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It was 53 years ago Saturday night (January 14th, 1970) that Diana Ross gave her final performance as a member of the Supremes. The show took place at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, and it was released the following April as the double-live album called Farewell. The show itself was emotional for all the Supremes, which at that time included original member Mary Wilson as well as Cindy Birdsong, who had replaced Florence Ballard in 1967. For fans, the split first seemed inevitable after Ballard's departure, when the group's name changed from the Supremes to Diana Ross & The Supremes. The concert featured most of the group's hits, including "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone," "Love Child," and their recent Top Ten hit with the Temptations, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." The show also included a medley of early hits featuring &