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  1. She was making an attempt at a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32. [1] Ballard's death was considered by one critic as "one of rock 's greatest tragedies". [2] Ballard was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes in 1988.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Suffered Major Trauma. In the summer of 1960, a 17-year-old Ballard endured a tragic incident that would permanently shape her personality and shift her previously happy outlook on life to a...

  3. Jun 30, 2023 · Florence died at the age of just 32 in her home town of Detroit on February 22, 1976. Her sudden passing, from a coronary thrombosis, caused an outpouring of grief among those around her, if far...

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  5. 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.

  6. Feb 21, 2021 · It was 45 years ago today (February 22nd, 1976) that Supremes ' co-founder Florence Ballard died at the age of 32. The singer died of coronary thrombosis — a blood clot in one of her coronary arteries. She has been cited by many friends and peers from the early Motown era as being the strongest singer of the three original Supremes, which ...

  7. Sep 13, 2010 · Sadly in 1976, Ballard died of a coronary thrombosis (now called myocardial infarction) at the age of thirty-two. Her death has been called "one of rock's greatest tragedies" More on Flo's Death HERE. But her family wants to know what happened.

  8. Apr 27, 2020 · When she died in Detroit in 1976, she was just 32. Her death certificate cited “coronary thrombosis” as the cause of death, but “a broken spirit” could easily have been substituted. In 1959, Detroiter Flo Ballard founded the group that would go on to become The Supremes. The singer, who died at 32, pushed for more leads in the trio.

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