Grammy Museum to Open with The Supremes

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Grammy Museum to Open First Motown Exhibit Celebrating the Supremes

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By Gail Mitchell, Los Angeles | June 05, 2015 9:00 AM EDT

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The Supremes -- the biggest girl group of all time on Billboard's Hot 100 -- will be the focus of a new exhibit at The Grammy Museum. Opening June 25, Legends of Motown: Celebrating the Supremes will chronicle the trio's legendary reign through rare artifacts from the private collection of founding member Ms. Mary Wilson.
In addition to photographs, the exhibit will feature concert posters, tour books and fan memorabilia. An array of performance gowns dating from the Supremes' start in the early '60s as the Primettes will also be on display, including the "Turquoise Freeze" dresses the ladies wore during their 1967 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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On June 24, one day prior to the exhibit's launch, Wilson will take center stage for the museum's interview/Q&A series, "A Conversation With." Legends of Motown: Celebrating the Supremes will run through spring 2016.
In a release announcing the first-ever Motown exhibit, Grammy Museum executive director Bob Santelli said, "We've been eager to feature an exhibit celebrating Motown since we honored Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at our inaugural benefit gala [Architects of Sound Awards] in 2013."
"As you look at all of these wonderful treasures," added Wilson in the release, "please be reminded that three little black girls dared to dream and made their dreams come true."

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Founded as the Primettes in Detroit by Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, the Supremes became the most popular female group of the '60s thanks to a string of No. 1 R&B and pop hits. Among those classics are "Where Did Our Love Go?," "Baby Love," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Back in My Arms Again," "You Can't Hurry Love" and 'Someday We'll Be Together." All told, the Supremes scored 12 No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 -- the most of any American group in history. Following Ballard's and Ross' exits, later members of the Supremes included Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell, Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene and Lynda Laurence.

"Back In My Arms Again" released 50 years ago this week!

Fifty years ago this week, April 15, 1965, The Supremes' "Back In My Arms Again" was released. It was their fifth Holland-Dozier-Holland release. The song was recorded on December 1, 1964 before "Stop! In the Name of Love". "Back in My Arms Again" entered Billboard's Top 100 at #68. Six weeks later it became the Supremes' fifth consecutive number one single on Billboard magazine! Cash Box magazine had "Back in My Arms Again" as the #1 Record of the year! To date The Supremes are the only AMERICAN group to have five consecutive chart toppers. The Beatles & The Bee Gees each have 6 consecutive #1s. The Supremes would headline at one of America's top venues, the Copacabana in Manhattan. The critics loved the show. The Supremes once again had catapulted to the top of another history making move--being three black girls didn't matter. America, & the world, didn't think of them as sounding black or sounding white. We were mesmerized by their sound, presence, & showmanship. The Supremes weren't done charting yet as they still had SEVEN more #1 hits to go!

Diana Ross turns 71 today--March 26, 2015

Today, March 26, 2015 Diana Ross turns 71 years old--exactly 20 days after fellow Supreme Mary Wilson turned 71. Happy Birthday to her.

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The Supremes 48 years ago today--3/11/1967--take over #1 with 'Love Is Here And Now You're Gone"

A sequence of nine American No. 1 singles in two and a half years is something most artists could only dream of. The Supremes confirmed that feat exactly 48 years ago, during a run that would eventually yield 12 chart-toppers in five years and four months. After many previous chart battles with the Beatles, March 11, 1967 was the day the Motown trio unseated the Rolling Stones.
‘Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone,’ written by the masterful Tamla team of Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier, and produced by Brian and Lamont, was released early that January. With the label’s usual clockwork precision, it hit the street in the week that its predecessor, the previous great HDH creation ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On,’ left the Billboard Hot 100, after topping it for two weeks in November.
The new year of ‘67 was an exciting time for the trio’s millions of fans, with both of those singles included on their new album, ‘The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland.’ Alongside the hits, the album included their versions of HDH songs for other Motown stars, such as the Four Tops (‘It’s The Same Old Song’), the Isley Brothers (‘I Guess I’ll Always Love You’) and Martha and the Vandellas ‘((Love Is Like A) Heat Wave’).
The Supremes gave ‘Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone’ the perfect launch by performing it on ‘The Andy Williams Show’ on January 22. The next week, it entered the US chart at No. 47; six weeks later, it succeeded the Stones’ ‘Ruby Tuesday’ at the summit.
Listen to ‘Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone’ on The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland’ on Spotify
Download the album from Google Play or iTunes, or buy the ‘Gold’ compilation’ on Amazon
Explore our dedicted Diana Ross & the Supremes Artist Page

Mary Wilson performing The Story of Lena Horne, Mary Wilson to perform in Albuquerque, NM Saturday, 3/14/15

This is from the Las Cruces Sun-News dated Wednesday 3/11/15:

The Story of Lena Horne Starring Mary Wilson: 8 p.m. Saturday March 14 at Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Drive, in Albuquerque. Stormy Weather: The Story of Lena Horne celebrates the life of actress, singer, and activist Lena Horne in an exciting multimedia performance. The life and legacy of Horne is commemorated through a multitude of mediums, including a live enactment of Horne's music by Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes. The show features favorite songs such as "Stormy Weather," "Yesterday When I Was Young," and "Honeysuckle Rose." Tickets are $54, $49, $39 and $20. Tickets can be purchased at the UNM Ticket Offices and select area Albertsons locations. Online purchasing is available at popejoypresents.com or unmtickets.com. To charge by phone, call 877-664-8661 or 505-925-5858. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 505-344-1779.

Happy 71st Birthday to Mary! March 6, 2015

Today, March 6th, the beautiful Mary Wilson turns 71 years old. Mary was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1944--one of three children. She is as busy today as she ever has been so kudos to her. Happy Birthday, Mary.

BTW, Diane turns 71 on March 26th.