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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.
Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, the original members, were all from the Brewster-Douglass public housing project in Detroit. Forming as the Primettes, they were the sister act to the Primes (with Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks, who went on to form the Temptations).
1 The Primettes. Toggle The Primettes subsection. 1.1 1959 – Summer 1960. ... Florence Ballard; Betty McGlown; Summer 1960 – January 1961. Diana Ross; Mary Wilson;
Florence Ballard dies of coronary thrombosis, in Detroit, Michigan. US 16 Mar 1976 RS "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" / "Early Morning Love" released. [2] [3] US Apr 1976 RA High Energy released. [5] [6] US Apr 1976 RS "High Energy" / "High Energy" released. [7] US May 1976 RS "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" / "Colour My World ...
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 ...
The Primettes, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson Musical artist Betty McGlown-Travis (June 30, 1941 [ 1 ] – January 12, 2008) [ 2 ] [ non-primary source needed ] was an American singer, a member of the Primettes, later better known as the Supremes .
The book covers the story of Wilson's life from her childhood, to meeting Florence Ballard and Diana Ross and forming the Primettes (later The Supremes), to the group's later international success and personal conflicts in the 1960s, Ballard's replacement with Cindy Birdsong in 1967, the development of Ross as a solo act, and Ross' split from the group in 1969–1970.
Melissa Mercedes Cardello as Florence Ballard of The Primettes/The Supremes. She begins an affair with Otis while on the Motor Town Revue in 1964. Bianca Lawson as Diana Ross of The Primettes/The Supremes. Taifa Harris as Mary Wilson of The Primettes/The Supremes. N'Tasha A. Pierre as Martha Reeves, a Motown performer and secretary.