The Supremes

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The Supremes were a hugely successful American female vocal group of the 1960s whose polished pop-soul sound helped define the Motown era and influence generations of artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American girl group
Motown artist
vocal group
activePeriod 1960s
1970s
associatedAct Diana Ross
Motown
The Temptations
basedIn Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfFormation 1959
disbanded 1977
genre Motown sound
R&B
pop
soul
influenced later R&B artists
pop artists
subsequent girl groups
languageOfWork English
locationOfFormation Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
member Betty McGlown
Cindy Birdsong
Diana Ross
Florence Ballard
Jean Terrell
Lynda Laurence
Mary Wilson
Scherrie Payne
Susaye Greene
notableAchievement most successful Motown act of the 1960s
one of the best-selling girl groups of all time
one of the most commercially successful American vocal groups of the 1960s
notableAlbum Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations
surface form: Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations

I Hear a Symphony
The Supremes A’ Go-Go
Where Did Our Love Go
notableEvent Diana Ross
surface form: Diana Ross left the group in 1970
notableWork Baby Love
Come See About Me
Reflections
Someday We’ll Be Together
Stop! In the Name of Love
Where Did Our Love Go
You Can’t Hurry Love
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
originalName The Primettes
peakCommercialSuccess mid-1960s
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
style polished pop-soul sound

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Hey Girl hasNotableCoverVersionBy The Supremes
Henry Cosby associatedWith The Supremes
The Andantes associatedWith The Supremes
Howard Theatre hostedPerformer The Supremes
Betty McGlown associatedAct The Supremes
Mary Wells influenced The Supremes
The Shirelles influenced The Supremes
"Only Sixteen" hasNotableCoverVersionBy The Supremes
subject surface form: Only Sixteen
Motown Studio A usedBy The Supremes