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The Supremes Biography

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Fast Facts

  • Were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988
  • Had twelve number one hit songs from 1964 to 1969, including "I Hear a Symphony" and "You can't Hurry Love․"
  • Set a record for the most consecutive number one hits by an American group in June 1965 with "Back in My Arms Again," "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Come See About Me," and "Stop! In the Name of Love․"
  • Signed with Motown Records in January 1961 after frequently showing up to their "Hitsville" headquarters after school
  • The original members of the group were Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson, who formed as a sister act to the Detroit group The Primes called The Primettes
  • Best known as a female R&B singing group whose hit songs included "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love․"
  • Later members of the group included Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell, Scherrie Payne, Susaye Green, and Lynda Laurence
  • Many of their hit songs were written and produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland
  • The group's "rags-to-riches" story was made into a Broadway musical called "Dreamgirls" in the early 1980s
  • In the late 1960s, the group was known as Diana Ross and the Supremes before Ross left the group to pursue a solo career in 1970