The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard (32 page)

132–133.
See also
H-D-H (Hol-

Florence Ballard and, 77, 80, 83–85,

land-Dozier-Holland)

87, 92–97, 102–103

Holliday, Barbara, 136–137

H-D-H (Holland-Dozier-Holland)

Holloway, Brenda, 43

and, 130–132

Holt, Patricia Louise.
See
LaBelle, Patti lawsuit against Motown Records and,

Honey Cone, 130, 132

125–127

Hot Wax Records, 130

loss of interest in Supremes, 32–33

“The House of the Rising Sun,” 76

management style of, 27–28, 29–30,

100 Proof (Aged in Soul), 132

43, 79–80

Motown Sound of, 46–47

I

Primettes and, 18, 25–27

“I Am Woman,” 155

residences of, 102–103

“I Hear a Symphony,” 89

use of substitutes by, 79–80

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” 141

Gordy, Berry (“Pops”), Sr., 84

“I Sold My Heart to the Junkman,” 98

Gordy, Fuller, 102

“I Tell You I’m Not Going,” 177

Gordy, Gwen, 96, 102

“I Want a Guy,” 25–26, 31–32

Gorman, Freddie, 25

International Management Company, 125

Graystone Ballroom, 20, 21

Invictus Records, 129–132, 138

Greer, Jesse, 14

“It Doesn’t Matter How I Say It (It’s

What I Say That Matters),” 112,

H

174

The Happening
, 78–79

“It Makes No Difference Now,” 76

Harding, Reginald, 22–23

Harrison, George, 61

J

H-D-H (Holland-Dozier-Holland), 44,

Jackson, Doris, 34

46, 129, 130–132

Jenkins, Milton, 9–10, 13, 14, 19, 100

“Heat Wave,” 34, 130

“Just for You and I,” 27

209

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K

McArthur, George, 89

Kendricks, Eddie, 10

McCoy, Van, 113

Kerr, George, 112

McDougal, Weldon, III, 97

King, Maurice, 52

McGlown, Betty, 11, 20, 21

Knight, Gladys, 43

Meet the Supremes
, 47

Michigan State Bar Grievance Board,

L

120, 123

LaBelle, Patti, 97–98

“Mickey’s Monkey,” 34

Lady Sings the Blues
, 85, 165

Miracles, 34, 38, 39, 41, 51, 59

“Laughing Boy,” 34

Molette, O. Lee, 120

Laurence, Lynda, 117, 174

“Money (That’s What I Want),” 16

“Let Me Go the Right Way,” 33

Morris, Richard, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23

Lion, Alfred, 97

Motortown Revues, 35, 37–44, 47

Little, Joanne, 155

Motown 1964
, 101

Loeb, Dorothy, 101

Motown Industries, 100–101

Lollis, Florence, 175–176

Motown Record Company, 15, 101–102,

Londonderry, Lord, 67–68,
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109–117, 145.
See also
Gordy,

