....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.
....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......
Perhaps that is why she got on one of the highest rated shows?? I mean come on now this discussion is ludicrous. You don't like her and she doesn’t care so sir have a seat! listening to this logic is not even fun anymore its obvious and transparent as sludge on a red rose. let's get back to the music.
LOL! Now get this Captain; when I axed Mary last year at the Razzz Room point blank and to her face if she knew marysfan and I also identified him by his given name; all I received was a blank stare. LOL! At first, I thought why is she looking at me so oddly? Later on, I realized she must have been thinking, "Oh god! Another fan thinking I should remember a particular fan, although I meet zillions of folks every month!" LOL! Eventually, Parnell muttered, "No, I don't know him." LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Mary just sat there diplomatically attempting to avoid the question. Miss Lish quickly moved things along. LOLOLOLOL!!
No, but as you well know, others have. And as you also well know, she would likely approve of you less. But she rarely gives it all a thought.
Look pal. Re-read the title of this thread. It is not about whether or not I like her, I don't care about her. What I do care about is truth and accuracy where we have the ability and tools to determine them. The truth is that Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard and Diana Ross appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show together, not Diana Ross alone.
And the topic is The Supremes on Ed Sullivan - or something like that friends,
Stay on topic.
In regard to the post on Dick Clark issuing a collection of American Bandstand performances...I was told they wouldn't do it
because there are too many companies involved in owning the rights to the music that it would be too many deals to work
out and wouldn't be worth it. What a shame! Those classic performances should be commercially available to the public
and it is our loss that so many copyrights; owners of such work get greedy. What happens is that the music gets lost
and forgotten eventually if it is not kept current.
Mary Brewster does know Mary Wilson and is in contact with her.
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