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Mary Wilson, centre, with Florence Ballard, left, and Diana Ross. Photograph: PA Wire
In November 1969, Diana Ross announced her departure from the Supremes. It was not an entirely unexpected turn of events for anyone who knew about the internal workings of Motown Records. From the moment in 1963 when label boss Berry Gordy began taking an interest in the trio – whose seven singles to date had met with such commercial indifference they’d become known around Hitsville USA as the No-Hit Supremes – it was obvious who he thought the group’s star was. First Ross became the de facto lead singer on all their singles, with her fellow members Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard relegated to occasional leads on album tracks or on stage.
Stanley Woodvine’s Pandemic Diary
We check in with the homeless Vancouver writer, who spent the year binning, observing and chasing charging outlets.
Christopher Cheung reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Follow him on Twitter at @bychrischeung. SHARES Stanley Woodvine, a Fairview resident who’s been homeless for 16 years, in front of the washroom at Granville Park, the rare public washroom in his area open during the pandemic.
Photo by Christopher Cheung.
It wasn’t the provincial state of emergency that alerted homeless residents of Vancouver’s Fairview neighbourhood about the severity of the pandemic.
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A woman in France has been fighting the government for three years to prove she s not dead.
Jeanne Pouchain, a 58-year-old woman from the village of St. Joseph, France, received a letter from the Lyon court of appeals in 2017 that she had been declared dead and that her family was required to pay back the money she owed to a former employee. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. My problem is that I ve been declared dead. I m alive for my husband, for my son, for my loved ones, for the people around me, but for the justice system, I m dead, Pouchain, who used to own a cleaning firm, recently told Reuters.
Gainesville’s Alex Hall prepares to release “Six Strings” debut with Monument Records, featuring big names Alex Hall, a Gainesville native, will soon release his debut record, Six Strings, with Monument Records out of Nashville.
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Every musician gets their start somewhere. And, for Alex Hall, that start involved playing shows for $75 at Pueblos Mexican restaurant in Gainesville.
“I did that every Monday until I graduated high school,” Hall said. “I had to play for three hours. I only knew how to play 10 songs, so I’d replay 10 songs every hour.”
Today, the 26-year-old country musician is gearing up for his debut extended play record, “Six Strings” with Monument Records, a joint venture with Sony.