Tandra C. Poor flo didn’t deserve that Diana is sure a witch 🧙♀️ used Gordy until she reach the Top threw him away , wow 😮 life is like this selfish humans many fake
@@robertbouldin7978 please stop saying that. Faith is nothing like her. Florence had a wonderful voice and a classic style and elegance. Faith is modern rnb, fat.
I believe it. I have read that Gordy constantly nit-picked over any and every mistake she made. He put a LOT of pressure on her; so stories about her being on the "bitchy" side back then would make sense. Imagine being in your early 20's and have so much riding on your performances. Oh...and the boss is also your lover so there is even more pressure. Not like she could call her boyfriend and vent about the boss.
The is the truth the Only reason why Diana was so skinny because she was waiting for flo and mary to get fat and get kick from the group so she can be star
Also, Diana revealed that during The Supremes’ early years of fame, she was so nervous about performing live onstage that she would eat very little and lost a lot of weight.
@Felix Thomas diana ross got all the Respect she got in the 70s and after leaving The Supremes but you guy don't know that she was making kid have sex with each other and they say That she Took Michael Jackson's virginity I use to love watching her but from everything I seen and hear make me not like her anymore did you know that after diana left the Supremes had to wear the old Supremes clothes mary had to wear Diana ross and jean had to wear Mary and Cindy just wear her but one thing everyone never talk about mary when she the only reason why the Supremes Stayed in the 70s Florence came back to the Supremes in 1976 right before her death and a year later the Supremes Split
@Punkanelly Lovejoy it the true she did people just Rushed over It because she was a big star and I did my research even Stevie wonder even said that at the age of 14 she try hooking him up with a few little girl and he said nooo
Yes Ma'am yeah , I thought that too , Faith was approached but actually refuse the part , I can’t say I blame her as it ended down fall for Flo plus Ms Evans is a diva better voice than Ms Diana Ross
It’s the unit that the world fell in love with. I think all three ladies are attractive and stylish. They all were obviously talented, otherwise they wouldn’t be a topic today. They all have/has beautiful voices. Diana’s voice was the most unique. It worked. Their music is played every day, so the plan worked. They are on our mind still
all thru the singing videos -- You can see and hear Flo getting her shine*** in -- whenever she could -- setting Ross to be thoroughly pissed at her for doing so! lol WTG Flo
reealitychick yes Diana was jealous as flo was light skin that is the dream complexion off dark skin ladies back then and now 2019 , flo was stuck with kids as I am sure most off Mo -Town handsome men ask her out
@@jaajaarogers9101 my family told me I was just a young girl they said Diana Ross bleached her skin they said she used to be as black as a record and they never thought you was pretty they like to music but they never thought she was pretty I don't think any of our daughters are pretty either or or Diana Ross's sons one looks like a pimp
@@jaajaarogers9101 not every brown skinned person is jealous of light skinned. Every person I went to school with that was light are now wrinkled while the brown skinned sisters haven’t aged. Melanin is way better
@@ernestchacon4928 RIP Mary, taking so abruptly from us. She was a beautiful classy lady. Now she is reunited with Florence forevermore teaching the angels how to sing like a Supreme 🌷😇🌷
Some of the comments below about Flo, Mary and Diana are just insane. We're talking about a group - of teenage girls really - that were at the top of the charts some 50 years ago! And yet the insults and vitriol flung at one Supreme or another make it sound as if they're politicians or still relevant pop artists. We didn't know any of these people personally at the time, and we still don't know who they are. We don't know what they felt, what challenges they faced, or how they coped with being international stars at the time when you could count black female superstars on one hand. But we do know their music and for that alone they should be accorded some respect.
Flo and Mary handled the interview like pro's, no issue's. Mature and poised. The dude was picking on Flo, that remark at 8:57 stupid, but, she handled it like a pro. Quite a trio of women.
Definitely foul. NEVER ask a woman about her weight. Flo was sitting back because she was probably pissed and ready to clock his disrespectful azz. Don't start with a Detroit sista!
I knew the interviewer was tactless from the start when he used his daughter as an excuse to get The Supremes' autographs...like he was too proud to ask for an autograph for himself.
Yeah, she is beautiful, even though we don't always get to see much of her here. Notice the poster put DIANA ROSS in big letters over the area where Flo is sitting.
Y’all just doing that cause she’s dead moral of the story is Diana had a pop soft baby voice like most girls today Florence voice was too soul and rnb OH WELL
Random, but you know what I think guys.... I think Diana was made the lead singer because of her high pitch sweet Judy Garland like voice that fit perfectly in this time period. As you can hear, Florance’s voice sounds more southern and more Aretha Franklin like. Definitely not a 1960s time period voice. She was singing in the wrong era and I feel she would’ve made it BIG if she were a singer in the late 1970s. What do you think???
Flo seemed like she would get with a mofo with the quickness. I read she and Gordy used to get into it when he would try to pick on her about her weight. He was probably just mad he wasn't getting that.
all i know is Flo was the best singer in the supremes , she was the best lookin' in the supremes , as a matter of fact she was the heart of the supremes.
Agreed-- just listen to the few songs that she sang lead (Mary, too). WOW! Ross probably felt threatened, and since she was sleeping with the boss . . .
@@blogshagify Of course it was. Whatever Diane wanted and she wanted everything. All she had to do was tell Berry and he did it for her. Wake up and smell the coffee. Berry had to do everything for Diane and if he didn't he could not fu^^ her. She was a selfish Mo#### Fu####. Take the Diane blindfolds off Terrell CF??????
Actually, I think the male interviewer was kind of sweet on Florence. Back in those days, when a guy LIKED a girl, he would gently tease her about something, to get her attention. You'll notice the guy asked Florence to move in closer, then as the interview progressed, he began looking directly at Florence while asking questions. Flo seemed a bit startled and unprepared for that, and notice Diana began looking a bit put out and irritated. He had a big crush on Flo, I think, and judging by their looks, both Diana and Florence realized it.
Wow I can’t imagine what the internet would do to this man for comparing the girls weight on television if this happened today!! If Florence is considered “fat” than I must be morbidly obese😂
You probably are. Most black women are so dilusional about their weight that it is shameful.Florence has the perfect body a little gym weight and she should have been able to write her own ticket. That woman was a looker!
