The Supremes

The Supremes are one of the most successful and influential female ensembles in the history of pop music. As one of the flagship bands of the Motown label, the Supremes helped define the Sound of Young America with a slew of pristine R&B/soul classics. Lead singer Diana Ross would eventually emerge as the group's breakout star, a fact solidified by the group's name change to Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967. Ross left the group in 1969 to pursue a solo career, and though the Supremes soldiered on without her for several years, they would never regain the power they had during the 1960s. The 1981 musical DREAMGIRLS was based on the story of the Supremes, and was turned into a critically acclaimed film in 2006.

• Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• Mary Wells
• Patti LaBelle
• Tammi Terrell
• The Chiffons
• The Crystals
• The Marvelettes
• The Miracles
• The Shirelles
• The Temptations (R&B)

• Barrett Strong
• Billie Holiday
• Dinah Washington
• Lena Horne
• Little Anthony & The Imperials
• Sarah Vaughan
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• The Chantels
• The Drifters
• The Moonglows

• All Saints
• Amy Winehouse
• Destiny's Child
• En Vogue
• Rose Royce
• Sister Sledge
• Spice Girls
• SWV
• The Jackson 5
• The Pointer Sisters
• TLC

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