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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 · Singer Florence Ballard formed The Supremes in 1961 with childhood friends Mary Wilson and Diana Ross. She sang on 16 different Top 40 hits.
Jun 30, 2024 · A founding member of the Supremes, Florence Ballard sang on ten No.1s, but died at the age of just 32 in her hometown of Detroit in 1976.
Jun 28, 2010 · It was 1976 and ousted Supremes member Florence Ballard had tragically died after years of poverty and despair. Writer Mark Bego was at the funeral, and he vividly tells about Diana Ross ‘s sad...
Florence Ballard (1943-1976) Actress. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:56. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) 1 Video. 35 Photos. Florence Glenda Wilson Ballard was born and grew up in Detroit.
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.
In the months before she died, Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history—the Supremes—told her own side of the story.
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...
Jun 30, 2013 · As a founding member of The Supremes, Florence Ballard should have had it all. On the day Ballard would have turned 70, we look back on a life and career tragically cut short.
The mother of three young daughters, Ballard died in 1976—the official cause of death was coronary artery thrombosis—at the absurdly young age of 32. Both Mary Wilson and Diana Ross attended the funeral, which attracted some 5,000 fans, according to Benjaminson, who was there himself.
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