and more rare Jean.....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVhfd1MB3Pg

This is one of my favorite Jean songs. I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but it makes me sick to think of all the lost opportunities for great Jean Terrell music after she left the Supremes. Not only does she tie for #1 of my favorite Supreme voices [[along with Flo and Diana) but she may even be in my top 10 favorite female vocalist list, if not 10 then 20.

Also for future reference, if you want to have more than one video in a thread you started, after posting your thread just include another video in your reply, that way you don't have to start multiple threads if you don't wish to.

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Originally Posted by RanRan79

This is one of my favorite Jean songs. I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but it makes me sick to think of all the lost opportunities for great Jean Terrell music after she left the Supremes. Not only does she tie for #1 of my favorite Supreme voices [[along with Flo and Diana) but she may even be in my top 10 favorite female vocalist list, if not 10 then 20.

Also for future reference, if you want to have more than one video in a thread you started, after posting your thread just include another video in your reply, that way you don't have to start multiple threads if you don't wish to.

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Oh! that's how to do it - thanks!

Have you heard some of the early recordings she did with her brother Ernie? They are quite good in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by marv2

Have you heard some of the early recordings she did with her brother Ernie? They are quite good in my opinion.

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yes I have - A Hammer and a nail is outstanding IMO. A TV version of this is on you tube actually, with a lot of stuff from Ernie as to how he would destroy Muhammad Ali, which of course wasn't how it turned out. I think this was Jean's first TV appearance

"Grandpa's House" is another good one.

Another one from the 60s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew7Ryeyir98

what year did Jean start recording with Ernie? wasn't she 24 when she joined the Supremes?

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Originally Posted by gman

what year did Jean start recording with Ernie? wasn't she 24 when she joined the Supremes?

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She was born in 1944, so 26 when she joined the Supremes?

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Originally Posted by waynesville

She was born in 1944, so 26 when she joined the Supremes?

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That birth year has been published many times and is wrong. In Nov 1969 when Motown announced that Diana was leaving and Jean was joining they listed her age as 23. Now, Jean also had a birthday during this time so that would mean that Jean was born in 1946 or 47. Jean made it no secret while in the group that she was younger than Mary and Cindy

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Originally Posted by marv2

Another one from the 60s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew7Ryeyir98

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Marv

Thanks for finding and posting this one. Naturally, the song wasn't the best - but Jean's voice is unmistakeable - and destined to much better things.

As others have mentioned, Jean was an incredible lead singer for the Supremes - and the first three LP [[Right On, New Ways But Love Stays and Touch) + the first two of the Supremes + Four Tops LP enabled us to really hear Jean's fabulous singing voice.

You're most welcome Gordy_Hunk! Jean is awesome!

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Originally Posted by BayouMotownMan

That birth year has been published many times and is wrong. In Nov 1969 when Motown announced that Diana was leaving and Jean was joining they listed her age as 23. Now, Jean also had a birthday during this time so that would mean that Jean was born in 1946 or 47. Jean made it no secret while in the group that she was younger than Mary and Cindy

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interesting....I didn't know that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDXT_BxC1WA

Beginning at 18:43 .... February 4, 1967 [[I was 3 days old!)