost you about 2.00 to see a live act!

[@motownfan3]

@@rondothard1698 I agree........It was PURE TALENT , no voice or fake smoke machines, etc...... The Easter Shows in Brooklyn, New York back in the 60's..... we saw the Motown Town acts .....FOUR BUCKS !!!!!!!!

[@alatherley]

Martha the voice of Motown. Martha could sing anything they gave her to sing.

[@ThePizzaPoPo]

Omg I can’t believe I’m hearing a live performance of this song!!! Rosalind and Betty definitely sounded so good!!!

[@Musicblue22]

My sentiments exactly, I agree

[@captlarry-3525]

looked good too !

[@peetie25]

Absolutely

[@jefferyjones7131]

Yeah I feel the same way

[@manuelesparza1081]

Martha and The Vandellas the baddest group !!

[@edwardhill1279]

Me loving everything my Father loved growing up..muscle cars..western movies..and great music..Martha Reeves and the Vandellas was one his favorites groups..which made me loved them as my Father did

[@anthonypatterson6619]

Their movements were simple and tight.. Awesome!!

[@iluvrachellef]

I LOVE IT BRUH.

[@mysky]

Roz and Betty were always so tight and on-point with their moves!!!

[@lawandapostell5772]

And Classy

[@loveblind]

Martha looks and sounds like a jazz singer here...so talented and versatile...

[@ernestchacon4928]

Wow, The Vandellas can really sing like the original record, YEAH !!!

[@marvinking9848]

True 60's Black Sista Girls...Bouffant hairdos and hoop earrings, Loved it. .

[@baileez821]

Real singers at work.

[@8050neil]

I saw them live in the early 70,s but this is pure class

[@jadellemusic]

This is beautiful

[@jesincere8589]

My beautiful Rosalyn and Betty banging away on the backgrounds. The look and sound of the Motown sound right here in live and living mother-f'in color!

[@Gregory_TheWatchman]

They sounded just as great live as during the studio recordings....Oohh Yeahh! 😇

[@fannycraddock99]

"My Baby Loves Me" is a 1966 soul standard by Martha Reeves but released under Martha and The Vandellas. None of the Vandellas are featured in this song. Instead, the background is sung by Motown's session group, The Andantes, and another legendary Motown group, The Four Tops. Co-written (with Sylvia Moy) and co-produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter, the song rose to #22 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #3 on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart.[

[@kurtadams3021]

The LEGENDARY Ms Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

[@michaelfayers9230]

incredible this blows me away

[@brodocbetty4856]

They made this seem so easy but this is talent and true singing.

[@brianmoore6306]

Great song! Great Performance! Great Dance Steps! Love the Vandellas. Love to Betty Kelley.

[@thibaultroyer7579]

Love this group so much

[@williamb4335]

I can't stop watching this!!!!

[@motownfan3]

I'm with you.. This was GREAT !!!

[@honeycone71]

My favorite song from Martha & The Vandellas performed live on tv. I am so loving this.

[@shuroom57]

Martha was always my girl. Just watch her sing; her smile, her spirit could light up an entire seabord.

[@Powerfulchange712]

Omgness, this is everything!!! And who are those beautiful musicians??

[@calvinguile1315]

I always loved when they wore their own clothes 😍

[@migueltomlinson3024]

Gordy once said," Martha could stand with her feet planted to where she stood and rock the house."

[@motownfan3]

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MR.GORDY......I SAW THEM BACK IN THE DAY AND SHE "ROCKED THE HOUSE" THAT NIGHT ...IT WAS A GREAT SHOW !!!!!!!

[@hamiltonwalker8760]

Amen, I believe the best female vocalist to at Motown

[@marvtu68]

Great wigs. And I love the back up ladies sing so bright. Betty is my alltime favorite.

[@Vincent50]

You see how Martha stays close to her Vandellas where they actually look like a group unlike Diana Ross who always felt she needed to be far away from her partners. I love this performance and yes they sound amazing.

[@stephenhadfield7715]

Martha knocks Ross into a cocked hat when it comes to singing

[@sickvokals]

The separation was Motown's doing. By 1968, Martha was separated from her singing partners.

