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Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes.She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits.
Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) was an American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of the Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, [1] as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time.
The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes.A premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal band, with 12 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
With lead vocalist Diana Ross and founding member Florence Ballard (and with Ballard’s replacement Cindy Birdsong), Wilson appeared on all 12 of the Supremes’ No. 1 pop hits from 1964-69 ...
The Supremes and the Motown Sound: From Broadway to Hollywood [327] 1967 The Supremes and the Motown Sound: From Broadway to Hollywood was intended for release in early 1967, but no formal track listings for the album were produced despite an album worth of tracks were recorded. It is widely believed that the album would have been based around ...
After Betty McGlown left the Primettes due to her upcoming nuptials, Martin replaced her in the group in 1960. [1] She and her group mates, Diana Ross (then known as Diane), Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, signed a recording contract with Motown founder Berry Gordy on January 15, 1961, as the Supremes, a name that Ballard had chosen (as she was the only group member in the studio at the time ...
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
The Supremes Gold released. US 12 Dec 2006 RA This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years released. US 2007 RA Diana Ross & the Supremes Remixes released. US 12 Jan 2008 L Betty McGlown dies at Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan. US 25 Mar 2008 RA Let the Music Play: Supreme Rarities released. US 28 Sep ...