The Original Supremes Mary Wilson Diana Ross and Florence Ballard on TV 1965.PLEASE subscribe.

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • Here are The Original Supremes Mary Wilson Diana Ross and Florence Ballard with The Mike Douglas Show 1965,singing their hits Stop In The Name Of Love Back In My Arms Again,and the old classic, Somewhere and Your Nobody Til Somebody Loves You.---PLEASE subscribe to my RUclips channel---Tony Ross Back In The Day Music Videos And Now.

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  • @ronaldlawrence2229
    @ronaldlawrence2229 3 года назад +71

    Who's listening to this in 2020? Timeless EXCELLENCE - The SUPREMES

  • @aarondigby5054
    @aarondigby5054 Год назад +6

    After Flo was pushed out the group's mistiful unique sound was just never the same, Mary did all she could to keep that original formality going and it wasn't like the original.

    • @keithunderwood8244
      @keithunderwood8244 Месяц назад

      She had a unique voice. You're correct. They never had the same sound.

  • @USNAVDC
    @USNAVDC 4 года назад +60

    It's great to hear them really singing . Their voices together here is really something special!

    • @stevie68a
      @stevie68a 3 года назад +4

      Original recorded music was used, with live singing.
      So much better than lip syncing.

    • @USNAVDC
      @USNAVDC 3 года назад +3

      @@stevie68a Since I'm older than dirt, I know. The first time I met Mary Wilson, they were the No Hit Supremes. Mary was about 19 years old then.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +4

      yes and their harmonies are one of their claims to fame

    • @USNAVDC
      @USNAVDC 2 года назад +3

      @@ceeceetracey9839 Thanks...Mary Wilson was a friend of mine. I knew their harmonies...and style/class was their claim to fame....even though so many other voices were added to the mix later on....and Mary and Florence's voices were dialed back in many of the recordings....almost to the point of not hearing them.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +3

      @@USNAVDC this is one of the reasons they were so offended by Ross's behavior later on. Because they worked hard together in those early years to perfect that sound.

  • @ronaldwilliamson5696
    @ronaldwilliamson5696 4 года назад +72

    OMG... They sound SOOOO DOGGONE GOOD!!!!! REAL VOICES!!!
    This is an absolute treasure.

  • @iantempleton313
    @iantempleton313 Год назад +20

    Their early years with the original three will always reign SUPREME!

  • @youyong28
    @youyong28 4 года назад +156

    This was when the mikes weren't turned down on Mary and Florence and their beautiful harmonies were featured. These live recordings were superior to the released recordings because all three voices could be heard prominently. Mike Douglas was a huge supporter of the group. He continued to have them on his show after Diana left. I believe the last televised appearance of The Supremes was on his show. Mary was featured prominently in the performance.

    • @DetroitLives313
      @DetroitLives313 4 года назад +13

      @Robert Mike Douglas had Mary on when she debut "Red Hot" in 1979. He even danced with her as she closed out the song.

    • @youyong28
      @youyong28 4 года назад +6

      @@DetroitLives313 It seemed like they were friends.

    • @sandraandrews9907
      @sandraandrews9907 3 года назад +11

      @@DetroitLives313 I do remember that!! RIP Mike Douglas & Florence Ballard.🎤🎤🎤🎶🎶🎶📺

    • @DarrylWilliams-tv5dv
      @DarrylWilliams-tv5dv 3 года назад +1

      Yea I noticed that. I never heard them speak before and once I heard them speak I can understand why the mikes were turned down.

    • @realitychick8903
      @realitychick8903 3 года назад +2

      SO SAD... that Flo had died????? Some to this day think she was murdered.??... it breaks our hearts..

  • @JlJpo5960
    @JlJpo5960 2 месяца назад +7

    Elegants, class, style, carisima, voices, showmanship, personality and grace. They earned their name. THE SUPREMES❤❤❤

  • @MrZoreole1
    @MrZoreole1 3 года назад +39

    I'm a huge fan of Diana, but I can't take my eyes off Florence. She's amazing.

    • @Texaslawhorn
      @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад +9

      Florence had a great smile 🙂

    • @TheRmjr
      @TheRmjr 3 года назад +8

      Yes she was honey...

    • @Powerfulchange712
      @Powerfulchange712 3 года назад +5

      I know right...wow!

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +3

      she has that effect on people

    • @cravendubose8179
      @cravendubose8179 Год назад +2

      @@ceeceetracey9839 not me, it was DIANA that " KEPT ME HANGING ON".

  • @andrepowers7495
    @andrepowers7495 4 года назад +170

    My Beautiful Aunt Florence. She looks Sooo Beautiful! Omg she's talking as well.💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

    • @angela79604
      @angela79604 4 года назад +37

      She's my aunt too (my great aunt - my grandmother's sister). Guess we are related :)

    • @RamardoTHunt
      @RamardoTHunt 4 года назад +29

      Omg you both must be proud of your aunt. She was one of a kind.

    • @RamardoTHunt
      @RamardoTHunt 4 года назад +8

      @@angela79604 Who was your grandmother? There were a lot of Ballard siblings.

