The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard
of Peter Benjaminson
Description
The Supremes were the most successful female vocal group in history. Of the three original members--Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballardâtwo told their life stories in bestselling books. Only Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the group, remained silent. But, in the months before her 1976 death, Flo actually did tell her own side of the Supremes storyâand the story of her entire lifeâto Peter Benjaminson, who recorded her words on tape. In this book, for the first time, is Flo Ballardâs entire heartbreaking tale, revealing: the suprising identity of the man who raped her before she entered the music business; the details of her love-hate relationship with Motown Records czar Berry Gordyâand an account of their first and only date; her serious drinking problem and ignored pleas for treatment; her never-ending desire to sing lead and how she was prevented from doing so; her attempts to get her life back on track after being brutally expelled from the Supremes; and much more. Flo Ballard traveled around the world in luxury, chatting with royalty and heads of state, applauded by millions. But when she died at the age of 32, she was a lonely mother of three just barely recovered from years of poverty and despair. Though we may mourn the extended silence of such a profound talent, at least now we can begin to understand how and why it happened.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240 pages
- Publisher Chicago Review Press
- Publication Date April 1st 2008
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781556527050
- Edition Not informed
- Category Arts & Culture
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