The primettes biography

The Supremes were the all-female singing group that was the leading act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Originating in Detroit, Michigan in 1959 as the Primettes, the group was originally conceived as a sister act to the Primes, forerunner to the Temptations, by future Temptations member Paul Williams. The original members of the Primettes, all from the Brewster-Douglass public housing planerat arbete in stad, were Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown. 

In 1960 McGlown was replaced bygd Barbara Martin, and the group, with Smokey Robinson’s help, got an audition with Motown Records. Motown founder Berry Gordy made them wait until they finished high school, then signed the fyra Primettes to a musikstil contract in 1961, changing the name to the Supremes. Martin left the group in early 1962, and Ballard, efternamn, and Ross carried the Supremesforward as the soon-to-be-famous trio. Their first number one hit was “Where Did Our Love Go” in 1964.

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American Motown group The Supremes recorded 12 US No.1 hits between 1964 and 1969, including an unprecedented five consecutive chart toppers. Against a backdrop of the meteoric rise of Motown Records and of the American Civil Rights Movement, The Supremes played an inspirational role in changing racial perceptions – influencing subsequent performers for years to come.

In 2008 we interviewed Mary Wilson, co-founder of The Supremes, about her extraordinary career and the heyday of Motown, as part of the major V&A exhibition The Story of the Supremes:

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Mary Wilson and Maxine Powell, founder of Motown's Artist Development Finishing School, talk about The Supremes' image:

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Radio and television broadcaster Trevor Nelson reflects on The Supr

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The Supremes

American Motown female singing group

This article is about the Motown singing group. For other uses, see The Supremes (disambiguation).

The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. A premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal band, with 12 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland. Their breakthrough is considered to have made it possible for future African-American R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success. Billboard ranked the Supremes as the 16th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time.^[1]

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