    • @angela79604
      @angela79604 4 года назад +14

      @Ramardo T. Hunt My grandmother is the oldest of the only 2 still living out of 13. Geraldine.

    • @RamardoTHunt
      @RamardoTHunt 4 года назад +8

      @@angela79604 Oh wow I read about her in Mary Wilson's autobiography.

  • @SWDetboy
    @SWDetboy 4 года назад +53

    LOOK AT THEM,, ALL 3 of THEM!! CLAPPING!!......

  • @Branner
    @Branner 4 года назад +128

    This is really rare. Thanks! You can see what we saw as kids - a group, three distinct personalities, all three audible. No one could touch them.

    • @Vincent50
      @Vincent50 4 года назад +13

      Branner Yes exactly. This is what this 9 year old fell in love with back then. You can see they were still in tuned to each other. Success messed up this group big time.

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 4 года назад +7

      Yes, the Supremes were probably the first "girl group" that people knew their names. I suppose they might have deduced Ronnie Spector. Actually, apart from the Beatles, probably the first group EVER (female or male) to be known by their individual names, not just "the Chiffons" or "the Rolling Stones".

    • @donnaeckhardt6960
      @donnaeckhardt6960 3 года назад +5

      Has any1 noticed that Diana Ross sings w/ her eyes as well as of course her voice. To me Mary Wilson favors Gladys Knight when G was young.

  • @joylynne8
    @joylynne8 3 года назад +56

    I like it when it was just the “Supremes.”

    • @michellekirkendall818
      @michellekirkendall818 3 года назад +8

      Dear JLJ: Absolutely ...that's when they were their best...Just being the Supremes!

    • @phillycheez6288
      @phillycheez6288 3 года назад +4

      This title should in fact read The Supremes if the date 1965 is accurate! It didn't become Diana Ross and the Supremes until 68' and Florence never sang under that marquee name!!

    • @kentkelly2727
      @kentkelly2727 2 года назад +1

      So did I

  • @eightinches6094
    @eightinches6094 3 года назад +56

    You can't beat the harmonies. And it's funny how Flo mentioned "Baby Love".

    • @brodocbetty4856
      @brodocbetty4856 2 года назад +3

      The harmony is super tight.

    • @davidrosemale3573
      @davidrosemale3573 2 года назад +2

      I should've been Flo's Baby Love.

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 Год назад

      @@davidrosemale3573 hell, I shoulda been her baby daddy. That's all she needed was a good baby daddy.

  • @BlakeGildaphish76
    @BlakeGildaphish76 3 года назад +91

    Florence had the voice, Mary had the beauty and Diana had the charisma.
    They were absolutely brilliant together.
    The perfect girl group.
    It's so sad that it didn't work out.

    • @hudsony777
      @hudsony777 3 года назад +28

      It worked out for quite some time.

    • @m.woodsrobinson9244
      @m.woodsrobinson9244 3 года назад +34

      It worked out great! This was almost sixty years ago and people are still watching them! ♥️♥️♥️

    • @jacquelinelowery5589
      @jacquelinelowery5589 2 года назад +31

      All 3 of them were beautiful

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +12

      thats a fact

    • @kurtsupreme
      @kurtsupreme 2 года назад +19

      Well, it worked out long enough for them to become the most successful American vocal group in musical history!

  • @OctoberLibra1
    @OctoberLibra1 4 года назад +50

    Diana may have been the chosen one, but Flo was sexy, and sassy...I love that about her.

    • @martyrobinson4474
      @martyrobinson4474 4 года назад +12

      Couldn't keep my eyes off of her throughout this :)

    • @DCGuy1997
      @DCGuy1997 4 года назад +10

      I think this is one of her best performances I've ever seen. She just seems so happy!

    • @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107
      @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107  4 года назад +8

      @@DCGuy1997 All 3 seen happy,they were very young here.

    • @mic6434
      @mic6434 4 года назад +6

      Nobody paid attention to Flo under Dreamgirls and Mary's book now everybody's..."I can't keep their eyes off of her"...well America didn't have any problem not looking at her that's why her solo career bombed...

    • @DCGuy1997
      @DCGuy1997 4 года назад +12

      @@mic6434 We didn't have access to the videos then or social media to talk about it. Her solo career bombed because 1. she didn't have the right material 2. her idiot husband was trying to manage her career and didn't know what he was doing 3. Motown made sure she could not promote herself as a former Supreme and discouraged stations from playing her singles in exchange for access to Motown singles. Flo could have done very well if she had had the owner of a record company backing her career not the chauffeur of the owner of a record company.

  • @Miketendo93
    @Miketendo93 2 года назад +32

    The harmonies are simply beautiful here. The Supremes don't get enough credit for their harmonies.

    • @erossinema8797
      @erossinema8797 Год назад +3

      Because they rarely harmonized----too much Diana....

    • @andrewthornhill7042
      @andrewthornhill7042 23 дня назад +1

      @Miketendo93 That's because for the most part, the harmonies (certainly on record) were flattened out to give more prominence to Ross's voice. People just didn't get to hear them. Plus most 'live' TV was playback to the recorded songs.

