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The Lost Supreme (Paperback)
The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard
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The Supremes were the most successful female vocal group in history. Of the three original members--Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard¿two told their life stories in bestselling books. Only Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded t......more
The Supremes were the most successful female vocal group in history. Of the three original members--Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard¿two told their life stories in bestselling books. Only Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the group, remained silent. But, in the months before her 1976 death, Flo actually did tell her own side of the Supremes story¿and the story of her entire life¿to Peter Benjaminson, who recorded her words on tape. In this book, for the first time, is Flo Ballard`s entire heartbreaking tale, revealing: the suprising identity of the man who raped her before she entered the music business; the details of her love-hate relationship with Motown Records czar Berry Gordy¿and an account of their first and only date; her serious drinking problem and ignored pleas for treatment; her never-ending desire to sing lead and how she was prevented from doing so; her attempts to get her life back on track after being brutally expelled from the Supremes; and much more. Flo Ballard traveled around the world in luxury, chatting with royalty and heads of state, applauded by millions. But when she died at the age of 32, she was a lonely mother of three just barely recovered from years of poverty and despair. Though we may mourn the extended silence of such a profound talent, at least now we can begin to understand how and why it happened.
- Author:
- Benjaminson, Peter
- ISBN:
- 9781556529597
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 213
- Publish Date:
- 09/01/2009
- Publisher:
- Lawrence Hill Books
- Language:
- English
Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
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STUNNING
Finally we hear Ms. Ballard's side of the story;and it's about time! There has been a lot of that going in those days. I knew that she was the voice, but Berry wouldn't let her sing lead. Diana's voice doesn't hold a candle to Flo's. He used Diana's voice just because she was attractive and marketable. I always thought that Flo and Mary were more attractive than Di. Her voice seems winy to me. I am so sorry that Flo didn't get her due. She deserves that much; and Berry should give her estate their due. After all, it was Flo that started that group anyway. She is still owed an appology at least, so why not start with her children at least. Read this book; you will be surprised at what you'll find out.
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