REFLECTIONS OF THE
WAY WE USE TO BE
Let's get the story right and set the record straight. Diana Ross and the Supremes are the most successful female group . . . ever. Throw away your political ideas and your MTV existence. Let the facts speak for themselves. Forget about Destiny's Child, or En Vogue. Where are the Honeycones and Love Unlimited now? These girls are the originals. The trendsetters. The bomb. Although you should know that by now, it's amazing how the "present" masks the achievements of the past. You know what I'm talking about: the "chuckle" their name solicits when you mention their name alongside Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles or Gladys Knight & the Pips. How dare you put them in the same category! To the "serious-minded" music critics, the Supremes are nothing but fluff. They are called too "sugary" and plastic and more distressing, they are considered too "white." These supposedly intelligent critics of music try everything to sweep their achievements under the carpet and ignore what the Supremes represented in the 60's and how they single-handedly influenced almost every girl group that came after them . In hindsight, it's easier and expected for music critics to kiss them off than to blow kisses. But If you took the accomplishments that the Supremes achieved in the 60's and apply them to today's standards. . . they would blow all the competition away. Hey, if they can apply the same principles when they compare 'Gone With The Wind' to 'Titanic,' it's easy to see how the Supremes are very much the phenomenon that they are. The fans know that and so do the music artists who have paid tribute to the Supremes. From Phil Collins to the Dixie Chicks, the Supremes music lives on. |
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THE SUPREMES THROUGH THE YEARS...
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| Diana Ross | Cindy Birdsong | ||
| Jean Terrell | Scherrie Payne | Lynda Laurence | Susaye Greene |
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The Roster
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