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The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco.
One of Motown’s signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s[1], recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown’s main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R&B acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas.
Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglas public housing project in Detroit, were the sister act to The Primes (later The Temptations). In 1960, Barbara Martin replaced McGlown, and the group signed with Motown in 1961 as The Supremes. Martin left at the end of 1961, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio. After they achieved success in the mid-1960s with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967. Ballard left the group that same year because of personal differences and was replaced by Cindy Birdsong. Ross left the group for a solo career in 1970, and was replaced by Jean Terrell. After 1972, the lineup of the Supremes changed frequently, with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene all becoming members before the group ended its eighteen-year existence in 1977.
One of Motown’s signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s[1], recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown’s main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R&B acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas.
Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglas public housing project in Detroit, were the sister act to The Primes (later The Temptations). In 1960, Barbara Martin replaced McGlown, and the group signed with Motown in 1961 as The Supremes. Martin left at the end of 1961, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio. After they achieved success in the mid-1960s with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967. Ballard left the group that same year because of personal differences and was replaced by Cindy Birdsong. Ross left the group for a solo career in 1970, and was replaced by Jean Terrell. After 1972, the lineup of the Supremes changed frequently, with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene all becoming members before the group ended its eighteen-year existence in 1977.
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mynameisara wrote:
You Can't Hurry Love <33333
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Batiste369 wrote:
My all time favorite Motown girl group <33333
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ihaveadream1963 wrote:
Wow! Those songs were all about love and with Diana Ross as the leader of the group, she was the one who everyone loved to listen to on the radio or on their record player. I
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lady0209 wrote:
i love these songs... what they say is just so true
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jadetanya wrote:
Don't you want me no more? I love.
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sisco45 wrote:
Upside Down, inside out :D
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I_Love_Oldies wrote:
this band is so good.. there is no reason, why no one shouldn't listen to them.
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Saveall wrote:
Hell, if I had been scrobbling since I was ten...I'd have a million plays all by myself.
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e-mune wrote:
what the hell? why doesn't anyone listen to them anymore?
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paulfranco wrote:
love child is much better than baby love, whats wrong wit ppl
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chuligan-z-lbc wrote:
I´m in love with ´em since the time I´ve heard "Love is like an itching in my heart" on one of northern soul compilations. Awesomely-cutely music, it makes me wanna dance like crazy! :P
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BoHemianfingers wrote:
Especially love them in songbooks and show tunes. Millie/Rose/MAME medley just kicks ass.
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archer3256 wrote:
a great icone of black music
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keithmoth wrote:
the origin of 100 fantasies.
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peternen wrote:
Can same one tell me: What is the deference with http://www.last.fm/music/The+Supremes
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therudeboi wrote:
why is "up the ladder to the roof" not on the top tracks?! that song is boss!
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afterlife_party wrote:
Spectacular girl group.
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epi_gee wrote:
Friends in good music please join me on myspace : http://www.myspace.com/epi_geeinc . Hope to see you there. - Epg
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neonnoir wrote:
I agree, I think it'd be easier to just have the one name.
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bTouch wrote:
It'll be cleaner if both names were scrobbled to one name instead of two. Especially since the casual fan won't know that, for example, Baby Love and You Can't Hurry Love technically shouldn't be tagged as Diana Ross & the Supremes, yet you'll find those songs under than name in some compilations.
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