Originally Posted by
marybrewster
I just saw an article on the internet in relation to Mary trying to get a postage stamp for Flo. In it, it gives a mini bio on Flo and it says [[I'm paraphrasing) that two of the Primes discovered Flo, who then introduced her to Milton Jenkins. Milton was impressed by Flo, and had her perform several gigs [[solo) with the Primes. He then decided that girl groups were the thing, so Flo then reached out to Mary, who reached out to Betty and Diana.
I've never once heard that Flo performed with the Primes, prior to the Primettes. I'm guessing this might be a tall tale, in respect to the claim that Flo was the original lead singer of the Primettes, which then became the Supremes.
I'm not disputing any claim, although if Flo WAS the original lead, why wasn't she featured then on any Primettes recording? Wouldn't Diana and Mary share that distinction?
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