Someday We'll Be Together...Supreme Mary Wilson

Singer Mary Wilson 76, who co-founded the legendary Motown group The Supremes, died suddenly Monday night February 8, 2021 at her home in Henderson, Nevada. Wilson died of hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a condition related to high blood pressure, At 15, Wilson was a founding member of the hit-making group that started as a quartet called The Primettes – formed with her Detroit housing project neighbor Diana Ross, Betty McGlown and Florence Ballard. The Primettes lobbied Motown founder Berry Gordy to sign them to his record label. He finally agreed if the young group changed its name. On January 15, 1961, The Primettes officially became The Supremes, and then became a trio in 1962 – with Ross, Ballard and Wilson. The influential group's first No. 1, million-selling song, "Where Did Our Love Go," was released June 17, 1964. The Supremes were Motown's most successful act of the 1960s, scoring 12 No. 1 singles, including "Stop! In the Name of Love," "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Baby Love." Wilson reflected on the group's success in 2015, noting the best part about being in The Supremes was "being able to make my dreams come true." Taken from Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY; Detroit Free Press