There were many more than three singers during The Supremes' existence, but the three most well-known are Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson, the line-up for the group's most successful years between 1961 and 1967.
They were originally a four-piece group, Barbara Martin replaced Betty McGlown before herself leaving at the end of 1961. Florence Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong in 1967. Diana Ross was replaced by Jean Terrell in 1970. Cindy Birdsong was replaced by Lynda Laurence between 1972 and 1973. Jean Terrell was replaced by Scherrie Payne in 1973. Finally, Cindy Birdsong was replaced by Susaye Greene in 1976. The group disbanded at the end of 1977.
Motown was the record label for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
Yes she was with motown until the early 80s then she signed with RCA records.
During the mid-1960s, The Supremes achieved mainstream success with Ross as lead singer. In 1967, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes
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Motown was the record label for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
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Yes she was with motown until the early 80s then she signed with RCA records.
During the mid-1960s, The Supremes achieved mainstream success with Ross as lead singer. In 1967, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes
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Motown is short for Motor Town, a variation of the Motor City. It refers to Detroit, Michigan. It is the name for a style of music that was very popular in the 50's and 60's and typically consisted of groups of three or four singers. Some examples would be Dianna Ross and the Supremes, the Four Tops, the Isley Brothers and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Song writer and producer for Motown, including three albums for the '70s Supremes, Frank Wilson and Supreme Mary Wilson are not related.
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Three groups sang the Smokey Robinson song - Get Ready (Here I Come) The Temptations 1966 The Supremes 1966 Rare Earth - Extended Length 1969
Motown records was the primary record label that the female Supremes featuring Diana Ross recorded on. Before finalizing on Motown label two recordings were made on Tamla labels in 1961. "I Want A Guy" 54038, and Buttered Popcorn 54045However, even before Motown's Supremes signed in 1961, there were records with several other (mostly male) groups named "The Supremes" between 1956 and 1960. Some of these labels included Old Town, Ace, Mark, and Bernice.No previous recordings as The Supremes exist with Diane Ross, Florence Ballard, Betty Travis, Mary Wilson and/or Barbara Martin. Their previous group name was The Primettes used for their Lupine label recordings.