Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies aged 76

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Mary Wilson, Longest-Reigning Original Supreme, Dies Aged 76
Mary Wilson, of The Supremes, © PA Archive/PA Images
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By Associated Press Reporter

Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died aged 76.

Wilson died in Las Vegas, publicist Jay Schwartz told KABC-TV.

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Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes.


Left to right, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross of The Supremes during a reception at EMI House in London in 1964
Left to right, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross of The Supremes during a reception at EMI House in London in 1964 (PA)

She stayed with the group until it was officially disbanded by Motown in 1977.

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The group’s first number one, the million-selling song Where Did Our Love Go, was released on June 17 1964.

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