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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.
Jun 30, 2023 · 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.
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.
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.
Feb 22, 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.
…of Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard (replaced in 1967 by Cindy Birdsong), the Supremes achieved 12 number one hits on the pop charts, including “Baby Love” (1964), “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965), and “Someday We’ll Be Together” (1969).
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....
Jun 22, 2024 · The Supremes, American pop-soul vocal group whose tremendous popularity with a broad audience made its members among the most successful performers of the 1960s and the flagship act of Motown Records. The principal members were Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong.