“Lonely Teardrops,” 16

Berry

Louisell, Joseph, 120–121

catalog of records, 29

“Love Ain’t Love,” 113, 174

disposal of photographic archives, 29

“Love Child,” 141

Invictus Records and, 129–130

“(Love is Like a) Heat Wave,” 34

lawsuit against Berry Gordy and,

Loy, Myrna, 112

125–127

LuPine Records, 19

music publishing rights and, 88

Lushka, Michael, 131

press releases concerning expulsion of

Florence Ballard, 98

M

settlement negotiations with Florence

The Magic Disco Machine
, 43

Ballard, 103–106

Mahogany
, 85

treatment of artists, 30, 57–58

“Manhattan,” 76

Motown Sound, 25, 43, 46–47

marijuana, 70

Mullaney, James, 168–169

Martha and the Vandellas, 32, 34, 51

“My Heart Can’t Take It No More,” 33

Martin, Barbara, 23, 32

Marvelettes, 18, 30, 33, 38–40, 43, 46

N

Florence Ballard joins, 32–33

Naess, Arne, Jr., 74

210

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Nelson, Willie, 76

“Pride and Joy,” 34

“Never Again,” 26

Primes, 9–10, 19.
See also
Temptations

Newton, Larry, 111, 112, 114

Primettes, 9–10, 11–14, 18–20, 23, 25,

“Night Time is the Right Time,” 11, 12,

27.
See also
Supremes

18

Puerto Rico, 70–71, 73

Nolan, Jay, 120

Q

O

“Quicksand,” 34

Okinawa, Japan tour, 69

Okrent, Harry, 123, 124, 161, 163

R

“The One Who Really Loves You,” 34

Ragland, Kaaren, 179

Ordettes, 97

Recording Industry Association of Amer-

“Our Day Will Come,” 27

ica (RIAA), 29

Reeves, Martha, 43.
See also
Martha and
P

the Vandellas

Patmon, Young and Kirk, law firm of,

“Reflections,” 151

122, 129, 136, 138, 150–151,

Reflections
, 44

159

“Return to Love” tour, 173–174

lawsuit against Leonard Baun, 161,

Robinson, Smokey, 16, 17, 33, 41

164

with the Miracles, 38, 39, 59

Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, 97–98

as a producer, 25, 26, 31–32

Payne, Freda, 132

Roostertail nightclub, 77

Payne, Scherrie, 117, 132, 156, 174

Roshkind, Michael, 99–102, 103, 111,

payola, 26, 131

126

Pearson, Roger, 71–73, 96, 107–108,

Ross, Diana, 27, 32, 71.
See also

insert p. 4

Supremes

“People (Who Need People),” 76–77, 81

Berry Gordy and, 23, 47, 73–74, 77,

Peppermints, 14

97, 141–142

Pickett, Wilson, 19, 20, 115

competition for leadership and lead

pirate radio stations, 53

vocals by, 25–27, 49–52, 75–79

“Playboy,” 33

Florence Ballard and, 91–92, 164–165

“Please Mr. Postman,” 18, 32, 33, 39, 46

at Florence Ballard’s funeral, 169–170

Podell, Jules, 60

formation of the Primettes and,

Powell, Maxine, 52

11–12, 18, 20

“Pretty Baby,” 19

marriages of, 73–74

211

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Mary Wilson and, 88–89, 92, 173

