For One Night in 1965, the Supremes Brought the Two Detroits Together

[LoveSupreme]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/arts/supremes-photos-motown-grosse-pointe.html

[PeaceNHarmony]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/arts/supremes-photos-motown-grosse-pointe.html

What a great article; thanks for finding! I, as a NY Times digital subscriber, hang my head at not seeing it before now.

[TomatoTom123]

Wow, interesting story!! Not a bad life having a dad with enough cash to have The Supremes at your debutante party!!!

[BigAl]

I had a friend at around that the time whose older sister was planning her debut party. A promoter sent her a list of available acts which her brother found and showed me. I remember at the top of the list was Mary Wells who was asking $5,000. The Supremes came in next at $3,000, followed by Ike & Tina for less [[I don’t remember what they were asking), and others I can’t recall now. At the bottom was Rufus Thomas, and that’s who ultimately got the gig. I also remember reading in the Sunday-supplement magazine, Parade, that The Supremes would do a high school performance for something like $2,500. Sounds incredible today.

[milven]

And there is more to this story in another thread. And, I believe. a picture of the girls
at the event from another angle.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57c9a589440243bf897717ec/t/5c7028db104c7b71be52de45/1550854395969/Grosse+4.jpg?format=500w

Here is the Soulful Detroit link to new thread.

https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?22828-When-Marlene-substituted-for-Flo

And here is link to the followiup New York Times Story with thanks to member Clifton Miller

http://www.adampwhite.com/westgrandblog/girls-in-grosse-pointe

[reese]

If anyone is looking for a physical copy of this story, it can be found in today's [[3/3) edition of the NY Times. There aren't as many photos of the girls as there are in the digital version. The physical copy only has two.