  • @ez8546
    @ez8546 4 года назад +150

    When Florence was happy she just glowed!

    • @jackanthony976
      @jackanthony976 4 года назад +7

      Auntie Flo was my favorite too.

    • @TubeHeiress
      @TubeHeiress 4 года назад +16

      Flo was always my favorite.

    • @chusorodriguez5120
      @chusorodriguez5120 4 года назад +9

      Florence Ballard, la MEJOR de las Supremes.

    • @chusorodriguez5120
      @chusorodriguez5120 4 года назад +8

      @Robert A. Lofgren Jr. The BEST of the Supremes

    • @Leatherbro
      @Leatherbro 3 года назад +16

      Florence was a "diamond in the rough", simply needed some polishing. RIP Flo

  • @philipsims4566
    @philipsims4566 3 года назад +3

    Florence Ballard was beautiful this was so sad about her she was very instrumental to the group,

    • @greeneyedwarlock882
      @greeneyedwarlock882 3 года назад

      She and Mary were THE FOUNDERS of the group. Blessings forever on their beautiful Souls!

  • @Powerfulchange712
    @Powerfulchange712 3 года назад +17

    That background (Flo and Mary) sounds sooo good absolutely perfect!! I've enjoyed this soooo much!!! This is soooo beautiful yet soo bittersweet!

  • @lenhales7842
    @lenhales7842 4 года назад +21

    Oh my goodness this is fabulous... I love Flo 💙

  • @thecountofbasie
    @thecountofbasie 4 года назад +50

    Priiceless clip...thanks for preserving

  • @falanajerido875
    @falanajerido875 3 года назад +5

    Love flo and mary they were the best

  • @idenli1160
    @idenli1160 3 года назад +8

    So glad I came across this video when trying to find Back In My Arms Again. Seeing this footage feels different with Mary Wilson’s recent passing may she RIP, only 1 Supreme is with us now. 😢❤️

  • @LeimertDreamer
    @LeimertDreamer 4 года назад +60

    I thought I’d never see this full performance! Thank you so much for uploading!

  • @HardCold-Alquan
    @HardCold-Alquan Год назад +3

    I never knew how young they were, because they looked like totally grown women.

  • @philanois
    @philanois 4 года назад +8

    They are just so incredibly polished live......amazing.....

  • @divinewilliams3055
    @divinewilliams3055 4 года назад +44

    this was when they were at their best THE SUPREMES, not diana ross and the supremes. all 3 household names, all 3 heard all 3 adored. i also notice flo and diana doing the eye popping thing. those fake eyelashes were giving them some problems!!

    • @mic6434
      @mic6434 4 года назад +1

      Diana was the Supremes

    • @peacefull778
      @peacefull778 4 года назад +10

      No Mic. Diana was not the Supremes....she was part of a group that consisted of 3 talented singers..she was the mistress of the owner of Motown. And as a result many peoples careers at Motown
      Had to suffer not just
      Mary and florence

    • @divinewilliams3055
      @divinewilliams3055 4 года назад +4

      @@peacefull778 spot on

    • @divinewilliams3055
      @divinewilliams3055 4 года назад +5

      @@mic6434 how ridiculous. that may have been the case when after florences departure in 1967 when it became the diana ross show, but 1961 - 1967 she was a third of a very talented line up.

    • @thatgirlteateagang9193
      @thatgirlteateagang9193 4 года назад +2

      Flo was the Supreme her Voice was sp powerful

  • @vikkismith7497
    @vikkismith7497 4 года назад +11

    It is just as good now as it was then. It's absolutely a Amazing album!

  • @TheRelentlessness
    @TheRelentlessness 3 года назад +28

    Flo was just smooth and natural. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. Damn she's beautiful

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 3 года назад +9

      That face she made after the line "and Flo, she don't know" is classic...

  • @MamaBoots007
    @MamaBoots007 3 года назад +4

    What a wonderful trip back to my childhood with this. I adored these 3 women. They will never be matched. Rest well Florenece and Mary. My sincere prayers for Mary's family on her passing, and my heart and prayers to Miss Diana on losing her dear friend.

  • @georginahawcroft8044
    @georginahawcroft8044 3 года назад +31

    I love Florence's sense of humour ❤

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 3 года назад +5

      Oh, if she had lived, she would be a GREAR comedianne..And "black don't crack" so she probbably would still look youngish in 2021.

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 3 года назад +6

      @@shmuli9 She was a fantastic singer too with soul. And yes I do believe she wouldn't have shown her age even now. DR always looked older and Mary Wilson still looked young for her age. DR hasn't aged well at all. But Florence Ballard will be forever young forever beautiful ❤

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +8

      Flo was bold and sassy for those times. The first time she quipped a unplanned joke Diana and Mary were terrified, until the crowd roared with laughter and Berry decided to leave it in the show. He wasn't happy but the audience was so he allowed it. Flo was a crowd pleaser - point blank, period.