[@pedward323]

But during their many hits they performed like a group despite Martha’s name being separate in the groups name. Yes Motown would do this with lead singers but many like Martha rather in the stage or not saw their group as just that, the ego stayed in check.

[@sheddski2942]

the early recordings were full bands right there in one room so what you heard on record was it even Cymbals were reduced to Tapping no crash excellent Berry Gordy knew What we wanted but at times Smokey knew too

[@robertvelez9557]

I think I died and gone to heaven! An earth breaking soul shaking live performance by Martha & The Vandellas singing "My Baby Loves Me" on the Mike Douglas show! Martha, herself, has said in the past that " My Baby Loves Me" was her personal favorite out of all her songs but to me, " Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things" is a very close runner up!

[@baja8072]

My personal favorites were a toss up of Heatwave and Dancing In The Streets. Could listen to them all day long

[@MotownMaster]

This is one of those song it's better to hear live

[@motownfan3]

You are 100% correct !!!

[@alancard67]

My favorite!!!!

[@TheShabazzProduction]

Live music and they all sound superb!!!!

[@delsongalasinao706]

Cheers to Martha and the vandellas especially to this song is sexy but not vulgar.

[@muybueno8453]

Omg so AWESOME!! Finally Martha and the Vandellas LIVE!!!

[@normamcmanus1139]

This is real talent, beauty and singing! This is a treat!

[@jctorontojctoronto]

LIVE. Thank you. Mike Douglas one of the few that loved the live performance.

[@TheSecurityCamChannel]

OMG I forgot about this song

[@radiotubes]

I love them I wish I could see them all

[@mosogotam]

ILMJ.....what a great clip....thanks for posting!!!!

[@leosiwanart764]

That Martha and friends in this video so woooooow!!!,that song is my fevorite song from Martha and the Vandellas now!!!!!

[@annacabral776]

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[@annacabral776]

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[@tropicalpancake56]

Love the performance...LOVE the song! Thank you, my friend.

[@theodorejohnson1746]

They dug this live with no sweat

[@theodorejohnson1746]

I meant they sung this live with no sweat

[@edwinkirkland8856]

Live?thank you lord Jesus 🙏

[@elvingtonred]

One of the highlights of my youth was Martha Reeves singing 'One Way Out' acapella at Wigan Caino. Blew me away.

[@charliearnold4706]

Great clip of Martha Reeves, thanks for posting.

[@sickvokals]

Their first performance on Mike Douglas Show! They also performed "Heat Wave"

[@classicovideo]

I have always enjoyed this song and to hear a different performance of it is absolutely awesome. Another great performance of this song is on their 1960s live LP. They even engage the audience on that version. They are a classic group.

[@quality333]

When Martha or other motown artists performed on talks shows they never had a full rhythym section band backing them as was not the case with Shindig who pulled out all the stops to make sure their vibrance and clarity came through. Shame that legends such as Sam Cooke only got to perform one time in 1964 before he died when the show was in its infant stages It had yet to come into its own until the following year and final year 1966. Martha did sound very good on Mike Douglas show even better than most groups sounded on Ed Sullivan show. Ed did very little to provide right acoustics for his musical guests even when it came to the Beatles

[@sickvokals]

Backed by The Kinfolk. Martha met them on the road and they played behind the group from 66-69. Featuring famed guitarist David T Walker and Melvin Brown on drums

[@jackanthony976]

According to Martha's book, it was a band member who came between Martha and Betty Kelly. The tension between Betty Kelly and Martha got so severe that Martha had Betty put out of the Vandellas. After Martha had Betty put out, it wasn't long before Martha had Rosalind put out as well. And that was the end of the hit making days of Martha and the Vandellas. According to Martha, the Vandellas were under contract to Martha not Motown.

[@dchi2012]

According to Roz they were signed to Motown

[@jackanthony976]

@@dchi2012 Well if Ros was working for Motown and not Martha herself, how is it that Martha had to pay the Vandellas herself and how did Martha get the authority to fire not just Betty but Rosalind as well?