RIP the two members of The Supremes Florence Ballard (June 30, 1943 - February 22, 1976), aged 32 Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 - February 8, 2021), aged 76 You will be remembered as legends.
RIP Mary, taken so suddenly and so soon. Reunited with Florence again after 45 years. Together in heaven teaching the angels how to sing like a Supreme 🌷🙏🌷
Thanks for posting this. This is an excellent interview - not because of the interviewer - but because it reveals the three girls' distinct personalities. It's how many of us remember them from back then, especially if you saw them live. One good thing about this interview occurs when he actually asks musical questions - about harmony and unison, etc., which Mary offers a good answer to.
Young, beautiful, and classy. So polite. Coached well for media. All a lost art today. I wasn't born during this time but I appreciate this lightening in a bottle
This is great, a natural interview with The Supremes. Also the weight comments would not be allowed today on TV today, Florence replys with a funny and accepting answer. LOL
Flo would be considered skinny nowadays! I think she looks just fine. I saw Mary's gown collection, when she brought them to Seattle, and I couldn't believe how small those gowns were for all three of them. Even the gowns that Cindy wore were small, even though she didn't look like a stick on TV. TV really did add a lot of weight back in the 1960's
Exactly! Florence is slim. Not fat at all. And Mary was tiny! She couldn't have been more than a size 4. Diana as we all know was very thin. Almost anyone would look bigger next to her but they all looked fantastic if you ask me.
Really want to thank you for uploading this video! There isn't any proper interview videos of the ORIGINAL Supremes on here! So thank you love! I felt really sorry for Florence watching this, she seemed very quiet, I guess everything was taking a turn for the worst here :'(
Yes I agree. Florence hung in there in this interview but seems she was going through a lot then but I love watching her because she's so interesting to see. She was more like the girl next door type and that's something the boss wanted to change about her and couldn't.
The interviewer is typical of the 1960's in both style and substance. Florence, Mary and Diana are not girls. They are women. Florence Ballard is the most interesting of the three you can tell she has a powerful testimony but for whatever the reason is keeping a lid on it.
The interviewer asks Mary and Flo what's your exuse?" Like as if you needed some excuse to be at a normal weight and not underweight like Diana. The interviewer has a lot of nerve.
You really do live in a different world to 1966. He was being humorous, and the girls understood that. Taking offence at everything hadn't been invented at this time, thank goodness.
Hmmm. If it was so harmless and cute and humerous why did Barry Gordy constantly call Florence fat, and have his constant insults at her weight worked into scripted banter on stage and in interviews, to the point she ended up on dangerous diet pills to get him off her back, health medication that has been proven cause significant damage to the heart, and Florence died at 32 of a heart attack? So you're saying Florence was oversensitive and she should have learned to take the constant insults about her weight with humour? Should she also have realised that Gordy was only joking when he constantly called her a drunk and a high school dropout, as well as fat? I guess it was a different time, my goodness.
I remember all the stories year in year out, my mom use to share with me about, the Motown greats she grew up with, to this day, it never gets old. Motown could, have marketed Flo solo career if, they really wanted too. The woman could, sing, she had a somewhat, of a soft earth tone voice, could carry a melody, had range, style, & class. She always, seem to stand out yet low-key, within the group, most definitely she was underrated as a singer, and didn't get her due recognition. She seem to be an old soul, and a home body, absolutely family, wife & mother material. The interviewer was disrespectful towards, her concerning her weight. You could, tell it made her feel uncomfortable, but she handled herself with humour & class. Her body type is voluptuous, I would say hourglass shape, the idiot interviewer is judging her, by the white man's standard of what a woman's weight should, be. Oh foolish white man, your standards need not applied here, Flo was a natural beauty, looking like a snack, & diana, boney as my butt crack! Lol. I'm out!
I agree she look like a woman like my mother said she look like a woman one of Flo's interview she said very Gordon called her fat she's only a size 11 that's not fat and there are women out there doing some certain exercise and diet where they can add a butt to them, I told my mother that's how white men are they like the thinner the better that's why the majority of white women when you hear them saying they're dying of anorexia is because that's what white men like Very sad you supposed to go by who the person is
I read that an offer was made to her for solo albums after she was released from the Supremes. Unfortunately, Florence did not have an entertainment attorney to negotiate it for her. If she had, she probably would have gotten better money and more perks that could have benefited her long-range career. Unfortunately, he handled the first one by herself (big mistake) and when finally did get an attorney to renegotiate, he turned out to be a crook who stole her settlement (even bigger mistake).
That interviewer has some nerve asking Florence about her weight, when he's fatter then all three of them combined. He could eat all three of them and still have room for Cindy Birdsong. However it is worth noting that at this point in the Supreme's history, Gordy was doing everything he could to attack Florence's self esteem to make it easier to force her out of the group, and one of his favourite topics when he wanted to deliberately upset her was to constantly call her fat: he had "Florence is so fat" jokes and remarks constantly worked into scripted stage and interview banter, so I would not be suprised if the interviewer was told to say this by Gordy.
Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this! It's great to see all three of them in an interview holding their own. I know he didn't mean to be, but the interviewer came off a bit rude to Florence.
He did when he asked something that boiled down to "and why are YOU so big, compared to Diana?" but I think he realized this and was rather solicitous to Florence after that weird question.
Don Hawkins I never said that asking her to move closer was rude. His jokes about her difference in weight was somewhat rude. You must've commented before watching the whole interview. Be more mindful next time.
Thank you for the video! At first I was excited to get a sense of their true personalities and chemistry together. But after just hearing interviews in which she talked about being pressured about her weight by Berry Gordy, I feel outraged that Florence endured it publicly, as well. Thin, fat, and in between, we are all women, and human beings. Respect us! Furthermore, she was the Queen Supreme, body and all.
FAT, MY ASS!!! It's called a FIGURE. Mary and Miss Ross couldn't touch Flo if their life depended on it. She wasn't meant to be skinny. She stated this many times. Her mom and sisters were full figured women too.