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 2 года назад +4

      @@ceeceetracey9839 yes flo certainly was funny and brought comedy in as well as her fantastic soulful voice and beauty...berry gordy did Florence Ballard wrong and DR.. she stole her thunder in my opinion...

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 Год назад +2

      Flo had a great sense of humor, no doubt.

  • @ceeceetracey9839
    @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +2

    Mike Douglas has a whole concert going on here. Lol. Love it

  • @merquryj
    @merquryj 4 года назад +12

    I love 3 different girls. I love when they all interact

  • @chusorodriguez5120
    @chusorodriguez5120 4 года назад +18

    There is a place for you Florence. It is Heavens, with many other angels like you, singing to God.

  • @final1fantasy
    @final1fantasy 3 года назад +11

    This was excellent!!!

  • @hunkhk
    @hunkhk 3 года назад +3

    wow Mary was so pretty - may she RIP

  • @jjholl00
    @jjholl00 3 года назад +22

    RIP Mary Wilson!!!.😥 And, thank you and the Supremes for so many hits and memories!

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 3 года назад +2

      I know everybody dies, but I thought Mary would would live into her 80s.

  • @Miketendo93
    @Miketendo93 4 года назад +43

    The first Copacabana show was not long after this. You can tell the girls were getting more polished and adding standards to their set. They truly were the pride of Motown

    • @Leatherbro
      @Leatherbro 3 года назад +1

      Well let's face it, you are looking at "time and money" that got invested in this group. This type of time and money did not get invested with Martha and the Vandellas or the Marvelettes, both groups were more talent superior to the Supremes but did not get the additional grooming that the Supremes got!!

    • @MichaelSmith-qn3jt
      @MichaelSmith-qn3jt 2 года назад +1

      This was in November 1965. Their first Copacabana show was 4 months earlier in July.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +1

      The Supremes were harmonizing to songs like this before that. Theres a part in Dreamgirls where Mary mentions that while in that Dick Clark caravan of stars (where did our love go was unexpectedly climbing the charts while they were out on the road) he was surprised to find them warming up before a concert to this type of song. I cant remember the name of the song. I'll have to look in the book.

    • @Miketendo93
      @Miketendo93 2 года назад +1

      @@ceeceetracey9839 Yeah they were, I believe it was 'I Am Woman' from Funny Girl. They were singing that and 'People' in the caravan show at the time.

  • @samthesham5294
    @samthesham5294 4 года назад +53

    Love when all three raise their arms and all sing oooew together. Actually I dont remember any other girl group who all raised their arms and kept them there! The Supremes was Different.

    • @Dion_Mustard
      @Dion_Mustard 4 года назад

      :)

    • @andrewthornhill7042
      @andrewthornhill7042 4 года назад +1

      SAM THE SHAM They was terrific!!

    • @d.singler-kron9034
      @d.singler-kron9034 4 года назад +10

      The Supreme brought their talent through the front door of Hitsville. Motown developed their talent. Voice, moves, diction, deportment, $ for clothes, etc. And the girls worked and worked some more. This whole thing was no accident..... It turned out to be a great gift to the popular music world. Can't duplicate it because it's too real/honest.

    • @punkanellylovejoy702
      @punkanellylovejoy702 3 года назад +2

      Your pimps always bragged about how you were able to raise your legs up in the air and keep them there for days Samantha. Why should you be so amazed that the Supremes could do the same with their hands sweetie?

    • @swtv1754
      @swtv1754 3 года назад +2

      I saw a clip somewhere were one of them was talking about The Temptations helping the with their choreography. It makes sense. Love how the different Motown groups helped each other out.

  • @SassyBratt1
    @SassyBratt1 4 года назад +16

    Wow..so raw and wonderful. It really makes you remember why you loved all 3 original girls TOGETHER!

  • @kleanupboy7368
    @kleanupboy7368 Год назад +3

    Florence made everyone laugh! The men loved to joke with her! She took the edge off of the performances. Like Della Reese or Pearl Bailey!!

  • @kurtsupreme
    @kurtsupreme 4 года назад +12

    I love how Florence was afraid of the cows.........that was so cute!

    • @Texaslawhorn
      @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад

      I wish there were video of them touring the English countryside!

    • @kurtsupreme
      @kurtsupreme 3 года назад +1

      @@Texaslawhorn Yeah, that would be great!

  • @JayArchangell
    @JayArchangell 4 года назад +24

    what a satisfaction to watch THE SUPREMES on their best form.
    the harmonies, the cameo on each one of ‘em, florence’s sassy self, and you could really tell each one’s personality from another, wow
    and the mic is actually capturing all three beautiful voices, each one of the girls talking, what a trio, the real supremes. wow.
    thank you so much for this rare piece of art.
    p.s. i really wasn’t expecting diana to hold mary’s hand at the end, that was beautiful

    • @andrewthornhill7042
      @andrewthornhill7042 8 месяцев назад

      @JayArchangell Yes, that was a sweet move. Pity relations weren't always that cordial.

  • @curtbonnell4308
    @curtbonnell4308 3 года назад +17

    OMG, how great were they? RIP Flo & Mary.

