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I believe it was Motown's head of publicity, Bob Jones, who helped facilitate Susaye's entry into the group. He and her mother Viviane were on the board of the Beverly Hills branch of the NAACP, if...

I enjoy Susaye's solo version, it doesn't necessarily top Scherrie's lead, but for what it was, I'm glad they were able to put this on the Final Sessions box set.

Now, I'm paraphrasing here, and...

To me this is perhaps one of those things, even if a one-off, that would have come as a result of that ever elusive Major Hit Record. But as Levi Stubbs Tears said, Sonny & Cher were well past their...

I have to say, this is a treasure. I know we often nitpick on the details, but honestly, I love everything about the musical performances, specifically. The vocals, the casual 70s glam, the...

Apparently not at first. Obviously that would've changed once it became too big to ignore. As the story goes, and I've heard a few variations on it, it was either initially dead at radio, or not even...

I actually wasn't referring to your comment about IABSB Ollie9, I was referring to a comment jobeterob threw out over HMM. Sorry for not being more specific.

I can't say exactly why it was not a...

Exactly this. I mean, there's also a lot of fan hairsplitting going on here, which is also par for the course on a fan group :p, naturally. I honestly don't think your average, casual listener would...

This notion that "He's My Man" gets dragged down by Mary's voice has been mentioned a few times and I'm thinking to myself, "really?!" Like, so much so that a programmer would just be turned off the...

I mean if I'm dancing to a song in the disco, I'm not thinking about the choreography I saw on Dinah Shore

These are fascinating, marybrewster! These newsletters ought to be collected, scanned and archived!

I've seen those print articles and interviews teasing around Marvin producing Mary...

I'm largely speculating too, so I can't speak to whether it was Smokey who was going to bat for Mary at that level. I can say that we, and I'm guilty of this too, often speak about 'Motown' as a...

Funny that this thread comes up now as I was kind of thinking about this recently and the past fan discussions around this. As far as whether "It's All Been Said Before" would have been a hit over...

I remember seeing some of those accusations at the time I got this, and looks like there are even more so now. Am not well-versed on the history of the Black Panther Party, but all I can say is that...

Bumping this thread from the past as I'm having a moment listening to this album again. Ordered the vinyl reissue a few years ago, and am reminded about what a beautiful record this is. The first two...

Apologies from me also. Funny how these things get repeated enough times, they just become part of the legend, as it were!

Regarding the supposed dress code, here's a quote from an interview...

Good question! I'm trying to remember if it was mentioned in Call Her Miss Ross, which I unfortunately no longer have. Speaking for myself though, perhaps it was an impression that I ran with from...

So you think Jean anticipated the disco wave in 1973!? It should be noted that Jean has often said the Jimmy Webb album is among her favourite work with the Supremes.

I know the lineup changes are often a knock on the 70s groupings, but this is part of the beauty of them - Jean and Scherrie were different vocalists for different times and sounds. As much as I...

I am not saying that Mary was an innocent victim, and I don't think too many people are. She had her own misgivings about the production, and rightfully so. As she said in her book, she was going to...

This is probably for another thread, but I've been reading a book lately about how our modern society puts such a high value on competition but very little attention on its downsides, particularly on...

You're expecting Mary to write a minute-by-minute, blow-by-blow in her book? She was there, she's not a fan watching a video clip on an endless loop. There's nothing in her account that's wildly or...

So, where is/was the Turkessa connection then? Link or screenshot anyone?

Interesting 8 ep outline! All of those topics would have to be touched on in some way in this hypothetical series. I think there are a number of smaller vignettes across some of the books, namely...

I didn't want to say it, but you're probably right. I'd extend this to other major players in the whole story too, from Berry Gordy to even Pedro Ferrer, and even then it's no guarantee to be free...

Well, this makes me want to reconsider that first season, because this is exactly where it could be an opportunity to tell the Supremes story differently. Ideally one can portray the 'feud' aspect on...