The Supremes' "I Hear A Symphony" hit #1 49 years ago on November 19, 1965. It would be their 6th #1 hit & entered the Top 100 at The Supremes' highest new entry yet for a Supremes' single; #39! It rapidly climbed the charts from 39, 12, 5, to #1. It held #1 for 2 weeks.
Exactly one year later The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" would be their 8th #1 hit. ("You Can't Hurry Love") was their 7th #1. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" soared up the charts from 68, 27, 7, to #1! It, too, held #1 for 2 weeks.
Exactly two years later The Supremes' "Love Child" would take over the #1 position for their 11th #1 hit on November 30, 1968.
The month of November was good to The Supremes! They still had one more number one hit before the end of the decade of the sixties: "Someday We'll Be Together" which was the last number one song of the 1960s & by the most successful American group of the decade--of the entire rock & rock era according to Billboard.
Within one month, January 14, 1970, Diana Ross would leave, Jean Terrell would take over lead, Cindy Birdsong (who replaced dear Flo Ballard in 1967 would stay on) & dearest Mary would take charge--with the best latitude that she was permitted to have.
The decade of the 70's might have been as wild for The Supremes as the 60s were--sans the #1 hits!
AND, 15 years ago tomorrow, November 28, 1999, my incredibly gorgeous American Eskimo Spitz was born. Upon seeing her I immediately named her: Symphony Supreme. Dearest Mary kept a picture of Symphony & me on her website for years & still ask about Symphony to this day. She's well & doing wonderful for her age--bugging me right now for some left over Thanksgiving Day turkey, ha ha. Until next time, as Mary would say: Touch.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Mary Wilson & The Supremes--appropriate, no?, The Supremes 'Right On' album, Supremes sans Ross
Gary James Bridge shared Classic Motown's photo.
My
Supremes fix for you today. That's Jean Terrell (L) (the famed boxer,
Ernie Terrell's sister), Cindy Birdsong (who, unfortunately had to
replace dear Florence Ballard in 1967 because of Berry Gordy, Sr.),
& my dear friend, Mary Wilson, who kept The Supremes going until
1977--7 years after Diana left on 1/14/1970. Ed Sullivan sent a telegram
to The Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas that night that read: ""Tonight one
of the greatest attractions of the sixties becomes two of the greatest
attractions of the seventies."
This is the cover picture for their 'Right On' album.
This is the cover picture for their 'Right On' album.
In
1969, Billboard reported that Diana Ross was leaving the Supremes for a
solo career in January 1970, and that Jean Terrell will become part of
the "new" Supremes.
The Supremes at the London Palladium, 1968, Royal Variety Performance, Queen Elizebeth
Gary James Bridge shared Supremes's photo.
15 hrs ·
My
Supremes' fix for all of you today. That is Cindy Birdsong on the left,
Diana Ross (c) & my friend, Mary Wilson (r). I'll try to find a
picture when The Supremes met the Royal Family that night, dressed in 35
pound sequined gowns, & Princess Anne asked Mary Wilson if they
were wearing wigs? The cameras caught Mary with this look as if she was
saying: "No, you dumb Brit, Blacks have hair like this", ha ha.
In
1968, Diana Ross & the Supremes played at the London Palladium for
the Royal Variety Performance, Prince Charles and the Queen were among
those in the audience.
Monday, November 3, 2014
'BABY LOVE', The Supremes, 1964, The Supremes second #1 hit
Gary James Bridge shared Supremes's photo.
I'm
back from my cruise to the Bahamas. It was awesome. I'm exhausted now.
Here's my Supremes fix for the day; their 2nd #1 & the biggest hit
as it was #1 for 4 weeks. Even the Beatles couldn't knock them off the
top with this hit. I love all of you & will be back on tomorrow to
tell about my cruise, etc. Sorry WVU lost in the last 4 seconds earlier
this evening.
It has been 50 years since "Baby Love" went to No.1 in the Billboard Hot 100! uDiscover has the story: http://smarturl.it/tsbabylove
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