  • @roycecollins4950
    @roycecollins4950 3 года назад +6

    GUHLAWD Florence Ballard was FINE!!!

  • @merquryj
    @merquryj 4 года назад +23

    Amazing... One of their best performances. I enjoyed every detail from hair to makeup, to sound, and stage position and presence

  • @georgemusic4all4seasons
    @georgemusic4all4seasons 3 года назад +11

    Beautiful beautiful clip and so sad to just hear of the passing of Mary Wilson. Now in heaven with Florence Ballard.

  • @mattc2094
    @mattc2094 3 года назад +35

    “Back in my arms again” sounds just like the record... no lip syncing with these gorgeous girls, what amazing talent

    • @erossinema8797
      @erossinema8797 Год назад +1

      They almost sounded better than their records when singing live

  • @JonnelSunga
    @JonnelSunga 3 года назад +5

    07:57 what a lovely lady Florence and funny though! She broke the silence on the stage.

  • @supremes1964
    @supremes1964 4 года назад +48

    "Back in my arms again" is still SUPREME in 2020 ...as the SUPREMES are too!!!

    • @jbyesterday3959
      @jbyesterday3959 4 года назад +3

      One of my very top Supremes' favorites. Did you notice how Mary & Flo kept the harmonies going on the 3rd verse when they should have been in unison saying "no,no,no.......no,no,no ooooooohhh. And it's totally fine with me because it caught me by surprise, & I had a big smile on my face . Great song & yes, great group !!!

  • @yolandaIamloved76
    @yolandaIamloved76 3 года назад +16

    I didn't grow up in The Supremes era but I love them dearly..Im glade to hear Mary & Florence vocals.I wish they had more leads..I love you Mary &Florence RIP💕(My aunts in my head)🤗 .Mary always kept Florence memory alive..💕💕💕💕💕

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +1

      I didnt grow up in their era either but I'm a huge fan of the ORIGINAL Supremes, Flo being my favorite.

  • @andrewthornhill7042
    @andrewthornhill7042 4 года назад +22

    That bit at the end, "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You", and the interaction between the girls, especially Mary and Flo, is priceless! I've never seen this before, only heard it on records.

  • @ADQue-vq7tb
    @ADQue-vq7tb 3 года назад +14

    So I hear that Florence always sang "Somewhere" in concerts but Barry took the song from her and had Diana sing it instead. You would never know it watching Florence here. No hint of anger or discontent anywhere. Had to be hard, but she showed tremendous class and professionalism. No one could ever say she wasn't a team player.

    • @lecuyerdooley1084
      @lecuyerdooley1084 3 года назад +4

      Actually, the song that Flo sang that was taken away was "People"

    • @ADQue-vq7tb
      @ADQue-vq7tb 3 года назад +3

      @@lecuyerdooley1084 That's right now that you mention it. My bad. Thanks for the correction! But actually, I'm glad Diana didn't sing that song. Or did she? I'll have to go back and look. If she did, I still saw nothing but joy in every song that Flo sang.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +4

      @@ADQue-vq7tb this is before berry started tearing them apart

    • @lewiscarey1593
      @lewiscarey1593 5 месяцев назад

      WRONG!! IT WAS "PEOPLE!!:😮

    • @ADQue-vq7tb
      @ADQue-vq7tb 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@lewiscarey1593 Someone beat you to this correction, Smart Alec, 3 years ago, lol. Thanks though.

  • @lawrencejosephjenzen
    @lawrencejosephjenzen 4 года назад +24

    thank you for this gift. I love to hear Florence and Mary. Diana is always out front. thank you for this. One thing I want to add is, towards the end of Back In My Arms Again, Mary and Florence are suppose to sing "Don't Know, NO" Don't Know, No" listen to this song when they sang it on Hullabaloo tv show. you can hear the quality of Florence's soprano vocals. Love her. Miss Her. When Florence was fired from the group, the Supremes were never the same and I liked them less. it is true.

    • @DanielleGillmoreJohnson
      @DanielleGillmoreJohnson 4 года назад +4

      The harmony was so on point with the original Supremes! This recording is a great example. After Flo was fired (😔) and replaced with Cindy Birdsong, the harmony was never the same again; when it was distinctive, it was The Adantes...not Mary and Cindy.

    • @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107
      @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107  4 года назад +3

      You're very welcome

    • @thatgirlteateagang9193
      @thatgirlteateagang9193 3 года назад +4

      When Flo was out the Group you couldn't hear than Sexy Surprno Voice of hers helping to make Daina Skeaky Voice sound better the harmony just wasn't the Same RIP Flo Blonde Ballard !!! Barry shouldve Treated her Fair

    • @falanajerido875
      @falanajerido875 3 года назад +3

      Mary and flo was the best

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +1

      THey were never able to recapture that sound and they know it. Mary and Diana knew it and they worked on their own individual sounds to try to make up for some of what was lost with Flo but it didnt work.

  • @davidrosemale3573
    @davidrosemale3573 2 года назад +9

    Flo sounds great even in the early days she was so beautiful. Love Florence Ballard.

  • @bryanedney2723
    @bryanedney2723 3 года назад +2

    Florence's Blond Wig is EVERYTHING.

