supremes

Berry Gordy and Diana Ross appeared to be an unstoppable pairing during the Supremes’ rise to fame through Gordy’s legendary Motown record label. As Ross’ star grew, so did her relationship with Gordy, who says he had big ambitions for the all-female R&B group from the very beginning. In this video from Gordy’s interview on “Oprah’s Master Class,” he recalls how those […]

Once we mention them, get these Jackson 5 songs out of your head: — “ABC” — “I Want You Back” Or how about “Love Child” from The Supremes? Deke Richards, “leader of the Motown songwriting, arranging and producing team known as The Corporation” that came up with those and many other hits, has died. Richards […]

Motown record producer and songwriter Frank Wilson, who worked with the Supremes, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, has died in Southern California at 71. Daughter Tracey Stein tells the Los Angeles Times that Wilson died of lung infection complications on Sept. 27 in a hospital in Duarte. Read More Here (Source: Black America Web)