The Supremes
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The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. The premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful o
(L–R): Ballard, Wilson, and Ross performing "My World Is Empty Without You" on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966
Frederick Douglass Housing Project in Detroit
The Supremes on the cover of Cash Box, 31 July 1965
Billboard advertisement for The Supremes' tenth number 1 single, "The Happening", April 22, 1967
Diana Ross
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Diana Ernestine Ross is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-se
The Supremes
…musicians to find mainstream success. Billboard ranked the Supremes as the 16th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time. Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, the original members, were all from the Brewster-Douglass public housing project in Detroit. Forming as the Primettes, they were…
Ross in 2022
Ross (far right) performing with the Supremes, as lead singer in 1966
Ross (center) with the Supremes in 1967