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 15/1961  The Primettes becomes The Supremes as they sign a contract with Motown records.  Florence Ballard choses the name from a list that Motown secretary, Janie Bradford, gives her.

12/1968  The Supremes make a guest appearance on 'Tarzan' (The Convert).

15/1961  The Supremes are signed to Motown

14/1970 The Supremes give their last public appearance at the Frontier Hotel

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4/1967 'Love is Here and Now You're Gone' (one week) becomes #1.

8/1965  'Stop! In The Name of Love' tops the charts for two weeks.

22/1975 Florence Ballard passes away.

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 1960 As the Primettes, 'Tears of Sorrow' is released on Lupine Records

6/1965 'Stop, In the Name of Love' becomes fourth single to hit the #1 (two weeks) spot.

9/1961 The Supremes first record 'I Want A Guy' is released.

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15/1967 'The Happening' becomes #1.  The Supremes now has 10 #1 records.

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8/1962 The Supremes first Motown single, 'Your Heart Belongs to Me' is released.

8/1965 'Back in My Arms Again'  is the 5th consecutive #1 (one week) for  the Supremes,  the first artists to do so on Billboard.  Their next single, 'Nothing But Heartaches' fails to reach the top ten, breaking their string of #1's.

21/1968 The Supremes release 'Some Things You Never Get Used To'.  This marks the first collaboration between Diana Ross and the husband/wife team, Ashford and Simpson.

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17/1964  "Where Did Our Love Go" becomes the first of twelve singles to go to #1 on Billboard.

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18/1964 'Where Did Our Love Go' is first single to hit #1 (two weeks) after nine consecutive "flops."

24/1967 'Reflections' is first release by the group now known as Diana Ross and the Supremes.

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29/1967 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits, Vol I and II, is released.

20/1966 The Supremes hit their second stride at #1 with 'You Can't Hurry Love,' (2 weeks).  The first of four in a row.  Seventh record to hit #1 and counting.

31/1964 The album 'Where Did Our Love Go' is released.

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17/1964  "Baby Love" hits #1

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10/1968 'Love Child' is the eleventh single by the Supremes to reach #1 (two weeks).

15/1962  The first Motown Revue begins touring the country, starring Marvin Gaye, The Miracles, The Supremes, Mary Wells, and Little Stevie Wonder; the tour ends with a four night show at New York's Apollo Theater

17/1964 The Supremes 'Baby Love' becomes their second #1 (four weeks) record.

12/1966 'You Keep Me Hanging On' is the Supremes 8th record to hit #1 (two weeks).

27/1964 'Come See About Me' becomes third in a row to reach #1 (two weeks).

30/1965 'I Hear A Symphony'  hits #1 (two weeks) , giving The Supremes their sixth visit to the top.

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11/1969 'Someday We'll Be Together' (one week) is the final appearance for the Supremes at the top of the American pop charts.

21/1964 'Come See About Me' (two weeks) becomes third in a row to reach #1 (two weeks).

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9/1963 The Supremes first album 'Meet the Supremes' is released.

18/1969 The Supremes last appearance on television with Diana Ross occurs on the Ed Sullivan Show

27/1964 Supremes first TV appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show".

31/1965 The Supremes appear at the Orange Bowl Parade

TRIVIA:

Toward the final years with the Supremes, Diana Ross often recorded with The Andantes who later sang background for her as a solo artists.  Some of the songs that Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong did not sing on:  Love Child, Someday We'll Be Together.

ON FILM:

BEACH BALL

The Supremes sings the title tune in a live 'concert' performance on the beach.

DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE GIRL BOMB

The Supremes sing the title tune.

EDSULLIVAN SHOW

• Come See About Me (December 1964)

• You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (October 1965)

• My World I Empty Without You /Somewhere(February 1966)

• Love is Like An Itching In My Heart /More(May 1966)

• You Can't Hurry Love/I Hear a Symphony medley(September 1966)

• My Favorite Things /Medley of Hits(December 1966)

• The Happening /Thoroughly Modern Millie/Second Hand Rose/Mame medley(May 1967)

• In and Out of Love /Medley of Hits (with the Temptations)

• Thou Swell(November 1967)

• Forever Came Today /Fat Waller medley (March 1968)

• Always/Irving Berlin medley (1968)

• Funny Girl medleyLove Child (September 1968)

• Love Child/I'm Living in a Shame /I Get a Kick Out of You(January 1969)

• The Impossible Dream/You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You/No Matter What Sign You Are (May 1969)

• You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

• No Matter What Sign You Are

• Medley of Hits/Someday We'll Be Together (December 1969)

The HAPPENNING (1968)

The Supremes sing the title tune which becomes a #1 single for one week.

TARZAN (1968)

The Supremes portray nuns who meet The King of the Jungle.

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