When most people refer to The Supremes — Motown's premier female group during the 1960's, Diana Ross immediately comes to mind. ... Florence Ballard was the lead singer.

Ross, unwittingly or not, manages to upstage Florence Ballard at her own funeral, in 1976. Ross, who had had little to do with Ballard since Gordy fired her in 1967, pulled up in a limousine in ...

With lead vocalist Diana Ross and founding member Florence Ballard (and with Ballard’s replacement Cindy Birdsong), Wilson appeared on all 12 of the Supremes’ No. 1 pop hits from 1964-69 ...

Mary, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, came to Motown in the early 1960s. After an unprecedented string of No. 1 hits, television and nightclub bookings, ...

In 1959, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard joined together as The Primettes and signed a record deal with Motown Records. The Primettes, later renamed Diana Ross and the Supremes, ...

Mary Wilson, a member of legendary singing group The Supremes, opens up about Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and money. [Read Part 1 here] ...

Motown group The Supremes (L-R Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross) perform on the NBC TV music show 'Hullabaloo' in May 11, 1965 in New York City, New York. Expand.

In addition, Wilson says she deeply regrets that she didn’t have the knowledge to help the other member of the original Supremes, Florence Ballard, who lost her battle with alcohol and ...