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Download 16.82 MB In the 1960s Mary and her girlhood friends from the housing projects of Detroit, Florence Ballard and Diana Ross formed a singing group called the Primettes. When they signed with the local label Motown, it was thought they needed a 'classier' name, and they became The Supremes. After the departure of the other founding members, Mary guided new incarnations of The Supremes through the 1970s and 1980s. Mary's autobiography, Dream Girl was among the biggest selling showbiz memoirs of all time and the inspiration for the film Dream Girls. Original broadcast February 2010 Butt...

Group "the primettes," eventually changing their name to the supremes. ♪ hurry ♪ ♪ come on boy ♪ ♪ come see about me ♪ ♪ see about me ♪ ♪ come see about me ♪ ♪ see about your baby ♪ ♪ come see about me ♪ >> reporter: they became superstars during america's civil rights movement, popular with black and white audiences. appearing in white venues, breaking barriers. >> well, this is black history month. >> reporter: posting this video just three days ago, telling what she witnessed and overcame. >> we the supremes. we experienced a lot of that stuff, right? we had a lo...