marybrewster
08-04-2010, 03:40 PM
http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/news-and-views/ask-the-geator/Where-Did-Flo-Go--99944669.html
Mary Wilson of the Supremes is still working as a solo artist. So is Diana Ross. Also Mary Wilson wrote a book. What happened to Florence Ballard, the other Supreme?
— Marian Cicero
Florence was really the founder of the Supremes, who started out as the Primettes. She left the group in 1967 because she wanted to be given more leads and was unhappy with the focus being put on the solo career of Diana Ross. Unfortunately, Florence had some rough years after that, suffering from depression and an alcohol problem. In the mid-’70s, just as she was beginning to revive her own solo career, she died suddenly of a heart attack, only 32 years old.
Mary Wilson of the Supremes is still working as a solo artist. So is Diana Ross. Also Mary Wilson wrote a book. What happened to Florence Ballard, the other Supreme?
— Marian Cicero
Florence was really the founder of the Supremes, who started out as the Primettes. She left the group in 1967 because she wanted to be given more leads and was unhappy with the focus being put on the solo career of Diana Ross. Unfortunately, Florence had some rough years after that, suffering from depression and an alcohol problem. In the mid-’70s, just as she was beginning to revive her own solo career, she died suddenly of a heart attack, only 32 years old.