Indeed, she was't even "full-figured" in the euphemistic way that the phrase is used now. (Another one is "bigger" - bigger than WHAT?) I'd say "well-padded, but without the pads". Anyway, compared to Diane Ross, ANYBODY would be considered well-rounded. Miss Ross and Nancy Reagan - shaped like stop signs! (It is a wonder neither of them broke her neck trying to hold her head up.)
You out of your mind!!! A MAN??? Florence was a hottie and something we guys loved looking at with her figure and stage manner. Diana is overworked, skinny, and her voice was overworked as well. She looks tired in this interview as she has on none of her lashes.
Vincent50 Although I think Florence was nice to look at and I'm a woman there's nothing wrong with Diana. Being skinny isn't the problem its when you look sickly but its not the same thing as being 'regular' skinny. Diana filled out as she got older. While Flo had the fuller figure you have to be more mindful of what you eat because those body types tend to gain weight easily. Pregnancy is another thing because most women gain weight as well. In a way its good Diana started out slim and filled out later on as opposed to being curvy and being much heavier. It really boils down to genetics but I don't like body shaming. I think Diana said in an interview that she was stressed and overworked so she wasn't eating as much.
Thank you; these folks, flying off, all half-cocked thinking of $100 in 2018 dollars. The Motown deals were pretty much STANDARD with unproven acts: Low royalties; one year contracts with the company owning the option for SIX-MORE YEARS. This was their ALLOWANCE, so that they would actually HAVE a little money at the end of their run.Standard.
The guy doing the interview is a real jerk. He gets way too personal asking questions that are really none of his business. He should have focused on the music....just sayin'
That's how some did interviews back then. I saw a Jackson 5 interview from back in the 70's with a very instrusive interviewer who asked them how much money they made,etc. As well. I think it's very tacky as well.
This interview is one of the reasons the 60s were so nice to live through. Everyone was so kind and elegant. You certainly won't find interviewers talking to people outside at lunch these days, everyone is so rushed. Thank you for posting it Oh, love Diana's hair in this interview. Would you happen to know if this hairstyle has a name? It's like the beauty shop to copy it the next time I go in.
They were rushed then, too. I read "Call Her Miss Ross" and there were stories about how they got rushed from city to city. They never even got to see most of the places they visited unless it was for publicity. But most times they would fly into a city and get shoved from radio station to radio station to do interviews. This one looks like a relaxing lunch by the pool. But it only lasted 11:27 and all I see are drinks. They probably had to get up and run to another one or a rehearsal or a sound check a few minutes later. Motown DEFINITELY worked them back in the day.
Extremely talented women. I always admired their class. I was a young boy back then but I knew something about the Supremes was just that-supreme. Their songs were and always will be a big part of my life. Sorry they had to endure interviews like this. They brought so much joy to so many people. I feel fortunate to have been able to live in a time when they were making music. I miss those days!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO---- ---== notice at the very beginning when the interviewer asked all the girls how they felt about the great standing ovation they got from the audience..and Diana started with her I__I__I-- all about how SHE felt-- that the interviewer cut her off -- and led into another question and statement-- (( they were all aware of her ego)) SMH.. he asked about how they ALL felt -- not just her..
Honestly, I’d really admire how Florence’s responding to that rude interviewer, she really owned him and that old yt man shouldn’t even be bothered to ask out that. I honestly admire how honest and unbothered she basically is and she’s so sassy and “WE” “WE” stan a black woman who stands up for herself instead of being trashed. We’d knew to always appreciate Motown and Slo-Funk, We’d basically need more women who are sassy, strong and “UNBOTHERED”. Thank you so much Dad for introducing me to this genre of music and the 60s decade
No, we don’t need more sassy women. We need more women who know how to carry themselves and behave like a lady. Florence ultimately couldn’t do that, and it was her downfall.
This is by far the BEST interview I've seen by the Supremes. How rude of the interviewer to ask them how much money they are getting paid. Also, has anyone noticed that Florence's speaking voice is deeper than Diane's? PS I'm so glad Florence took her hat off, so we could see her face!
Over the years as I started to hear Florence's voice, its strong and heavier than Mary's and Diana's. That's why had she had proper writers Florence could've been one heck of a solo artist. She had the gift of a strong voice just a wrong direction she was pushed into. ABC records was trying to make her a Diana singer and that she was not.
Let the truth be known about their money! Diane said they were just happy to be there and performing, not just for the money!! Blah blah, you want to get PAID!! CHA CHING
I'm 5,7 170 pnds and these curves are serious so I know what Flo meant when she said the guys let her know just imagine all that Beauty small waist line she wasn't fat she was Thick from the cornbread and the cabbage!!! What we have women pay Lots to duplicate I'm Sorry Diana Ross was skin and bones But a great Singer!
When he came at flo that shit annoyed the hell out of me i understand in that period someone as skinny as diana was is their ideal of a gorgeous women and or a star but flo was built like a goddess and to me women with that shape ooh wee so fuck this guy any all the skinny women in the world who think less of women with actual shape plus you see how gorgeous flo was ol lord
white ppl dont like to be over 110 pounds anything else is fat to them but you dont talk about anyones weight period i hate that yes flo gained some weight but she wsnt fat at all diana the one look malnurishe im not a fan of skinny i like thick crvy well portion im a size 12-14 and love it to a wwhite guy im a bbw im 5 11 in height
Wow! What a rarity! Sadly, I never got to see the original group. However, I did see "Diana Ross & The Supremes," at EXPO '67 in Montreal, when Florence had just been replaced by Cindy Birdsong. Their huge hit that summer was "Reflections" and their performance was something I'll never forget. Thank you SO much for posting this uber rare clip. It is greatly appreciated!
Their compensation, a measly $100 a week, was characterized as an "allowance," as if they were little kids. It showed the reign Daddy Gordy had on his girls. You can bet the Beatles didn't receive "allowances" from Capitol Records in the 60's.
Motown Records in 1965, was independent, the only black owned record company in history. In this era of segregation and Jim Crow, Motown didn't have the money that Capitol Records had! (A white company). There were radio stations that didn't play early Motown songs....all he could pay the group members was 100.00 a week! Beatles? I remember their first hit songs (1964) were on Vee Jay, a black label. The songs success was to be a windfall for the company! Suddenly they were recording on Capitol! Racism reared its ugly head....yeah, I bet the Beatles WEREN'T getting an "an allowance of 100.00 a week"!
