Along with Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard created The Supremes in the late '50s when they were all just Detroit teenagers trying to make music.
In the years that followed, their careers in the all-girl singing group skyrocketed. In , Ballard officially left the group after years of dissatisfaction with the way she felt the record label had begun to drive the three women apart. Then, in , after beginning what many believed would be her comeback, Ballard died of a blood clot in one of her coronary arteries. Ross and Wilson continued with the group with other women until Ross eventually left herself and, after what was first deemed The New Supremes made music, the group disbanded altogether.
Other members of the group over the years included Jean Terrell, who replaced Ross as the lead singer of The Supremes, and Cindy Birdsong, who replaced Ballard. And up until present day, Tarrell has continued to sing hits of The Supremes in occasional on-stage appearances.
Birdsong tried a solo career of her own, which didn't gain too much traction. But she did perform some Supremes hits with Mary Wilson and Kelly Rowland for the Motown 45 anniversary television special.
Unsurprisingly, Diana Ross has remained one of the more prominent names and faces of music since The Supremes became a revolving door of new singers and then ended completely. How apropos…Ross live and Ballard and WIlson do not. Birdsong is ill and will join the otheer two; then, you will have three members of The SUpremes: two background singers and one replacement…hardly material for a supergroup! Your email address will not be published.
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Continue Reading. You may like. Don't Miss. Further success and change occurred in and Gordy also dealt with a period of instability by replacing Florence Ballard with Cindy Birdsong , previously of the Bluebelles.
The third one was Ross ' studio farewell. When the Supremes performed with Ross for the last time, Jean Terrell -- a Gordy discovery -- was introduced as a new member. Among the other six was a trilogy cut with the Four Tops. Well into , the Supremes unloaded an additional haul of Top 40 entries highlighted by "Stoned Love," the group's last single to peak in the Top Ten. Cindy Birdsong left after the sessions for the '72 LP Floy Joy , the cover of which displays the lineup with temporary replacement Lynda Laurence , who had sung backup for Stevie Wonder.
Laurence spelled Birdsong until late , also the year of Terrell 's departure. Scherrie Payne , formerly of the Glass House and the sister of Freda Payne , joined Wilson and Birdsong , and this trio lasted into , releasing only one album as a unit, The Supremes. At Drury Lane in London the following June, the Supremes performed what turned out to be their farewell concert.
Payne and Susaye Greene also recorded the album Partners as a Motown duo. Subsequent Supremes reunions have been either one-off occasions or partial. In , Ross , Laurence , and Payne -- no combination of which had been in the same Supremes lineup -- teamed up for a lengthy U. Florence Ballard , who released a pair of solo singles on ABC in , died from cardiac arrest in Betty McGlown died of diabetes in Barbara Martin died in
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