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Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme
More than 40 years ago, three girls from the Detroit projects made the world 'Stop ' and take notice of their fresh harmonies and classy style. Cultivated by the Motown star machine, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard popped onto the charts with hits like "Baby Love" and "Where Did Our Love Go" and made the Supremes not only a household name,...more
Paperback, 700 pages
Published
January 25th 2000
by Cooper Square Publishers
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Especially liked "Dreamgirl". I was a preteen in the Detroit area in the mid to late 1960's, and we all listened to a lot of Motown on our transistor radios! It was fun to remember some of the groups she mentions that were maybe a little more popular in Detroit than nationwide.
Mary Wilson does a great job of telling the story of the beginning of the Supremes, up through the time of Florence Ballard's exit from the group. From there, she goes on to tell of the events leadi...more
Mary Wilson does a great job of telling the story of the beginning of the Supremes, up through the time of Florence Ballard's exit from the group. From there, she goes on to tell of the events leadi...more
Can I just say I LOVE this book? Mary tells so much about her upbringing, The Supremes, and Motown! It broke my heart to read about Flo. This is two books in one, and I didn't think the second half would live up the first, but I loved the whole book.
I read this book over the summer. I enjoyed this book because it gives alot of insight as to what went on during her career as a Supreme,again great music history!
Fans of motown and 1960s rock music will enjoy this memoir from Mary Wilson, one of the original Supremes. "Dreamgirl" recounts Mary's rise from the projects to the biggest stages in the world, but it was considered controversial for the scathing portrait she painted of fellow Supreme Dianna Ross. Ross comes across as being nasty and sleeping her way to lead singer status, courtesy of an affair with Motown chief Barry Gordy. For those who grew up listening to this great music, "Dr...more
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