• • (Supremes) Associated acts, Past members The Supremes were an American and the premier act of Records during the 1960s. Founded as The Primettes in, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful with on the. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team,. At their peak in the mid-1960s, the Supremes rivaled in worldwide popularity, and it is said that their success made it possible for future African American and soul musicians to find mainstream success. Founding members,,, and, all from the public housing project in Detroit, formed the Primettes as the sister act to the Primes (with and, who went on to form ). Replaced McGlown in 1960, and the group signed with Motown the following year as the Supremes.

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Martin left the act in early 1962, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a. Upon A Burning Body Red White Green 320. During the mid-1960s, the Supremes achieved mainstream success with Ross as lead singer and as its songwriting and production team. In 1967, Motown president renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes, and replaced Ballard with. Ross left to pursue a solo career in 1970 and was replaced by, at which point the group's name reverted to The Supremes. After 1972, the lineup changed more frequently;,, and all became members of the group during the mid-1970s. The Supremes disbanded in 1977 after 18 years.

Frederick Douglass Housing Project in Detroit In Detroit in 1958,, a junior high school student living in the, met and who were two members of a Detroit singing group known as the Primes. Ballard sang, as did Paul Williams' girlfriend so Milton Jenkins, the Primes's manager, decided to create a sister group to be called the Primettes. Ballard recruited her best friend, who recruited classmate. Mentored and funded by Jenkins, the Primettes began by performing hit songs of artists such as and at, social clubs and talent shows around the Detroit area. Receiving additional guidance from group friend and established songwriter, the quartet quickly earned a local fan following.