“Stubborn Kind of Fellow,” 33

movie roles for, 85

success vs. soul, 77

personality of, 48–49, 88–89, 90

Sullivan, Ed, 55–57

photos of,
insert pgs. 1–3
,
5–7

Supreme Faith: Someday We’ll Be Together

singing style of, 18, 47

(Wilson), 174

solo career of, 97, 142, 174

The Supreme Florence Ballard
, 174

royalties, 29, 30–31, 146

Supremes, 27, 51–53, 95, 105, 173,

Ruby and the Romantics, 27

178–179.
See also
Primettes

Ruffin, David, 109, 142–143

1965 meeting with the Beatles, 60–62

“Run, Run, Run,” 46

competition for leadership and lead

vocals by, 25–27, 49–52, 75–79

S

conflict within the new, 141–142,

“Save Me a Star,” 31

173–174

Schaffner, Katherine Anderson, 30,

financial problems of, 62, 64

32–33, 108

Gordy’s financial control over, 27–29,

segregation, 37, 40–42, 61

57–58, 64

Seltzer, Ralph, 105

Gordy’s loss of interest in, 32–33

She’s a Rebel: The History of Women in

hair and use of wigs by, 49, 70, 78

Rock ’n’ Roll
(Gaar), 155–156

nightclub performances of, 59–60,

Shirelles, 32

62–65

“Shop Around,” 33

no-hit period of the, 34–35, 43, 142

Silberstein, Robert Ellis, 73–74, 86

photos of,
insert pgs. 1–3
,
5–6

“Silent Night,” 4, 76

television appearances of, 55–57

“Somebody’s Been Sleeping,” 132

on tour, 37–44, 48, 53–54, 63–64,

“Someday We’ll Be Together,” 141, 142,

67–71, 173–174

170, 173

use of substitutes by Gordy for, 79–80

“Somewhere over the Rainbow,” 98

Supremes (Columbus, Ohio), 27

soul vs. success, 78

The Supremes Sing More Hits
, 79

Spectrum Music, 174

The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart
, 76

Spitz, Bob, 61

Spitz, Werner, 168

T

“Standing at the Crossroads of Love,” 45

Talent Management Inc. (TMI),

“Standing in the Shadow of Love,” 45–46

103–104, 113, 122

“Stop! In the Name of Love’, 88

Tamla Records, 25–26

Streisand, Barbra, 76

Taraborrelli, J. Randy, 10, 28–29

212

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Tate, Donald, 136, 151

“Who’s Loving You,” 26, 31, 39, 113

“Tears of Sorrow,” 19

“Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” 32

Temptations, 34, 38, 59–60, 109–110,

Williams, Billy Dee, 85

142–143,
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.
See also

Williams, Otis, 39, 59–60, 75, 88, 98,

Primes; Williams, Otis

116, 143,
insert p. 2
.
See also

Terrell, Jean, 117, 143, 156

Temptations

“There Goes My Baby,” 12, 18

Williams, Paul, 10–12, 109–110

“There’s Something on Your Mind,” 18

Wilson, Flip, 63

The True Story of Florence Ballard

Wilson, Jackie, 15

(Ballard), 23

Wilson, Mary, 102, 116, 146, 156, 178

Turner, Tony, 114–115, 142

See also
Supremes

Twenty Grand Nightclub, 34

career after the Supremes, 173–174

Twiggy, 49, 77

on competition for lead vocalist, 77

“The Twist,” 12, 18

Diana Ross and, 88–89, 92, 173

“Two Lovers,” 34

on drinking among the Supremes, 95

financial troubles of Florence Ballard,

V

138–139, 149

Van Goethem, Nancy, 42

Florence Ballard on, 7–8, 92, 165–166

Vandellas.
See
Martha and the Vandellas at Florence Ballard’s funeral, 170

Vietnam tour, 68–69

formation of the Primettes and,

Vulpe, Rudolph, 123

10–11, 18

photos of,
insert pgs. 1–3
,
5–6
,
8

W

recounts assault on Florence Ballard,

“Want Ads,” 132

20–21, 23

Wells, Doreen, 67–68

right to use the Supremes name and,

Wells, Mary, 18, 34, 38, 40, 51, 109

99

West Grand Boulevard, 16, 18, 32–33

Wilson, Randall, 113

West Grand Boulevard Company, 146

The Wiz
, 85–86, 98

“When the Lovelight Starts Shining

Wonder, Stevie, 34, 38, 88, 141

Through His Eyes,” 45

Wonder Garden, 114–115

“Where Did Our Love Go?,” 28, 46–47,

Wright, Edna, 130

49–51, 57

Wynyard Park, 67–68

Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and

Fall of the Motown Sound

Y

(George), 77

“You Beat Me to the Punch,” 34

213

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“You Can’t Hurry Love,” 28

“Your Heart Belongs to Me,” 33

You Don’t Have To
, 114

“You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” 34

“You Don’t Hold Me in Your Arms the

Way You Did,” 43

Z

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” 75

Zito, Louis, 110

Young, Wanda, 32

• Front Cover
  
• Dedication
  
• Table of Contents
  
• Preface: Flo and Me
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction: Founder and Soul Sister
  
• 1 Detroit Is Where It’s At
  
• 2 Generosity and Betrayal
  
• 3 Always a Bridesmaid
  
• 4 Roughing It
  
• 5 “Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom, Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom, Ba-by, Ba-by”
  
• 6 In Pursuit of False Gods
  
• 7 Supremes at the Summit
  
• 8 Room at the Top
  
• 9 Struggle Among the Stars
  
• 10 The Corner of Hollywood and Woodward
  
• 11 Trouble at the Top
  
• 12 After the Fall
  
• 13 “I Now Pronounce You”
  
• 14 Dashed Hopes
  
• 15 Fleeced Again
  
• 16 Bleak House
  
• 17 Friend or Foe?
  
• 18 Paranoid, Isolated, and Homeless
  
• 19 Three into Two Won’t Go
  
• 20 Down, Down, Down and Out
  
• 21 Inside the Mental Ward
  
• 22 To Err Is Human
  
• 23 The Lost Supreme
  
• 24 Flo Sums It Up
  
• 25 Where’s the Rest of Me?
  
• Afterword: The Dreamgirls Resurrections
  
• Appendix 1: Florence Ballard, Primettes, and Supremes Discography
  
• Appendix 2: Excerpts from Florence Ballard’s Legal Case Against Motown Records et al.
  
• Sources
  
• Index