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In the 1960s Mary and her girlhood friends from the housing projects of Detroit, Florence Ballard and Diana Ross formed a singing group called the Primettes.
When they signed with the local label Motown, it was thought they needed a classier name, and they became The Supremes.
After the departure of the other founding members, Mary guided new incarnations of The Supremes through the 1970s and 1980s.
Mary s autobiography, Dream Girl was among the biggest selling showbiz memoirs of all time and the inspiration for the film
Dream Girls.
Original broadcast February 2010
Buttered Popcorn – The Primettes
Baby Love – The Supremes
group the primettes, eventually changing their name to the supremes. hurry come on boy come see about me see about me come see about me see about your baby come see about me reporter: they became superstars during america s civil rights movement, popular with black and white audiences. appearing in white venues, breaking barriers. well, this is black history month. reporter: posting this video just three days ago, telling what she witnessed and overcame. we the supremes. we experienced a lot of that stuff, right? we had a lot of things happening to us on those shows because of segregation. reporter: mary wilson died at her home monday at 76. she had just announced a new book and new music coming out. you can t hurry love you just have to wait she said love don t come easy it s a game of give and take reporter: tonight, fellow supreme diana ross saying, my