Martha and the Vandellas, American soul-pop vocal group that challenged the Supremes as Motown Records’ premier female group in the s. The original members were Martha Reeves (b. July 18, , Eufaula, Alabama, U.S.), Annette Beard Sterling-Helton (b. July 4, , Detroit, Michigan), Gloria Williams, and Rosalind Ashford (b. September 2.