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The Primettes
12+ albums
female vocalistssoul1960srhythm and bluesGirl Groups
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The Primettes was the original recording name for The Supremes, from 1958 to 1961. Detroit's female quartet created in 1959 by Florence Ballard, as sister group to The Primes. Ballard, Mary Wilson, Betty Travis and Diana Ross, wanted to record for Motown Records, but after an audition Berry Gordy sent the teenagers back to school. The girls persisted, singing in special events, talent contest, record hops and the occasional night club; sang background vocals for Al Garner, and released a single on Lu Pine Records: "Pretty Baby", led by Wilson; and "Tears of Sorrow", by Ross. Eventually Travis left, Barbara Martin replaced her, and in 1961 they were signed to Motown. Martin left after the first single was released, when the group became the trio The Supremes. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Tears of Sorrow
1,1172Pretty Baby
5733Tears Of Sorrow - Single Edit (Mono)
2204Pretty Baby - Mono Single Version
1215Pretty Baby - Single Version (Mono)
876Tears of Sorrow - Version 1
697Tears Of Sorrow (Single Edit (Mono))
398Pretty Baby (Single Version (Mono))
329Pretty Baby (Mono Single Version)
2410All I Need Is You
24albums
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Soul City Detroit: Motor City Labels and the Dawn of Soul Music
The Supremes: Box Set
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The Early Years 1960 - 1962
Northern Soul All Nighter
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Birth of Motor Town
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The Detroit Girl Groups-The Early Years
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The Best of the Early Years
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Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Girl Groups Of The 50s & 60s
The Detroit Girl Groups
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The Motown Anthology
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Looking Back With...
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Will You Love Me Tomorrow?- The Girl Groups of the 50s & 60s