@@michellekirkendall818 I admit that the black record labels didn't have the revenue that white labels did, but nah, Gordy could have done better with the Supremes and other Motown acts. You can bet your life that he wasn't living modestly at that time.
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I love Flo's response about her weight. Get it girl!
Love it, enjoy hearing Flo's speaking voice. May she RIP
GarwinEugene Wayne I always love hearing her speak
GarwinEugene Wayne so do I I love her whole demeanor period
Tandra C. Poor flo didn’t deserve that Diana is sure a witch 🧙♀️ used Gordy until she reach the Top threw him away , wow 😮 life is like this selfish humans many fake
Flo was an angel
Flo could have easily became an Evangelist with that commanding authoritative voice.
Florence was FINE!!!😍😍😍
She was definitely my favorite!!!
@@reginaldkessler7838 me too,#1 in my book!!!
Got that right
You too 😭
I love the way Florence talks.
me too she was like the faith evans of the 60s
@@robertbouldin7978 please stop saying that. Faith is nothing like her. Florence had a wonderful voice and a classic style and elegance. Faith is modern rnb, fat.
me too
Florence seemed older...but I guess that she wasn't.
@@veronicajohnson9344 they were all around the same age i saw a live video
they were all 21years old
Mary answered the questions with the most intellect imo. Diane was nervous and didn't want to say the wrong thing. Flo was cool, laid back but honest.
Her name is DianA
Compared to artist today they were classy and gracious.
I believe it. I have read that Gordy constantly nit-picked over any and every mistake she made. He put a LOT of pressure on her; so stories about her being on the "bitchy" side back then would make sense. Imagine being in your early 20's and have so much riding on your performances. Oh...and the boss is also your lover so there is even more pressure. Not like she could call her boyfriend and vent about the boss.
In many interviews Ross tries to much to sound and seem intellectual and fails big time.Mary and Flo interview so easy and gracious
@@Maatization Internal DianE
Florence aint fat, she had a natural figure, same as Mary
Beautiful looks
The is the truth the Only reason why Diana was so skinny because she was waiting for flo and mary to get fat and get kick from the group so she can be star
Also, Diana revealed that during The Supremes’ early years of fame, she was so nervous about performing live onstage that she would eat very little and lost a lot of weight.
@Felix Thomas diana ross got all the Respect she got in the 70s and after leaving The Supremes but you guy don't know that she was making kid have sex with each other and they say That she Took Michael Jackson's virginity I use to love watching her but from everything I seen and hear make me not like her anymore did you know that after diana left the Supremes had to wear the old Supremes clothes mary had to wear Diana ross and jean had to wear Mary and Cindy just wear her but one thing everyone never talk about mary when she the only reason why the Supremes Stayed in the 70s Florence came back to the Supremes in 1976 right before her death and a year later the Supremes Split
@Punkanelly Lovejoy it the true she did people just Rushed over It because she was a big star and I did my research even Stevie wonder even said that at the age of 14 she try hooking him up with a few little girl and he said nooo
Nowadays Florence would be considered anorexic. We've gone downhill as a country.
Faith Evans could play Florence in movie. The resemblance is amazing.
Yes Ma'am yeah , I thought that too , Faith was approached but actually refuse the part , I can’t say I blame her as it ended down fall for Flo plus Ms Evans is a diva better voice than Ms Diana Ross
Oh yes!! Faith would look and be great as FLO !
Wow I didnt even think of that u are so right !!
so very true but Berry squish that :-(
Definitely
It’s the unit that the world fell in love with. I think all three ladies are attractive and stylish. They all were obviously talented, otherwise they wouldn’t be a topic today. They all have/has beautiful voices. Diana’s voice was the most unique. It worked. Their music is played every day, so the plan worked. They are on our mind still
Love Florence sense of humor
all thru the singing videos -- You can see and hear Flo getting her shine*** in -- whenever she could -- setting Ross to be thoroughly pissed at her for doing so! lol WTG Flo
She was very funny and sassy. Love her.
reealitychick yes Diana was jealous as flo was light skin that is the dream complexion off dark skin ladies back then and now 2019 , flo was stuck with kids as I am sure most off Mo -Town handsome men ask her out
@@jaajaarogers9101 my family told me I was just a young girl they said Diana Ross bleached her skin they said she used to be as black as a record and they never thought you was pretty they like to music but they never thought she was pretty
I don't think any of our daughters are pretty either or or Diana Ross's sons one looks like a pimp
@@jaajaarogers9101 not every brown skinned person is jealous of light skinned. Every person I went to school with that was light are now wrinkled while the brown skinned sisters haven’t aged. Melanin is way better
Lovely to hear these three ladies. How many interviews and interviewers they had to deal with and how professional they were.
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VERY PROFESSIONAL THE BEST , WOW
Florence was absolutely beautiful, and Mary is still beautiful today.
I also love Flo's accent. 😍😍
Mary was very intelligent black women she was also beautiful
Mary was more intelligent than the other two, but Diane had the rifts of song, so she was lead, Mary to this day is my #1 Supreme.
@@ernestchacon4928 RIP Mary, taking so abruptly from us. She was a beautiful classy lady. Now she is reunited with Florence forevermore teaching the angels how to sing like a Supreme 🌷😇🌷
Some of the comments below about Flo, Mary and Diana are just insane. We're talking about a group - of teenage girls really - that were at the top of the charts some 50 years ago! And yet the insults and vitriol flung at one Supreme or another make it sound as if they're politicians or still relevant pop artists. We didn't know any of these people personally at the time, and we still don't know who they are. We don't know what they felt, what challenges they faced, or how they coped with being international stars at the time when you could count black female superstars on one hand. But we do know their music and for that alone they should be accorded some respect.
Florence is pure butter, she's too talented and beautiful and so angelic RIP
Florence and Mary reunited forevermore teaching the angels how to sing like a Supreme
No she wasn't. Flo's interpretation was monoaural.. Diana's was dimensional
nice to see all three ladies interviewed on film!
i love how flo called Diane out ...
