This is basically the best thing to happen to my ears in a while!

[huglife81]

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You are listening to The Supremes as lead by now deceased member Florence Ballard. This was a rare moment in for the group as most songs were lead by -you guessed it- Diana Ross. Legend has it that Florence Ballard's voice was so powerful that she had to stand 16 feet away from the mics in the studio while the other girls stood right in front of

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Florence Ballard

[pbenjamson9]

I agree that Buttered Popcorn is a great song. However, just to keep the story completely accurate,, Flo's lawyer received the $160,000 that Motown admitted it owed her upon her departure from the company in 1967. The lawyer, who was later disbarred, never gave it to Flo. Her "first husband," who was her only husband, was blameless in this instance. At the time of her death, Flo had actually left welfare, thanks to the $62,000 she received from her lawyer's insurance company that was meant as some compensation for his never passing the $160,000 on to her. Much more is available about Flo's life in my recently published book, The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard, available at a substantial discount on the book's website, www.thelostsupreme.com. Peter Benjaminson.

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[pbenjamson9]

Thanks for that! I didn't read the book yet but I will. I can't seem to find it at the library.