  • @Hannibalheyes71roger
    @Hannibalheyes71roger 3 года назад +8

    Thank you for uploading. Great to see Florence Ballard

  • @zethasmith1462
    @zethasmith1462 3 года назад +5

    R.I.P. Mary Wilson🥰🙏🙏💐💐💐💔💔🎼🎼🎼🎺🎺🎺🎺💔💔😭😭😭say hello to Flo😭😭💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏together again 💐💐💐🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀😭😭💐💐

  • @shmuli9
    @shmuli9 4 года назад +19

    Wow! The whole thing! I dispaired of ever seeing it. I love how Mike got in on the act - when Florence said "don't nobody care about little old me", he said "well, BABY LOVE does!"

  • @andyroo9381
    @andyroo9381 2 месяца назад +3

    I remember Mary Ballard saying in an interview, Florence had the best voice of the three. She seems so shy here, but I can believe it.

  • @raulalonso5030
    @raulalonso5030 4 года назад +24

    I've watched this like seven times, Thanks for posting. Made my Memorial Day weekend. Still Supreme 2020.
    Kurt Evans

  • @thomasmartinez690
    @thomasmartinez690 2 года назад +6

    I was 16 in 1964 when I first heard the Supremes, I wondered who that angel was singing lead, it was Diana, the three sang like angels and still love the original Supremes.

  • @yeracmitchell637
    @yeracmitchell637 3 года назад +8

    I will miss the great beauty. RIP Ms. Mary Wilson

  • @kcindc5539
    @kcindc5539 7 месяцев назад +4

    Good gawd this was a treat!
    Live vocals!
    The Q&A session with each of them fielding questions!
    Those exquisite harmonies!
    MARY! So gorgeous!
    And FLORENCE! an absolute goddess!
    I’ve been a lifelong Supremes fan but never knew of this video footage. They’re so young! And well-mannered. Instantly favorited this for many viewings to come

  • @theronedawson3236
    @theronedawson3236 4 года назад +8

    Thank you for posting this rare and beautiful footage of The Supremes. Yes they were talented beautiful and I love them all the Supremes thank you for this posting.

  • @lazarolopez5410
    @lazarolopez5410 4 года назад +26

    been a long time coming!

  • @ceeceetracey9839
    @ceeceetracey9839 3 года назад +13

    I never saw this. I got chills. When they started singing There's a Place For Us (or is it Somewhere) and Flo was standing there looking in the camera. Omg. I felt like I was really seeing her for the first time (after over 30 years of being a diehard Flo fan).

    • @Texaslawhorn
      @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад +7

      Florence seemed to have a real genuine connection with the audience. Down to earth and caring

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 года назад +4

      @@Texaslawhorn Yes, i read that alot

  • @Texaslawhorn
    @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад +11

    This appearance was taped on April 30, 1965. At that time "Stop! In the Name of Love" was at #10 and in its 11th week on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Back in My Arms Again" was in its first week on the chart, debuting at #68. It would become the Supremes' 5th consecutive chart-topper six weeks later.

  • @gilliscolgan4356
    @gilliscolgan4356 3 года назад +3

    Best girl group EVER!
    LOVE THEM!

  • @donnieconner7278
    @donnieconner7278 4 года назад +24

    This clip is, well, supreme! There never has been and never will be a group like the Supremes! Their music and style are timeless. Thank you for sharing. Makes me smile.

  • @richardpullen953
    @richardpullen953 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for posting this. This is just great. I love Mike visiting with Florence, Mary, and Diana. That line from Florence "Don't nobody care about little old me" would soon be given to Mary and the line "Wait a minute honey" would be given to Florence. Forence would steal the show.

    • @Texaslawhorn
      @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад +5

      I love Florence's reaction when Mike said that Baby Love cared 😄

    • @richardpullen953
      @richardpullen953 3 года назад +2

      @@Texaslawhorn Loved Florence's reaction too. Very sweet.

    • @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107
      @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107  2 года назад

      you're welcome.

    • @juneandrus2840
      @juneandrus2840 2 года назад

      Love her facial expression when Diane says and Flo she don't know.. she does that rolling of the eye

  • @falanajerido875
    @falanajerido875 3 года назад +7

    That background was amazing

  • @cristoferchanimak
    @cristoferchanimak 3 года назад +9

    I think this is the most charming I’ve seen them all together in the earliest years. So polished. Not too early that they aren’t as polished, not too late where Mary and flo/Cindy are too far in the back.

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 года назад

      You said it! This is a wonderful unfiltered performance...so nice to see the raw talent of the original trio 👏🏼

  • @ernestchacon4928
    @ernestchacon4928 4 года назад +3

    Wow thanks Tony, I have all their albums and during the 80s could only listen and imagine how they looked on stage !!!

    • @Texaslawhorn
      @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад +1

      Isn't RUclips great?!?

    • @ernestchacon4928
      @ernestchacon4928 3 года назад +2

      @@Texaslawhorn yes, it's fabulous, no more staring at the posters on the wall, we can see them in action !!!

