Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson landed their ... But it wasn’t a smooth path for the group. The Supremes, known ...
Ballard was fired from the group by Gordy in 1967 due to her personal issues and struggles with things like alcoholism. He also renamed the group, now called Diana Ross & the Supremes. This new ...
The Supremes in 1964: (left to right) Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross She remembered seeing a “Dusty Springfield type” hanging out backstage, giggling and laughing like a schoolgirl.
Founded in Detroit, Michigan, United States in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown ...
Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard, aka The Supremes, were as celebrated for their music as their glamorous looks — lavishly adorned with beads, crystals, and embroideries. Their ...
PROJECT TYPE: world premiere musical about Florence Ballard founding member of The Primettes later to be known as The Supremes. The first time Florence Ballard’s story has been told. You may ...
Diana Ross (Self)Florence Ballard (The Supremes)Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes)Ka-Ron Sowell Brown (Motown Ballet)Gary Chapman (Motown Ballet)Hayward Coleman (Mime)Don McLeod (Mime)Michael Peters ...
Florence Ballard (Self)Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass ... such as The Moonglows, The Supremes, The Staple Singers and The Beach Boys. Advertisement ...
A member of the ’60s supergroup The Supremes, Ballard died at age 32 in 1976 of a coronary blood clot. Though many considered her the strongest singer of the group, she was fired after showing ...
With Wilson, the other Supremes, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, had 12 US number one hits between 1964 and 1969 with Ross going on to achieve superstardom as a solo artist. The exhibition will ...
Motown’s finest, The Supremes, have a dozen Billboard Hot 100s. They racked up hits during the 1960s, when the group featured Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Barbara Martin and Cindy ...
Detroit-born Ross started out in the 60s as one third of The Supremes (with Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard), an all-female Motown group that remains the best-charting female group in US history.