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Florence ballard isnt exactly the lost supreme anymore. This is a tumultuous and heartbreaking story of a worldfamous performer whose life ended at the age of 32 as a lonely. I enjoyed reading perter benjaminsons book the lost supreme. But in the months before she died, flo told her own side of the supremes storyand the story of her entire life to peter benjaminson, who recorded flos words on tape. I found this book while checking out the new hoopla service provided by my library. Peter benjaminson 77 explores the man behind the sensation. Harding was shot dead at a detroit intersection in 1972, aged 30. The lost supreme in the months before she died, florence ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in historythe supremestold her own side of the story. The watergate scandal and limits to us presidential power landmark supreme. Recorded on tape, flo shed light on all areas of her life, including th. Of the three original membersdiana ross, mary wilson, and florence ballard two told their life stories in bestselling books.
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Committee on interstate and foreign commerce download in pdf or epub online. June 30, 1943 february 22, 1976 was an american singer. Recorded on tape, flo shed light on all areas of her life, including the surprising identity of the man by whom she was raped prior to her entering the music business, the details of her lovehate. Sep 12, 2011 according to peter benjamin, the author of the lost supreme. The lost supreme by peter benjaminson overdrive rakuten.
Only florence ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the group, remained silent. Sep, 2010 dreamgirl was dedicated to wilsons family and to the memory of florence blondie ballard, whose postsupremes years are also covered in the book. Exploring the greatest of all lost ships supreme power. Ballard was a founding member of the popular motown vocal female group the supremes. A tip of the hat to flos sister maxine ballard, who published the true story of florence ballard in 2007. The lost supreme the life of dreamgirl florence ballard pt1.
Florence glenda ballard, nee le 30 juin 1943 et morte le 22 fevrier 1976 a detroit michigan, etatsunis est une chanteuse americaine ayant fonde le populaire. After being removed from the supremes in 1967, ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with abc records before she was. The life of dreamgirl florence ballard english edition. Florence, inheritor of the legacy of the grandest dynasty of the italian renaissance. Bibliography from hist 3527 at north carolina central university. The life of dreamgirl florence ballard by peter benjaminson pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad the supremes were the most successful female vocal group in history. The lost supreme the life of dreamgirl florence ballard free books.