Motown legend Martha Reeves, 82, gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame with tributes from Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson... after $50K was collected from crowd-funding to pay for it

Martha Reeves has secured a permanent spot in Hollywood more than 60 years after finding fame in the Detroit music scene.

The Grammy and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, 82, celebrated her hard-earned star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday with a ceremony attended by Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Motown founder Berry Gordy.

She put on a dazzling display in a strapless white dress covered in metallic gold art deco print.

Reeves accessorized with layers of gold jewelry and a matching wide-brimmed hat shaped like flower petals.

After her former manager nominated her, Reeves successfully crowd-funded more than $50,000 just in time for her star ceremony.

Martha Reeves celebrated her hard-earned star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday

The ceremony was attended by Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and other Motown stars

Lead vocalist of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, the group found success with Motown in the '60s, releasing such hits as 'Quicksand', 'Nowhere to Run' and 'Dancing in the Street'

After her former manager nominated her, Reeves successfully crowd-funded more than $50,000 just in time for her star ceremony

She took to Facebook last week to thank her fans for their support. 'I want to thank everyone who donated and helped spread the word. It has meant so much,' Reeves wrote.

'A special thank you to my manager Chris Roe at Chris Roe Management for making it all happen,' she added. 'Today is a beautiful day.'

Lead vocalist of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, the group found success with Motown in the '60s, releasing such hits as 'Quicksand', 'Nowhere to Run' and 'Dancing in the Street'.

Gordy, 94, who signed the group to his Motown imprint in 1962, gave a sweet speech referencing their hits.

'She's raw, and she's real. She may be sassy, but always classy. And when she did her thing, there was truly nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,' said Gordy.

He continued, 'She and the Vandellas set off a heatwave felt around the world, and everybody was dancing in the street. I'm talking about the one and only Martha Reeves.' 

Robinson, 84, credited Reeves as 'one of our profound acts,' noting that her work 'help to put Motown on the map all over the world.' 

'I'm so happy and so proud to be here today and to see another one of our Motown family members have a star on the Walk of Fame,' he said. 

'We had so many wonderful, talented people there, and many of them are on this walk. And Martha, it's time you were here,' added Robinson. 'I wouldn't have missed this for the world.'

Reeves took to Facebook last week to thank her fans for their support. 'It has meant so much,' she wrote

Reeves put on a dazzling display in a strapless white dress covered in metallic gold art deco print. She accessorized with layers of gold jewelry and a matching wide-brimmed hat shaped like flower petals

Reeves was honored onstage in tributes from Wonder, Robinson and Motown founder Berry Gordy

Gordy, 94, who signed the group to his Motown imprint in 1962, gave a sweet speech referencing their hits

Robinson, 84, credited Reeves as 'one of our profound acts,' noting that her work 'help to put Motown on the map all over the world'

Wonder, 73, concluded the speeches with 'a serious moment' as he recounted how he met Reeves

Martha was also accompanied by her son Eric Reeves at Wednesday's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony

Wonder, 73, concluded the speeches with 'a serious moment' as he recounted how he met Reeves.

'We are living in serious times throughout the world, as were we then back in the 60s when I was 11 years old, coming to Motown,' he explained. 'And one of the first people that I was able to meet was Martha.

'Martha would listen to the songs that were halfway written that I wrote. She would keep me out of eating too much candy from the candy machine,' added Wonder. 'And she would encourage me to continue to write and to study. 

Wonder continued, 'She motivated me in singing and just being kind to people.'

Reeves' entire Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony is available to stream on YouTube.