Nick AL-Khadra was flo drinking heavily at this point in her career?
Michael Bull you mean utilized coping mechanisms to deal with having career destroyed by singing snake , that come in form as friend ...
Nick AL-Khadra you mean ross taking her money?
Michael Bull yes Dianne the singing snake Ross destroyed her career..#Justice4Flo #ImWithFlo
Amazing they had the discipline as young ladies to basically give up 'normal' lives to do all this.
Flo and Mary handled the interview like pro's, no issue's. Mature and poised. The dude was picking on Flo, that remark at 8:57 stupid, but, she handled it like a pro. Quite a trio of women.
Yeah that interviewer was a jerk to pick on Flo like that about her weight. And she isn’t even overweight in this interview. (Or ever).
Disgusting the way he mentioned her weight she looks AMAZING
Definitely foul. NEVER ask a woman about her weight. Flo was sitting back because she was probably pissed and ready to clock his disrespectful azz. Don't start with a Detroit sista!
@@fwdthinker I Like that response and believe every word of it.
@@shannonallaround9490 Right. Thru all the BS from berry and his girlfriend Flo was never fat. Probably overweight compared to a stick figure.
I love this , hearing Mary and Flo answering questions instead of Diana answering all the questions.
The guy conducting this interview was a tactless as they get!
Have you seen Diana Ross's interview with Michael Parkinson from 1981? It's on RUclips.
GRADE A JERK !😆😅😅
I knew the interviewer was tactless from the start when he used his daughter as an excuse to get The Supremes' autographs...like he was too proud to ask for an autograph for himself.
He was joking and he was actually very complimentary and flattering to them. Notice remarks at the end. Lighten up.
@@reealitychick stfu you and this jackass deserve one another, talkin bout a white man putting a black womans ego in her place get tf outta here🤦🤦
Florence looks beautiful here!!!!!,she was the soul of the group,without her the group lost charm and music.
I AGREE AND YOU DONT DO THAT TO THE ONE THAT STARTED THE GROUP AND CAME UP WITH THE NAME . GIVE ME A BREAK MAN
Yeah, she is beautiful, even though we don't always get to see much of her here. Notice the poster put DIANA ROSS in big letters over the area where Flo is sitting.
Y’all just doing that cause she’s dead moral of the story is Diana had a pop soft baby voice like most girls today Florence voice was too soul and rnb OH WELL
Without her the group would have been completely whie washed.
Random, but you know what I think guys.... I think Diana was made the lead singer because of her high pitch sweet Judy Garland like voice that fit perfectly in this time period. As you can hear, Florance’s voice sounds more southern and more Aretha Franklin like. Definitely not a 1960s time period voice. She was singing in the wrong era and I feel she would’ve made it BIG if she were a singer in the late 1970s. What do you think???
AHAHAHAHAHAH The shade Florence threw when she said "Ahahah i'll be losing weight soon" 😂😂
Jay That interviewer was being shady the whole time. I love how she responded lol
Flo seemed like she would get with a mofo with the quickness. I read she and Gordy used to get into it when he would try to pick on her about her weight. He was probably just mad he wasn't getting that.
fwdthinker omg 😮 she is slim Diana is too dam under weight
Lisa Michelle Exactly!
Love Them All. R.I.P. Mary and Florence
Florence's speaking voice and laugh sounds like Faith Evans. She kinda reminds me of her. Beautiful lady.
Yes I agree
Leave It To Angela ! Yes I thought that too twins separated at birth from a different era how strange
I love your articulation and natural way of representing our people so eloquently!! Love you all, Supremes!!
all i know is Flo was the best singer in the supremes , she was the best lookin' in the supremes , as a matter of fact she was the heart of the supremes.
you must be a family member cause those kind of complimemts come from family members friends etc
Agreed-- just listen to the few songs that she sang lead (Mary, too). WOW! Ross probably felt threatened, and since she was sleeping with the boss . . .
Mary was the best looking.
@@@vendusa58 . Stupid ass. It wasn't Diana's ultimatum to be the lead singer
@@blogshagify Of course it was. Whatever Diane wanted and she wanted everything. All she had to do was tell Berry and he did it for her. Wake up and smell the coffee. Berry had to do everything for Diane and if he didn't he could not fu^^ her. She was a selfish Mo#### Fu####. Take the Diane blindfolds off Terrell CF??????
Actually, I think the male interviewer was kind of sweet on Florence. Back in those days, when a guy LIKED a girl, he would gently tease her about something, to get her attention. You'll notice the guy asked Florence to move in closer, then as the interview progressed, he began looking directly at Florence while asking questions. Flo seemed a bit startled and unprepared for that, and notice Diana began looking a bit put out and irritated. He had a big crush on Flo, I think, and judging by their looks, both Diana and Florence realized it.
Florence was just as beautiful and gorgeous as Mary was. Good looks, class and dignified.
The supremes are immensely beautiful!
Tuesday, June 21, 1966. THANK YOU for sharing this!
1966.not.1967
Wow I can’t imagine what the internet would do to this man for comparing the girls weight on television if this happened today!! If Florence is considered “fat” than I must be morbidly obese😂
Andrew R. She was not fat, the host was a royal ass.
You probably are. Most black women are so dilusional about their weight that it is shameful.Florence has the perfect body a little gym weight and she should have been able to write her own ticket. That woman was a looker!
RIGHT!!!!
In those days it was kinda ok to talk about these things no one really care
Great interview... so many forget that they were trailblazers. They were new to the world and the world was new to them.
A totally different time. That interviewer would probably get cussed out asking some of those questions today.
Ofcourse it was it was ok to ask such disgusting questions
Rare! Nice to see Florence Ballard. She was wearing that hat.
RIP the two members of The Supremes
Florence Ballard (June 30, 1943 - February 22, 1976), aged 32
Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 - February 8, 2021), aged 76
You will be remembered as legends.
I love Florence's voice and sass (:
"Florence is that why she's thinner than u cause she works harder" That interviewer had some damn nerve 🤨
It was a joke.
@@MiamiPush2theLimit But it was kind of demeaning.
