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  2. Florence Ballard - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Cindy Birdsong - Wikipedia

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    I felt so bad, but later on Florence understood why I did it. [4] Birdsong began to rehearse with the Supremes doing Ballard's work as in her place, [3] and when Ballard was fired from the Supremes at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, and forced Ballard back to Detroit, [4] Birdsong officially assumed her place during the second July 1 show. [5]

  4. Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. The Supremes timeline - Wikipedia

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    The original lineup included Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. This is a chronology overview of the Supremes history. ... "Children's Christmas Song ...

  6. Merry Christmas (The Supremes album) - Wikipedia

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    Neither Wilson nor Ballard sing on the original 1965 release of "Merry Christmas". They were exhausted from their lengthy run of performances at the Copacabana, so the Andantes were used instead. In 1965, "Children's Christmas Song" peaked at number 12, whilst "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Christmas Singles ...

  7. Mary Wilson (singer) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Former Ladies of the Supremes - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, it was rumored in Jet magazine that former Supremes Jean Terrell and Cindy Birdsong had contacted Florence Ballard to form a new singing group, however Ballard's death in February of that year quickly cancelled their plan.

  9. High-ranking Mormon church leader Russell Ballard ... - AOL

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    Associates and children of one of the highest-ranking leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, M. Russell Ballard, remembered him Friday as a principled and compassionate man ...