The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. They were the leading act of Motown Records during the 1960s and became the most commercially successful act on the label, as well as the most successful American vocal group, achieving twelve number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Many of these recordings were written and produced by Motown’s principal songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland.
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The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. They were the leading act of Motown Records during the 1960s and became the most commercially successful act on the label, as well as the most successful American vocal group, achieving twelve number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Many of these recordings were written and produced by Motown’s principal songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland. Their success is widely regarded as having contributed to the broader mainstream acceptance of African-American R&B and soul artists. Billboard later ranked the Supremes among the most successful Hot 100 artists of all time. The group was originally formed by Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all of whom grew up in the Brewster-Douglass housing project in Detroit. Performing as the Primettes, they were associated with the Primes, a male group that later evolved into the Temptations. Barbara Martin replaced McGlown in 1960. The group signed with Motown in 1961 under the name the Supremes, and Martin departed in early 1962, after which the group continued as a trio consisting of Ross, Ballard, and Wilson. The Supremes achieved major commercial success in the mid-1960s, with Diana Ross as the lead vocalist and Holland–Dozier–Holland overseeing much of their musical output. In 1967, Motown founder Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes and replaced Florence Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. In 1970, Ross left the group to begin a solo career and was replaced by Jean Terrell, and the group’s name reverted to the Supremes. During the 1970s, the group underwent several further lineup changes, including the addition of Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene. The Supremes disbanded in 1977, eighteen years after their formation. Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supremes Studio albums Meet The Supremes (1962) Where Did Our Love Go (1964) A Bit of Liverpool (1964) The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop (1965) We Remember Sam Cooke (1965) More Hits by The Supremes (1965) Merry Christmas (1965) I Hear a Symphony (1966) The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966) The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967) The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967) Reflections (1968) Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" (1968) Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968) Love Child (1968) Let the Sunshine In (1969) Together (1969) Cream of the Crop (1969) Right On (1970) The Magnificent 7 (1970) New Ways but Love Stays (1970) The Return of the Magnificent Seven (1971) Touch (1971) Dynamite (1971) Floy Joy (1972) The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb (1972) The Supremes (1975) High Energy (1976) Mary, Scherrie & Susaye (1976)
