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THE sad death of Mary Wilson, an original member of the famous American Tamla Motown group the Supremes, will rekindle memories for many Islanders of an amazing concert the group did at Sandown Pavilion on November 3, 1983. It was a full house and the audience stood and roared their approval after the trio s 65 minute set. By that time, Diana Ross had left the group, who had 13 number one hits, to go solo and Mary became their lead singer. She had been an original member of the group alongside Ross and Florence Ballard and appeared on every one of their records. I was thrilled to interview Mary after the show and she revealed how tough life had been in the group s early days.