I thought so. There is no OUR LADY OF DIANA ROSS church as far as I know. So who is worshipping there?
I don't know [[who aside from those on this forum can name the three members of the Pips). I do know I am watching a clip of "Mary Wilson" in concert in Kiev from earlier this month now. The members of the Pips did not work outside of the context of "Gladys Knight & the Pips" aside from a very short recording obligation in the late 70's. As far as Tito?
I agree, but you see the Supremes [[who are not even my favorite group, that would be the Four Tops just to be clear) were like the Beatles in regards to their initial popularity. I think that yes because they were women and Black that society at large has let them slip down several pegs on the popularity charts, polls or whatever they call what Billboard and Rolling Stones, publications like that put out.
I can only speak from and about personal experience and that would be everyone I knew ,knew the names of the individual Supremes and many also knew the names of the members of the Temptations and Jackson Five,etc. Now if you are asking me if someone outside of say the baby boom generation would know the names, I can't tell you much because that is not my frame of reference.
the supremes were on steve allen in september 1964 for where did our love go, then they did shindig, the bill kennedy show and lloyd thaxton twice in november/december for come see about me all before ed sullivan. they did come see about me on hullabaloo in january/feb 1965 when it jumped back up to the #1 spot. it seems the song received a lot of promotion. never heard of the american bandstand performance but included thats 6 US TV appearances made before ed sullivan.
And that doesn't include local TV shows they did in different cities, which they did do. Yes, American Bandstand in either
July or August of '64 for Where Did Our Love Go. I had forgotten about Lloyd Thaxton.
Also, again, with Oprah's remarks...A lot of younger people who were not around in the '60s do take her literally for what
she is saying. She makes it sound as if because the Supremes hit, other black young performers were given a shot.
They were NOT the first blacks on TV who came from a black label, with black choreographers, etc.
Again, from Motown...Mary Wells, Marvelettes, Martha & Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Miracles, had all made several TV
appearances before the Supremes did the Sullivan show.
Here is the first lady as she speaks about Motown and states what it was like to see "DIANA ROSS" on TV and what it meant to see her on television [[eventhough Flo and Mary were alongside her).
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and...history-motown
With that being said I understand what she and Oprah are saying and didn't take it literally as the "First African American woman" on TV. What will be remembered is DIANA ROSS was the Lead Singer of one of the most famous girl groups of all times and with that she continued on to bigger success to super stardom.
What I remember about it was they were on radio and then to actual see them nationwide after hearing them was surreal to me. I don't remember all the other performances that are mentioned her until I went to seek them out latter at an adult age. Sorry, but my household did not watch them at all.
At some point they also did Where The Action Is, which was also a Dick Clark TV show.
Yes, Dionne Warwick hit BIG a few years earlier than the Supremes and made several TV appearances as well.
....and what people like Michelle Obama is doing is simply repeating what they heard Oprah say. The local tv appearances are the hardests ones to come by. Even the ones they may have did in Detroit.
Diana Ross is a Beatles-sized legend: Time to give this diva her due
By Michael D. Clark
03.01.11 | 06:49 am
To understand the the enormity of having a true diva like Diana Ross playing the Verizon Wireless Theater on Tuesday night is to first understand some simple mathematics: Two is better than one.
As in two Hall of Fame careers worthy of immortality in the history of Motown, R&B, disco and pop — as Ms. Ross has enjoyed, first with The Supremes and the as a solo artist — is at least one more than most anybody else could ever aspire.
Beginning as the leader of The Supremes in the 1960s, Ross changed pop music, not only leading the way in making this youthful movement a multi-cultural art form, but a multi-gender one as well. At the height of The Supremes power in the mid-1960s, Ross and her harmonic peers owned the charts and radio scoring No. 1 hits and selling albums with a frequency and volume enjoyed only by their white, male, British mop-topped peers, The Beatles.
"Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Stop! In The Name of Love," "You Keep Me Hanging On," "Love Child." All of these are former top-charting songs and form the spine of a very large discography that makes the The Supremes the still-reigning most successful female vocal group of all time. Their 33 Top-40 singles has meant sales of over 100 million records [[and still counting).