  • @motownfan3
    @motownfan3 4 года назад +3

    TONY THANKS FOR VIDEO......WOW....BRINGS BACK A LOT OF LOVE FROM THE 60'S....
    KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!

  • @richardrichard9631
    @richardrichard9631 4 года назад +15

    Three talented and beautiful ladies. Omg looking at them back then I wonder if they realised what they were going to do. They stepped around the world in their diamond encrusted heels. They took the world on in away only people so young could and changed it forever in such a positive way. X

  • @DetroitLives313
    @DetroitLives313 4 года назад +33

    Now this is rare. Thank you Tony!

  • @martyrobinson4474
    @martyrobinson4474 4 года назад +22

    12:23 - best part ... love Flo's reaction ;)

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 3 года назад +1

      My mum did that face when she was nonplussed....

  • @falanajerido875
    @falanajerido875 3 года назад +5

    That background made her powerful background

  • @DarrylWilliams-tv5dv
    @DarrylWilliams-tv5dv 3 года назад +16

    I absolutely love these girls! There are no words left to describe them without crying.....Thank you all for your contribution.....You helped me through many hard times...

  • @margiebates1556
    @margiebates1556 3 года назад +7

    This is awesome..i never knew how popular they were>> i love them even more..

  • @merquryj
    @merquryj 4 года назад +13

    The chemistry of the 3💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @stage7
    @stage7 4 года назад +13

    This was absolutely WONDERFUL!;;;;

  • @13579hee
    @13579hee 3 года назад +5

    Knowing that 3 Black American girls for Detroit made their dreams come true and took the pop music world by storm at the same time is why I will ALWAYS love The Supremes

  • @pipaziv60
    @pipaziv60 3 года назад +7

    Mary Wilson R.I.P.

  • @Muziekgenot
    @Muziekgenot 4 года назад +12

    Bright sunlight in a grim and nasty period of time. This is what the world needs.

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 3 года назад +1

      "What the world needs now, is love, sweet love."

  • @andrewthornhill7042
    @andrewthornhill7042 4 года назад +15

    OMG, Flo's look at around 10:33! A classic!

    • @shmuli9
      @shmuli9 4 года назад +3

      I almost busted a gut when I saw that. It's the "that's annoying, but I will go with it" face...

    • @Texaslawhorn
      @Texaslawhorn 3 года назад +1

      Similar to her expression when they performed it on "Hullabaloo" but even funnier!

  • @chariotwofilthy8374
    @chariotwofilthy8374 3 года назад

    Hi edagdwg thanks for sharing this story of what happens when girki talk about each other love this song linda j ☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️

  • @guymcdonald1269
    @guymcdonald1269 2 года назад +2

    Ross thank you so much for uploading this. Their harmony is off the chain!!

  • @lecuyerdooley1084
    @lecuyerdooley1084 3 года назад +12

    Flo looked so happy and full of life here ... definitely enjoying the tide that had turned in the Supremes' favor commercially and otherwise. If only life could have been 1965 forever for her!

    • @michellekirkendall818
      @michellekirkendall818 3 года назад

      @Lecuyer Dooley: Yes, the group was truly great at that time! But we know it doesn't always stay that way. When Florence's solo performances were cut, I wish she had looked into options: another record deal, or stayed on with Mary to bring the Supremes into the seventies. Instead Florence decided to self-destruct...unwise choice.

    • @lecuyerdooley1084
      @lecuyerdooley1084 3 года назад

      @@michellekirkendall818 That's not accurate. Florence had a solo deal with ABC Records and recorded an album that was ultimately shelved by ABC. She was not allowed to mention any connection to the Supremes due to her severance agreement with Motown, and that severely limited her ability to promote herself. Her money was mismanaged by an unstable lawyer, leaving her practically bankrupt. Given that Motown had basically fired her from the Supremes, there was no way for Florence to return to the group in 1970 to replace Diana because Berry Gordy would not have allowed that.

    • @michellekirkendall818
      @michellekirkendall818 3 года назад

      @@lecuyerdooley1084 I meant that if she had not allowed herself to be ousted from the Supremes, she COULD HAVE stayed with Mary, performing into the seventies. In her general release from Motown, they offered her a solo contract with she refused (David Ruffin accepted his after leaving the Tempts; and was moderately successful). She signed away her royalties for 15,000.00 (2,500 a year) was paid 164,000.00 for nine years of work with the Supremes! She was never going to be able to promote her ABC recordings; you can't go on the talk show and promote it, because the host already knows you've been kicked out. Again, knowing that Ross was scheduled to leave (as early as 1966; yet she stayed until 1970) hang in there with Mary....yet she decided to self-destruct; skipping rehearsals, drunkenness on stage, sticking an overweight stomach out of a too tight pantsuit...she made many mistakes (including her marriage) and today her lovely daughters don't have a DAMN THING!

