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Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits.
Apr 2, 2014 · Florence Ballard was a founding member of The Supremes, a Motown group that had 16 Top 40 hits in the 1960s. She left the group in 1967 after a dispute with Motown Records and died in 1976 at age 32.
Jun 30, 2023 · Florence Ballard was a founding member of the Supremes, the Motown trio that dominated the pop charts in the 1960s. She sang on ten No.1 singles, but faced tensions, alcoholism and health problems before her untimely death at 32.
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Feb 22, 2016 · When Florence Ballard died on Feb. 22, 1976 at 32 of coronary artery thrombosis, eight years to the day she was released from her MoTown contract, she left behind three daughters and an impeccable legacy in music.
Jun 30, 2013 · Florence Ballard was the founding member of The Supremes, the Motown group that dominated the charts in the 1960s. But her life was marred by personal struggles, musical rivalry, and early death at 32.
Florence Ballard was the founder of the Supremes, the most successful female vocal group in history. She revealed her struggles with rape, abuse, addiction, and expulsion in a tape before her death at 32.
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Feb 23, 1976 · DETROIT, Feb. 22 (UPI)—Florence Ballard. who attained stardom as one of the original members of the Supremes singing trio but spent the last few years living on welfare, died today of a cardiac...