And that only accounts for Ross' first decade in the music biz. Since going solo in 1970 she went back to the top of the charts with a cover of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" as well as songbird sonnets like "Touch Me in the Morning," and "Theme from Mahogany [[Do You Know Where You're Going To)." In the '80s she took disco dance floors by storm with the funky "Upside Down" and then melted hearts and helped couples make babies with her No. 1 duet with Lionel Richie, "Endless Love."
Along the way she earned Grammy nominations, an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe for her 1972 portrayal of Billie Holliday in Lady Sings the Blues, and even a Tony award for a 1977 one-woman Broadway show. In more recent years she was honored with the very prestigious John F. Kennedy Center Honor for the Performing Arts Award and the Guinness Book of World Records declared her the most successful female music artist in history.
So, yeah, having Diana Ross in Houston is kind of a big deal.
If you can get to this show, then don't miss out. The opportunity to see an honest-to-goodness legend in person doesn't come around very often.
http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-...-diva-her-due/
I saw the Supremes in 64 on Thaxton--I think I saw them on Bandstand--when oh when is Dick CLark releasing those shows??Oh to see Dee Dee, Supremes etc --I thought I read he was finally going to do so. Oprah has said she initially "wanted to be Mary" when she saw the Supremes on Ed. She needs to work on her memory a bit. Though Im not too concerned -Dremgirls, the new Flo movie etc.
Why is Darlene Love in the Rock in Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, but not Diana Ross?
Well, all I can say is: Oprah may not get "it" but Diana did and does. Several times during her interview, when Oprah said that "you" blah blah blah, Diana corrected her with "we".
Lest we all forget that mary wilson herself, via her facebook page, told all of her fans to be sure to watch diana on oprah. If mary can let it go, why can't you?
This is all about semantics. Oprah is a huge mass market conglomerate responding to "the people". The people are not the committed fans ~ the people love Baby Love and we all can't stand it, in general.
Oprah is mouthing what the masses of people see and feel. They don't know who any of the Supremes were other than Diana. They don't even know if any of them sing anymore. Most people don't care about the politics of the Supremes, the Beatles, the Beach Boys etc. They know Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Diana Ross. The rest are incidental.
That is heartbreaking to some fans of Lynda and Mary and Scherrie and Jean. But it is also real life.
I'm ducking the rotten tomatoes already.
Just my opinion, but whenever Diana appeared at anything Supreme related, including Flo's funeral, Motown 25, etc., there was controversy. Maybe she declined to appear at the R&R Hall of Fame ceremony to avoid any controversy and to let Mary enjoy the spotlight and accolades since it is Mary who says that she was the one carrying on the Supreme legacy
I will always hold a soft spot for all former Supremes especially Barbara Martin. That great lady walked away from show business and became a Podiatrists nurse. Helping to heal people's feet is very commendable and very admirable. Your feet support the weight of your entire body.
Diana Ross is the only Supreme to become a global superstar but all ladies gave their God given all to the group.
Miss Lish is sorry Miss Roberta, but these folks piss Divalish the eff off; always up in this or that's Supreme's business like it's theirs. This Supreme is better than that Supreme because blather, blather...before you came, they were even discussing which Supreme's feet were more attractive; which now that I think about it, might have been right up your alley. LOL! I will tell you that Barbara Martin's feet didn't even receive an honorary mention.
Miss Lish will attempt to keep from cussing, butt do add her to your prayer list. Divalish will do better.
Marv, why CAN you not be like Mary? She does not approve of your bad behaviour on either here or YouTube; she says that these kinds of fans make it worse and have probably sealed the fate of any reunion. If she can celebrate the successes of other Supremes or Diana, shouldn't every fan of hers? Are they real fans then? Or is it just an obsession or illness?
You are funny as hell! LOL! Oprah was not "responding to the people" when she decided to have Diana Ross on for an hour long "PR- mercial" There weren't any people demanding to see Diane on tv for an hour talking about absolutely nothing! There is no other show that would have her on and have her talk about nothing, maybe that is why it has taken her 4 years to get a tv spot? Just asking......