@@moni1952 it was sarcasm. Diana was a rail. It was astonishing to see, even in those days before obesity became the norm.
Mary Wilson, The Sexy One, R.I.P. ,cause HONEY, YOU was terrific!!!! Great upload..... The Supremes,,,!!!!
Flo looked so sophisticated, especially with the hat on
I said the same thing.
Flo was FINE!!! Sad about the fate she met, but life just isn't fair.
Ms. Flo is so real and beautiful just adore her energy ❤️
I'm here for Florence Ballard!
This is gold. Thanks for sharing.
RIP Mary, taken so suddenly and so soon. Reunited with Florence again after 45 years. Together in heaven teaching the angels how to sing like a Supreme 🌷🙏🌷
It was GREAT to see this rare interview.......hard to believe Florence stop singing with the Supremes fifty years ago ....1967.
I love the SUPREMES :)
Thanks for posting this. This is an excellent interview - not because of the interviewer - but because it reveals the three girls' distinct personalities. It's how many of us remember them from back then, especially if you saw them live. One good thing about this interview occurs when he actually asks musical questions - about harmony and unison, etc., which Mary offers a good answer to.
What a treat, thank you for sharing!
Loved them when I was a kid in 1980s though this was the 60s. Love it
Young, beautiful, and classy. So polite. Coached well for media. All a lost art today. I wasn't born during this time but I appreciate this lightening in a bottle
This is great, a natural interview with The Supremes. Also the weight comments would not be allowed today on TV today, Florence replys with a funny and accepting answer. LOL
This was a great interview . Glad I was able to see this .All three of these ladies are terrific .
Flo would be considered skinny nowadays! I think she looks just fine. I saw Mary's gown collection, when she brought them to Seattle, and I couldn't believe how small those gowns were for all three of them. Even the gowns that Cindy wore were small, even though she didn't look like a stick on TV. TV really did add a lot of weight back in the 1960's
swtv1754 exactly!
Exactly! Florence is slim. Not fat at all. And Mary was tiny! She couldn't have been more than a size 4. Diana as we all know was very thin. Almost anyone would look bigger next to her but they all looked fantastic if you ask me.
Ok
HOW?!?! And WHERE?!?? 😂
Please stop. She was overweight
She looks my size, and I am a 1 (sometimes 0) in jeans. Little lol.
Really want to thank you for uploading this video! There isn't any proper interview videos of the ORIGINAL Supremes on here! So thank you love! I felt really sorry for Florence watching this, she seemed very quiet, I guess everything was taking a turn for the worst here :'(
Yes I agree. Florence hung in there in this interview but seems she was going through a lot then but I love watching her because she's so interesting to see. She was more like the girl next door type and that's something the boss wanted to change about her and couldn't.
The interviewer is typical of the 1960's in both style and substance. Florence, Mary and Diana are not girls. They are women. Florence Ballard is the most interesting of the three you can tell she has a powerful testimony but for whatever the reason is keeping a lid on it.
Florence looks good love her voice
wow. thank you for sharing this. what a piece of history in the making!
Flo was so beautiful and had the best voice of the supremes
Florence is the most spontaneous and natural one.
..... one of the reasons they wanted her out
The interviewer asks Mary and Flo what's your exuse?" Like as if you needed some excuse to be at a normal weight and not underweight like Diana. The interviewer has a lot of nerve.
I KNOW , WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT , AND THEY ONLY GET 50.00 A WEEK . BERRY GORDY , YOU CROOK GIVE ME A BREAK MAN
It shows how much restraint and poise all three girls had for not slapping that cheeky gobshite for asking that question
You really do live in a different world to 1966. He was being humorous, and the girls understood that. Taking offence at everything hadn't been invented at this time, thank goodness.
Hmmm. If it was so harmless and cute and humerous why did Barry Gordy constantly call Florence fat, and have his constant insults at her weight worked into scripted banter on stage and in interviews, to the point she ended up on dangerous diet pills to get him off her back, health medication that has been proven cause significant damage to the heart, and Florence died at 32 of a heart attack? So you're saying Florence was oversensitive and she should have learned to take the constant insults about her weight with humour? Should she also have realised that Gordy was only joking when he constantly called her a drunk and a high school dropout, as well as fat?
I guess it was a different time, my goodness.
they are skinny by current American standards lol
I remember all the stories year in year out, my mom use to share with me about, the Motown greats she grew up with, to this day, it never gets old. Motown could, have marketed Flo solo career if, they really wanted too. The woman could, sing, she had a somewhat, of a soft earth tone voice, could carry a melody, had range, style, & class. She always, seem to stand out yet low-key, within the group, most definitely she was underrated as a singer, and didn't get her due recognition. She seem to be an old soul, and a home body, absolutely family, wife & mother material. The interviewer was disrespectful towards, her concerning her weight. You could, tell it made her feel uncomfortable, but she handled herself with humour & class. Her body type is voluptuous, I would say hourglass shape, the idiot interviewer is judging her, by the white man's standard of what a woman's weight should, be. Oh foolish white man, your standards need not applied here, Flo was a natural beauty, looking like a snack, & diana, boney as my butt crack! Lol. I'm out!
Eric Echols correct! That. Interviewer was a bucket belly beaver .
@@Princess-gy5kx 😀😅🤣😂😆🤗 lol
I agree she look like a woman like my mother said she look like a woman
one of Flo's interview she said very Gordon called her fat she's only a size 11 that's not fat
and there are women out there doing some certain exercise and diet where they can add a butt to them, I told my mother that's how white men are they like the thinner the better that's why the majority of white women when you hear them saying they're dying of anorexia is because that's what white men like
Very sad you supposed to go by who the person is
I read that an offer was made to her for solo albums after she was released from the Supremes. Unfortunately, Florence did not have an entertainment attorney to negotiate it for her. If she had, she probably would have gotten better money and more perks that could have benefited her long-range career. Unfortunately, he handled the first one by herself (big mistake) and when finally did get an attorney to renegotiate, he turned out to be a crook who stole her settlement (even bigger mistake).
That interviewer has some nerve asking Florence about her weight, when he's fatter then all three of them combined. He could eat all three of them and still have room for Cindy Birdsong.
