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Florence Ballard

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Died: Sunday 22nd of February 1976 (age 32)
Born: Wednesday 30th of June 1943
Years active: 1959-1976 (started around 16 years old; 17 years active)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality: (American)
Ethnicity: Black
Professions: Musician

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Hair color: Black
Eye color: Brown

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Florence Glenda Chapman (nÊe Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade.

Florence struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was making an attempt at a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32.
Ballard's death was considered by one critic as "one of rock's greatest tragedies". Ballard was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes in 1988.

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I met Florence the first time the Supremes visited the UK. Lovely woman; so sad that her life turned out that way.

Posted by oldbloke 2025-06-30 11:39  🛈  ⚠

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