[@iluvrachellef]

@@jackanthony976 WOW excuse my language but WTF 😳

[@pedward323]

I do nit even think Martha had that kind of power at Motown . It was said Berry loved sing,in gout the lead singers, putting their names in front of the groups name. By doing this it gave him more power to if issues with other group members to just remove them and quickly replace them, and keep his lead singers . So he had them sign separate contracts that if evfn if all tried to leave even the lead singer over bad contracts and more he owned the names of the groups and of course their music. It was also said when Martha complained about there lack of exposure ,attention by the label compared he made clear they were not the ish compared to Diana, The Supremes .

[@TheTemps4ever]

Wow, Outstanding-- live- blew me away!!! Thanks for posting!!!

[@deloresboudreaux2755]

My second favorite Group !

[@bradly2007]

Loved seeing Martha & The Vandellas a number of times in the 60's and they were awesome in venues both large & small and played around LA lots, too bad Motown dropped the ball and didn't forge them in to the 70's...

[@thdgcfx]

Love this song

[@jackiehooks8613]

I remember back in the day when they would say feathering so and so the group was going too break up because one of them was the main person it seemed like Martha and the Vandellas was the real deal.

[@fredlawson9394]

My baby loves me..💕💖💞

[@quieterrps]

Blissful! Thx for sharing this...

[@timothyypearson]

I love this transport me to a better time decade before i was born

[@berniceivery]

April 12, Happy Birthday Lois Reeves of Martha Reeves @ivery5000 👠👠 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Personal story; I was six months old when my mom and I moved to CA to join my father.

[@haroldsmither8378]

FABULOUS!!!

[@jeffreyconyers8735]

The Vandellas during the Temps moves to their song All I Need from Ed Sullivan program.

[@61TOOTSIE]

This is the real McCoy. Nice harmony.

[@primetimeoldies73ylastres26]

🌼🌼🌼🌼

[@markdesmarais8720]

Wow..never even knew this existed.

[@sarahsarah29]

Just beautiful

[@anthonypatterson6619]

This is the Martha and the Vandellas I fell in love with......OMG Thank you for posting......Didn't they sing Heat Wave during this performance?

[@mysky]

Anthony Patterson Yes, they performed “Heat Wave.”

[@soulwaxusa]

As good as it gets!!!!

[@helengrigsby4838]

They rocked....

[@williamb4335]

I can't believe this is live. Everything about this record is fire!!! They could have been on top.consistent and better than the supremes. Only if Barry cared enough. What a shame. To me this is the best song by Martha and the vandellas!!!

[@dwe213]

Thank you!

[@johnsandersjr6312]

Never got the push they deserved. The were as good as the Supremes in my opinion and this proves it by this live version.

[@jackanthony976]

True, it seems that Gordy did not wish to push Martha and the Vandellas as he did the Supremes, but Martha and the Vandellas did get a lot of radio airplay as I remember. It seems that Martha and the Vandellas were on constant radio rotation from 1964 through 1967. They also made a lot of TV appearances including the Ed Sullivan show. It seems that it wasn't the Supremes that Gordy was pushing but Diana Ross as a solo artist. Gordy cared for Mary and Florence about as much as he cared for the Vandellas.

[@shawnbaldwin1896]

He was in love with Ross everyone else suffered .But with that against Martha she still is leader of the second biggest girll group of all time!

[@mysky]

Shawn Baldwin Martha and the Vandellas are the second biggest Motown girl group but certainly not the second biggest girl group of all time, especially factoring in all the girl groups like The Supremes, TLC, Destiny’s Child, The Spice Girls, etc.

[@shawnbaldwin1896]

@@mysky Look it up she earned her place as billboard backs my statement new have not been selling records no where near as long as she and the Supremes and still sell well with reissues both have huge gam bases tp this day

[@mysky]

Shawn Baldwin Please provide the Billboard source from which you obtained your information. Thanks.

[@captlarry-3525]

shame is video has been hacked up.. rare appearence ware rare here.