However it is worth noting that at this point in the Supreme's history, Gordy was doing everything he could to attack Florence's self esteem to make it easier to force her out of the group, and one of his favourite topics when he wanted to deliberately upset her was to constantly call her fat: he had "Florence is so fat" jokes and remarks constantly worked into scripted stage and interview banter, so I would not be suprised if the interviewer was told to say this by Gordy.
Flo was tall around 5 feet 8 her weigh was the
Her weight was right for her height
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“And still have room for Cindy Birdsong” LOL I’M DECEASED
Gordy was a asshole.
Fantastic video. The musical history of it all is amazing. Thank you for this awesome post.
Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this!
It's great to see all three of them in an interview holding their own.
I know he didn't mean to be, but the interviewer came off a bit rude to Florence.
You´re welcome! Thank you for watching!
Rude? Asking her to move closer to the microphone? Come now, he was very respectful...lovely interview.
He did when he asked something that boiled down to "and why are YOU so big, compared to Diana?" but I think he realized this and was rather solicitous to Florence after that weird question.
Don Hawkins I never said that asking her to move closer was rude. His jokes about her difference in weight was somewhat rude. You must've commented before watching the whole interview. Be more mindful next time.
I thought he may have asked Florence the question because she has such a great figure. Curves don't lie! That's just my interpretation.
Loved the way they are calling it rhythm and blues / rock n roll
I like when asked where they the ones they put Motown on the map Diana quickly said that there are many artists that helped not just them
Thank you for the video! At first I was excited to get a sense of their true personalities and chemistry together. But after just hearing interviews in which she talked about being pressured about her weight by Berry Gordy, I feel outraged that Florence endured it publicly, as well. Thin, fat, and in between, we are all women, and human beings. Respect us! Furthermore, she was the Queen Supreme, body and all.
FAT, MY ASS!!! It's called a FIGURE. Mary and Miss Ross couldn't touch Flo if their life depended on it. She wasn't meant to be skinny. She stated this many times. Her mom and sisters were full figured women too.
Indeed, she was't even "full-figured" in the euphemistic way that the phrase is used now. (Another one is "bigger" - bigger than WHAT?) I'd say "well-padded, but without the pads". Anyway, compared to Diane Ross, ANYBODY would be considered well-rounded. Miss Ross and Nancy Reagan - shaped like stop signs! (It is a wonder neither of them broke her neck trying to hold her head up.)
Take your broccoli and beef and stick up your skinny skanky ass!!!!
You out of your mind!!! A MAN??? Florence was a hottie and something we guys loved looking at with her figure and stage manner. Diana is overworked, skinny, and her voice was overworked as well. She looks tired in this interview as she has on none of her lashes.
Vincent50 Although I think Florence was nice to look at and I'm a woman there's nothing wrong with Diana. Being skinny isn't the problem its when you look sickly but its not the same thing as being 'regular' skinny. Diana filled out as she got older. While Flo had the fuller figure you have to be more mindful of what you eat because those body types tend to gain weight easily. Pregnancy is another thing because most women gain weight as well. In a way its good Diana started out slim and filled out later on as opposed to being curvy and being much heavier. It really boils down to genetics but I don't like body shaming. I think Diana said in an interview that she was stressed and overworked so she wasn't eating as much.
Good answer. Florence wasn't fat at all.
Great interview... thanks for sharing.
Florence was stacked, truly beautiful.
No one can speak but Diana? Damn!
Cora Hudson ugly frog 🐸 eyes wig bigger than her whole dam body too 🤣😂😅,
So beautiful, love Florence n miss her. RIP.
Florence was such a beautiful and fine woman. I call her my twin idol.
$100 a week when they were making millions for Motown, gee Berry Gordy got so rich off them, that's insane!
Eddy Yessss HE DID!! THE DOG WORLD....MUSIC INDUSTRY.....😞
$100 back in 1966 is worth $761 in 2018.
AMEN BERRY WAS A CROOK, AND VERY GREEDY I THINK WOW THE HELL WITH THAT
Thank you; these folks, flying off, all half-cocked thinking of $100 in 2018 dollars. The Motown deals were pretty much STANDARD with unproven acts: Low royalties; one year contracts with the company owning the option for SIX-MORE YEARS. This was their ALLOWANCE, so that they would actually HAVE a little money at the end of their run.Standard.
Yeah, it just goes to show that for being his favourite, mr Gordon wasn't that nice to Diana either
Flo was a full on Diva sitting so elegantly with that hat on at the beginning😫🤣
Faith Evans resembles Florence Ballard.
Florence had a beautiful voice which made a huge contribution to the Supremes sound.
Pure magic. Thank you for posting this! Brings me back to those days and my childhood.
The guy doing the interview is a real jerk. He gets way too personal asking questions that are really none of his business. He should have focused on the music....just sayin'
netchemab Right. It was none of his business how much these ladies ate or weighed. What a jerk!!
That's how some did interviews back then. I saw a Jackson 5 interview from back in the 70's with a very instrusive interviewer who asked them how much money they made,etc. As well. I think it's very tacky as well.
Melanie Biggins exactly this isn’t a A&E ! Right idiot ! Music industry told him what to ask that how it is !
omg this was in Toronto! so amazing !!!
You can tell that Florence Ballard was not to Happy and she looked like she was distancing herself from Diana Ross
she was more interested in keeping flies away than the interview itself
@@quality333 No she was not. Diane wanted to be the only one in the group who could talk as we found out many years later.
This interview is one of the reasons the 60s were so nice to live through. Everyone was so kind and elegant. You certainly won't find interviewers talking to people outside at lunch these days, everyone is so rushed. Thank you for posting it Oh, love Diana's hair in this interview. Would you happen to know if this hairstyle has a name? It's like the beauty shop to copy it the next time I go in.
It's called a WIG dufus!
Dawn you could get away with a lot of things back in 1966
Dawn Brayton you crazy she look terrible in that huge wig don’t suit her as she has a frog 🐸 thin face
They were rushed then, too. I read "Call Her Miss Ross" and there were stories about how they got rushed from city to city. They never even got to see most of the places they visited unless it was for publicity. But most times they would fly into a city and get shoved from radio station to radio station to do interviews. This one looks like a relaxing lunch by the pool. But it only lasted 11:27 and all I see are drinks. They probably had to get up and run to another one or a rehearsal or a sound check a few minutes later. Motown DEFINITELY worked them back in the day.
