Synopsis Diana Ross is known as the super diva of The Supremes and Florence Ballard was the group's tragic figure, but Mary Wilson was there from the beginning and lasted until the end, and more than any Supreme she saw how it all happened: the group's beginnings, their long struggle for success, their sudden international stardom, their fights, power struggles, and countless Motown hits. Here, in her own words, Wilson tells the whole story, including her high school friendship with Ballard and the tragedy of Ballard's alcoholism and early death, the many disputes with Ross, and where her own life went after the group was finally disbanded in 1977.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2000-03-01 | | Edition Description: | Updated |
| Size | | Length: | 39 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.2 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 36.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Chronicles the life of a Supreme.
When Mary Wilson was fourteen, she joined the prototype of what, in three short years, would become the most popular female singing group of all time, the Supremes. Together in one volume for the first time, and including a substantial up-date, these two works form the startling narrative of her life: her childhood in the Detroit projects; her relationships with fellow Supremes Florence Ballard and Diana Ross; the glamour and harsh reality of Berry Gordy's Motown Records; the rivalries, intrigues, and tragedies; the trials and triumphs of Mary Wilson's post-Supreme life; and, of course, the music.
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