Legendary Motown Singer Martha Reeves Delivers Most Painful Rendition Of National Anthem You’ve Ever Heard

August 02, 2026 1:31 PM ET Legendary Motown singer Martha Reeves turned the most patriotic 90 seconds of a historic baseball night into a viral catastrophe.The 85-year-old, celebrated for the 1964 classic “Dancing in the Street,” took the microphone Saturday to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Women’s Pro Baseball League opener between the Los Angeles Queens and the New York Heights, according to Fox News. The Aug. 1 game at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, was the first women’s professional baseball contest played on American soil in almost 30 years, Fox News reported.Reeves shared the anthem with two other women, and the trio drew heavy criticism online, Fox News reported. Fans who filled the ballpark and several players looked stunned as the song progressed. (RE