[@leosiwanart764]

Please,post about the Marvelettes. Thanks.

[@anthonypatterson6619]

That was a classy performance.

[@Jocelyn_Jade]

What’s your source for these videos? Thank you for these fantastic uploads but you could redo these watermarks. They obstruct key elements of these performances. Did you restore these?

[@anthonypatterson6619]

Their performance was so tight here.

[@ThePizzaPoPo]

Martha & The Vandellas also performed Heatwave on this episode of the Mike Douglas Show. PLEASE POST THAT!!!

[@jackanthony976]

The Vandellas singing Heatwave live on Mike Douglas is here on KZbin. It is difficult to bring up though because somehow it is on the same clip as Phil Collins. I found it only by luck.

[@ThePizzaPoPo]

JACK ANTHONY yeah I remember that clip. I think they just recently pulled it from KZbin, I can’t find it anywhere.

[@anthonypatterson6619]

@@ThePizzaPoPo yes they did pull that clip.....It was a clip of heat wave and it was also tight and great

[@annacabral776]

To my babes Johnny 💞 Rodriguez from your wife Annie 💋 carrion Rodriguez

[@LADEDELADEDA]

❤🎵❤🎵❤🎵❤🎵

[@ljgant4651]

Thx so much for posting this! Did they perform "I'm Ready For Love" on this episode of MD? It was released the next day, October 6, 1966.

[@anthonypatterson6619]

No but they did sing heat wave on this episode

[@justiceguru100]

Is that bassist, James Jamerson, in the band?

[@214950783]

Thanks for this video....do you have a live performance of No Where To Run.by the Vandellas.

[@jackanthony976]

A live performance of Nowhere to Run by Martha and the Vandellas can be found in two different clip here on KZbin.

[@ninja51ify]

My baby

[@ILMJXXX]

NO FOUR TOPS OR ANDANTES

[@ILMJXXX]

YES LIVE :-)

[@DetroitLives313]

GOOD! The groups always sounded best by themselves in opinion.

[@RamardoTHunt]

You've made my day

[@mysky]

They weren’t needed. Roz and Betty were more than capable of handling the background vocals on this song.

[@jackanthony976]

That's what I say. Roz and Betty should have been on the recording and not those awful sounding Andantes.

[@anthonypatterson6619]

Here is Martha & the Vandellas singing Heat Wave but someone dubbed the studio recording over it....I wish we could get the original sound to this utube....see attached kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2iVlqiubMemn7s

[@juditledesma8760]

Wouu the drum s

[@jfjoubertquebec]

We don't see all the musicians

[@DanMan869]

Does anyone have the airdate for this appearance on MD? THANK YOU, ILMJXXX!

[@ricmazur8620]

In Detroit (on WKNR) this record was first heard in February 1966, so probably somewhere around that time.

[@mysky]

DanMan869 October 5, 1966

[@stepheningram6621]

wish people dress like that today and took pride how they look now day people they dont care ist sad

[@Ransomhandsome]

Is Betty Kelly pregnant here?

[@HeavenBound1]

The extra vocals from The Andantes are missing... but great video!

[@jackanthony976]

Who cares about the Andantes? The Vandellas are perfectly capable of handling the vocals.

[@williamb4335]

Yes!!. The vandellas sound amazing!!!

[@suntan8573]

Are all lead singers thin !?!?

[@rsands9]

Wonder if the back up band were the funk brothers when they play live?

[@MrJmervel]

No. I think it is the Vandellas' band The Kinfolks.

[@pedward323]

I still do nit get why many have to downplay other female groups at Motown. I can love the Suprenes and also love Martha and Tge Vandellas as well as other female groups. With this I also have ti be honest and saying The Supremes received preferential treatment based on the lead singer in a full relationship with the Boss owner of the label. Her in her immaturity,ego targeted other female artist there and female groups. Dian’s was like a spoiled brat run amok as even her group mates had to deal with him, her power to pick up the phone demanding him to check them like others.

[@loveblind]

David T. Walker

[@suntan8573]

I can't sing. I can't dance. I am a useless nobody.