The 1970 s Australian music scene could have been a whole lot different if it hadn t been for a sliding door moment in the Young family s emigration out of Scotland.
John s parents were first offered Canada, but his Mum said an emphatic, NO! After Scotland, I m not going anywhere cold.
This decision set in motion a career for John Paul Young that now spans 50 years and it s being celebrated in the JPY 50 Years Young - The Anniversary Tour.
Just imagine if Simon Napier Bell hadn t been able to invite John to sing on Pasadena, which later linked him with Harry Vanda & George Young to record Love is in the Air, Yesterday s Hero, I Hate the Music and a myriad of other hits. Australian music owes a lot to John s Mum and her insistence for a life in warmer climes.
Mary Wilson, who died on Feb. 8, 2021 at the age of 76, is being hailed throughout the world today for the musical legacy she leaves behind as a member of the Supremes, the female vocal trio that ruled the airwaves from the mid- to late-1960s, along the way bringing the R&B sounds of Detroit’s Motown to a crossover pop (read: white) audience. Along with the trio’s other co-founders, Florence Ballard and Diane (later Diana) Ross, Wilson helped break down racial barriers through the Supremes’ joyful sounds and glorious style. After Ballard and Ross had left the group by 1970, Wilson persevered, fronting the Supremes until the ensemble finally disbanded in 1977.
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One of the biggest stars that ever shined in the history of black American music has been called home untimely–after living a life her beloved fans wish lasted forever.
Entertainment Tonight (ET) reported that Mary Wilson (pictured), one-third of a 1960s-era Motown powerhouse, died at her Henderson, Nevada home on Monday evening (February 8). Jay Schwartz, Wilson’s publicist, told ET exclusively about the sad news.
No officially-determined reason for Wilson’s unforeseen death has been confirmed as of yet, Schwartz told ET in a statement. Wilson is best remembered as one of the founding members of the