This was great to see! Thank you for sharing!
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All the members of The Supremes are so attracted. What beautiful women!
I can't believe he said all that about each lady's weight. He wouldn't have said that to The Beatles.
He would say it all today in 2017. Back in the 60s women were still seen as sex objects if they were in entertainment.
remarks were made about Lennon being the fat Beatle and he didnt like it so by 1967 till the day he died he made sure he was as skinny as a rail
and what about His own weight
@@orettasmith155 what does it matter? The guy was probably 65 or 68 in 1966 He prob croaked before the disco era
Ok
Extremely talented women. I always admired their class. I was a young boy back then but I knew something about the Supremes was just that-supreme. Their songs were and always will be a big part of my life. Sorry they had to endure interviews like this. They brought so much joy to so many people. I feel fortunate to have been able to live in a time when they were making music. I miss those days!!
Florence is my girl. I love her.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO---- ---== notice at the very beginning when the interviewer asked all the girls how they felt about the great standing ovation they got from the audience..and Diana started with her I__I__I-- all about how SHE felt-- that the interviewer cut her off -- and led into another question and statement-- (( they were all aware of her ego)) SMH.. he asked about how they ALL felt -- not just her..
I have loved Diana Ross since the very beginning. Her voice and her kindness and her beauty. She is,a rare blessing to this sad old earth.
Honestly, I’d really admire how Florence’s responding to that rude interviewer, she really owned him and that old yt man shouldn’t even be bothered to ask out that. I honestly admire how honest and unbothered she basically is and she’s so sassy and “WE” “WE” stan a black woman who stands up for herself instead of being trashed. We’d knew to always appreciate Motown and Slo-Funk, We’d basically need more women who are sassy, strong and “UNBOTHERED”. Thank you so much Dad for introducing me to this genre of music and the 60s decade
No, we don’t need more sassy women. We need more women who know how to carry themselves and behave like a lady. Florence ultimately couldn’t do that, and it was her downfall.
loved Diana's beautiful voice.
This is by far the BEST interview I've seen by the Supremes. How rude of the interviewer to ask them how much money they are getting paid. Also, has anyone noticed that Florence's speaking voice is deeper than Diane's? PS I'm so glad Florence took her hat off, so we could see her face!
Over the years as I started to hear Florence's voice, its strong and heavier than Mary's and Diana's. That's why had she had proper writers Florence could've been one heck of a solo artist. She had the gift of a strong voice just a wrong direction she was pushed into. ABC records was trying to make her a Diana singer and that she was not.
Let the truth be known about their money! Diane said they were just happy to be there and performing, not just for the money!! Blah blah, you want to get PAID!! CHA CHING
I'm 5,7 170 pnds and these curves are serious so I know what Flo meant when she said the guys let her know just imagine all that Beauty small waist line she wasn't fat she was Thick from the cornbread and the cabbage!!! What we have women pay Lots to duplicate I'm Sorry Diana Ross was skin and bones But a great Singer!
Sound like you thick andsexy ass hell
Yasheika Williams
When he came at flo that shit annoyed the hell out of me i understand in that period someone as skinny as diana was is their ideal of a gorgeous women and or a star but flo was built like a goddess and to me women with that shape ooh wee so fuck this guy any all the skinny women in the world who think less of women with actual shape plus you see how gorgeous flo was ol lord
@@shawnhegwood807 I agree with you. Diane was the poster girl for anorexics.
white ppl dont like to be over 110 pounds anything else is fat to them but you dont talk about anyones weight period i hate that yes flo gained some weight but she wsnt fat at all diana the one look malnurishe im not a fan of skinny i like thick crvy well portion im a size 12-14 and love it to a wwhite guy im a bbw im 5 11 in height
Wow! What a rarity! Sadly, I never got to see the original group. However, I did see "Diana Ross & The Supremes," at EXPO '67 in Montreal, when Florence had just been replaced by Cindy Birdsong. Their huge hit that summer was "Reflections" and their performance was something I'll never forget. Thank you SO much for posting this uber rare clip. It is greatly appreciated!
Florence always sat elegant !!
Flo is the head reality voice, she don't hide from what is truthful.
The Supremes were actually being very honest.
This is amazing! There seem to be so few interviews exist like this. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Wow this guy was something else. Constantly talking about weight. Smh
Whitneyfan 90 these people are fake he must have huge mammas staked away in Jamaica 🇯🇲 lol 😂
amazing interview!!!! they are in my city Toronto 💘💘💘 I love this
Their compensation, a measly $100 a week, was characterized as an "allowance," as if they were little kids. It showed the reign Daddy Gordy had on his girls. You can bet the Beatles didn't receive "allowances" from Capitol Records in the 60's.
Highway robbery!!!!!
Motown Records in 1965, was independent, the only black owned record company in history. In this era of segregation and Jim Crow, Motown didn't have the money that Capitol Records had! (A white company). There were radio stations that didn't play early Motown songs....all he could pay the group members was 100.00 a week! Beatles? I remember their first hit songs (1964) were on Vee Jay, a black label. The songs success was to be a windfall for the company! Suddenly they were recording on Capitol! Racism reared its ugly head....yeah, I bet the Beatles WEREN'T getting an "an allowance of 100.00 a week"!
Message : The black company can"t do what the white companies do. Get it?
@@michellekirkendall818 I admit that the black record labels didn't have the revenue that white labels did, but nah, Gordy could have done better with the Supremes and other Motown acts. You can bet your life that he wasn't living modestly at that time.
They were so young
Diana looked at the other girls as if she wanted them to not speak and this became truth latter for the group.
I agree Diana just wanted the other girls just to sit there and say nothing!! All About Me.. Diana..
Of course. Wanting to hog the show like her bitch-ass self would I could see the expression as well.
@@ViewerMovies3002 exactly!! Clearly she was higher than them . FLO didn’t need to pontificate because she had natural shine
@@tranquilblue3132 Diane was truly catty.
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