I was on holiday with two chums in a static caravan on the shores of Loch Lomond one wet and miserable weekend in autumn 1964.
I have a lasting memory of the evocative strains of 'Baby Love' emanating from our Hacker portable radio.
Mary Wilson and company certainly helped lighten the autumnal gloom.
Supremes - Baby Love 1964 - YouTube
RIP Mary Wilson
I have a lasting memory of the evocative strains of 'Baby Love' emanating from our Hacker portable radio.
Mary Wilson and company certainly helped lighten the autumnal gloom.
Supremes - Baby Love 1964 - YouTube
RIP Mary Wilson
I have to ask, were the shores as Bonnie as they say? Never had the chance...
RIP Mary... Was she the one to do the occasional "response" in the background on their songs? Loved that voice -
RIP Mary... Was she the one to do the occasional "response" in the background on their songs? Loved that voice -
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RIP Mary.
Great singer with a great voice and also known for her community/charity/humanitarian efforts outside of performing.
mlloyd1
Great singer with a great voice and also known for her community/charity/humanitarian efforts outside of performing.
mlloyd1
RIP Mary Wilson...in the middle '60s Motown was a force to be reckoned with and The Supremes reigned along with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and The Four Tops. It was a fun time to be a teen.
Motown is still going strong in in the UK.
A lot of the lesser known stuff ended up as UK northern soul music.
A lot of the lesser known stuff ended up as UK northern soul music.
The 'Bonnie, Bonnie Banks' didn't look so bonnie in the driving rain! We went to a local dance, but left early as the local girls didn't look so bonnie either!
Attached, is a photo taken of the Supremes when they visited London on 8th October 1964. From left to right, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and lead singer Diana Ross. Florence Ballard tragically died at the age of 32 in 1976.
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So, it turns out that Diana Ross pushed her under the bus. In an interesting twist of fate, the Supremes Number Ones is available in the original mix of equal voices:
Mary Wilson Gets the Last Laugh: Version of Supremes Greatest Hits Soaring Up Charts Features Her Voice Remixed Equal to Diana Ross | Showbiz411
RIP Magnificent Mary Wilson, 76, the Greatest Supreme of All, Motown Historian, Dynamic Singer Who Made History | Showbiz411
Diana Ross’s Tweet Reaction to Mary Wilson’s Death is Classic and Cold, Devoid of Emotion or Feeling | Showbiz411
Mary Wilson Gets the Last Laugh: Version of Supremes Greatest Hits Soaring Up Charts Features Her Voice Remixed Equal to Diana Ross | Showbiz411
RIP Magnificent Mary Wilson, 76, the Greatest Supreme of All, Motown Historian, Dynamic Singer Who Made History | Showbiz411
Diana Ross’s Tweet Reaction to Mary Wilson’s Death is Classic and Cold, Devoid of Emotion or Feeling | Showbiz411