    • @lecuyerdooley1084
      @lecuyerdooley1084 3 года назад +1

      @@michellekirkendall818 I don't like this victim blaming you are engaged in. Yes, people can make mistakes, and Flo made some. But she wasn't just an alcoholic -- most alcoholics aren't. Alcohol and drugs are self medication for emotional and physical traumas. We now know the horrible emotional trauma Flo suffered as a teenager. Her story illustrates how, although people say "get over it", some never are able to do so. Even when the Supremes were flying high, Flo was unable to fully enjoy it because emotionally she was still damaged from the rape. And she was progressively unhappy with how the Supremes became a solo star with silent background singers. She was a hurt person all around, and no amount of anything would have made her stay because as Mary says in her book, deep down Flo didn't want to stay in that group. It had become a source of much disappointment and heartache, another betrayal, another reason to drink to numb those feelings.
      I am also not cool with labeling her marriage a mistake, first because I wasn't there, do not know the particulars, and cannot judge other people's relationships. One thing I do know is that her children were not accidents, and her marriage brought them into her life to give it new meaning at a very, very dark time.
      Also, where do you get the statement that Motown offered Flo a solo contract? Berry Gordy fired her from the Supremes, very different from what happened with David Ruffin -- the other Tempts fired him from their group. Gordy wanted nothing to do with Flo; I don't think he offered her anything but a settlement from his company.

    • @michellekirkendall818
      @michellekirkendall818 3 года назад +1

      @@lecuyerdooley1084 Where did you get your facts from? I have read six or seven Motown books: the first was one I purchased from the bookstore when IT WAS FIRST printed in 1986: Mary Wilson's "Dreamgirl: My Life As A Supreme." Instead of people enjoying the tremendous music of the Motown Sound, they're still "Diana Ross hating" fifty plus years later! I have been a Motown fan since the age of nine; I am 67 years old. Since it's so important to you and others to continue talking about "who did what to Flo" I say, read the memoirs! And, their are other groups that had similar problems; whether contractual, or otherwise, who managed to get record deals with other labels. I am tired of the "prayer and rest in heaven" emojis! Mary stayed (again, from what I READ, Ross was scheduled to leave as early as 1966, but chickened out). What else do you need to know about this subject? What about the great music Florence made with the group? Get over it! In my opinion, I don't think she was clear thinking when she married; I think it was A rebound reflex...but you're right, I wasn't there! Let's get on with Motown's great music!

  • @keithunderwood8244
    @keithunderwood8244 2 года назад +5

    What a song! "There's A Place For Us...SOMEWHERE!" Now that Florence and Mary have gone on.

  • @rioboy13
    @rioboy13 4 года назад +25

    Thank you for sharing this AMAZING footage, from the time when they were still presented as EQUALS the three girls. A wonderful sum of parts that made a MAGICAL whole!

    • @Dion_Mustard
      @Dion_Mustard 4 года назад +2

      equality is a wonderful thing :)

    • @DetroitLives313
      @DetroitLives313 4 года назад +5

      This is how it should have stayed until or if they decided to go their separate ways YEARS later!

    • @jackanthony976
      @jackanthony976 4 года назад +2

      @@DetroitLives313 I agree. I would like to have seen Mary, Flo and Diana stay together like this for at least five more years.

    • @prentissbelton7508
      @prentissbelton7508 4 года назад

      Amen

    • @Dion_Mustard
      @Dion_Mustard 4 года назад +3

      @@jackanthony976 When you have one major selfish Diva in a group the others do not stand a chance. Diana Ross was like a one-minded machine. In the end she cared not for her friendship but 99.9% for the fame, power and wealth. Plus she is a black woman with good strong genes. Many black women are fantastic at business and love competition. Ms Ross wanted it all. Imagine the situation she was - on TV every day - adored by millions around the world hence she would have stopped at nothing to become a star. She once said in her book how Berry was the driving force behind her career however, I think in the end Diana could've done it by herself, she was THAT determined and still is to this day at 76 years old.
      I do not like how she simply washed her hands of the friendship and when Flo suffered in the end, Diana did not care one iota.
      FACT.

  • @jay327
    @jay327 4 года назад +10

    The best female group of all! Love all three ladies

  • @ericallen3857
    @ericallen3857 4 года назад +11

    Thank you Tony! I've seen bits and pieces but never the entire segment! What a treat!

  • @artfuldodger8732
    @artfuldodger8732 3 года назад +2

    Thanks this was absolutely amazing 👏

  • @Jasper7182009
    @Jasper7182009 Год назад +3

    DR in speaking is quite polite and held herself well. But all 3 are wonderful!!

  • @carlosupremefan
    @carlosupremefan 4 года назад +18

    Wow thank you! A rare treasure indeed! I'm sure most of us have never seen this in full until now. Much appreciated!

  • @antoniabengtson-6463
    @antoniabengtson-6463 6 месяцев назад +2

    7:38 oh I just love this part. Love love Mary, so sweet and beautiful and Flo is so beautiful and funny. They all seems so sweet and just pure love for each other. It definitely is so sad it went how it went

  • @briansummers843
    @briansummers843 4 года назад +11

    The pride of Motown, said Mr. Douglas.

  • @artistseye1
    @artistseye1 2 года назад +5

    They were absolutely fabulous. Ross was still the lead singer from day one.