Betty Kelly

Born in Attalla, Alabama, Kelly\'s family moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when Kelly was a child. Like many children growing up in the city, Kelly found herself aspiring for a career in music. In 1961, she joined Motown singing group The Velvelettes. Kelly was not part of the group when the band had a hit with Needle in a Haystack, which became a hit in 1964. A year before, Kelly was recruited by Motown president Berry Gordy to replace departing Martha and the Vandellas member Annette Beard as a member of the group led by Martha Reeves and featuring Rosalind Ashford.\n', '

Betty Kelly joined what became the most famed lineup of the Vandellas, coming in quickly to record the single "Dancing in the Street". The group found bigger success than they ever had before with that and many other songs recorded during Kelly\'s tenure with the group, including "I\'m Ready for Love", "Nowhere to Run" a…