Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021)American singer and concert performer best known as a

Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021)American singer and concert performer best known as a founding member of the Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. history, as well as one of the all-time best-selling girl groups in the world. The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100, ten of which Wilson sang backing vocals for.Wilson remained with the group following the departures of other original members, Florence Ballard in 1967 and Diana Ross in 1970, though the group disbanded following Wilson’s own departure in 1977. Wilson later became a New York Times best-selling author in 1986 with the release of her first autobiography, Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme, which set records for sales in its genre, and later for the autobiography Supreme Faith: Someday We’ll Be Together.Continuing a successful career as a concert performer in Las Vegas, Wilson also worked in activism, fighting to pass Truth in Music Advertising bills and donating to various charities. Wilson was inducted along with Ross and Ballard (as members of the Supremes) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. (Wikipedia)View of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson of the Supremes standing on stage; Diana Ross stands at microphone. Banner in background reads: “Welcome the Supremes.” April, 1971.Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library -- source link

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