Originally Posted by
reese
If I'm not mistaken, Yvonne was one of the performers at the Harlem festival that inspired the recent SUMMER OF SOUL documentary. Unfortunately, her performance didn't make the film.
I read at least one article on her in BLACK STARS magazine and she talked about working on LADY SINGS THE BLUES. She mentioned that she and Diana had some some dates together during the Supremes years and and despite how busy Diana was during the filming of LSB, she offered to run lines with Yvonne.
She also mentioned how challenging it was to tour with the Jackson 5 because she had to relate to their audience which was for the most part, younger than she.
I remember another interview with Chuck Jackson where he mentioned working with Yvonne and saying while going to Motown was a good move for her, it wasn't so good for him.
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