RIP to iconic soulful pioneer Mary Wilson, original member of The Supremes and author of ‘Dreamgirl: My Life As a Supreme.’
Over the next few days, you’ll see lots of pieces about Wilson’s legacy as a member of the groundbreaking Motown group which included her friends Florence Ballard and Diane (pre-Diana) Ross. My remembrance won’t be focusing on those details.
For all Wilson accomplished with the Supremes in the 1960s, she never got as much credit as I think she should for keeping the group alive and relevant after Ross went solo in 1970.
Under Wilson’s leadership, The Supremes continued recording (11 albums) through 1976 and touring through 1977. Their final album ‘Mary, Scherrie & Susaye’ (1976), featuring the final Supremes lineup of Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene, is my favorite of the 70s Supremes.
Under Wilson’s leadership, The Supremes continued recording (11 albums) through 1976 and touring through 1977. Their final album ‘Mary, Scherrie & Susaye’ (1976), featuring the final Supremes lineup of Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene, is my favorite of the 70s Supremes.
Under Wilson’s leadership, The Supremes continued recording (11 albums) through 1976 and touring through 1977. Their final album ‘Mary, Scherrie & Susaye’ (1976), featuring the final Supremes lineup of Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene, is my favorite of the 70s Supremes.
Under Wilson’s leadership, The Supremes continued recording (11 albums) through 1976 and touring through 1977. Their final album ‘Mary, Scherrie & Susaye’ (1976), featuring the final Supremes lineup of Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene, is my favorite of the 70s Supremes.
Under Wilson’s leadership, The Supremes continued recording (11 albums) through 1976 and touring through 1977. Their final album ‘Mary, Scherrie & Susaye’ (1976), featuring the final Supremes lineup of Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene, is my favorite of the 70s Supremes.
It is through the Supremes’ 1970s recordings that listeners can really hear Wilson’s gorgeous voice clearly for the first time. 🎶: “You Are the Heart of Me” (1976) - The Supremes, lead vocals: Mary Wilson, 1977 TV performance.
And aside from her singing, her second book, ‘Supreme Faith: Someday We’ll Be Together,’ details Wilson’s business savvy and struggles to make the Supremes legacy still mean as much to Motown as it meant to her.
And I’d like to thank Mary Wilson for making that legacy mean so much to us.
📸: All photos of Mary, Scherrie, and Susaye, the 1976-1977 (final) lineup of the Supremes.
: All photos of Mary, Scherrie, and Susaye, the 1976-1977 (final) lineup of the Supremes.
: All photos of Mary, Scherrie, and Susaye, the 1976-1977 (final) lineup of the Supremes.
: All photos of Mary, Scherrie, and Susaye, the 1976-1977 (final) lineup of the Supremes.
: All photos of Mary, Scherrie, and Susaye, the 1976-1977 (final) lineup of the Supremes.
“Come Into My Life” - The Supremes, lead vocals: Susaye Greene (1976)
“You’re What’s Missing in My Life” - The Supremes, co-lead vocals: Mary Wilson and Scherrie Payne; ‘Soul Train’ (1976)
“I’ve Got What You Need” - Mary Wilson, 1979, Motown Records
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