Florence Ballard isn't exactly the lost Supreme anymore. She was the inspiration for the plump, soulful Effie in the Broadway musical and subsequent movie Dreamgirls.There are now entire websites devoted to her. Indeed, if it weren't for the renewed interest in Ballard—one of the original Supremes and, according to widespread testimony, the girl group's strongest singer—this new book might never have been published. … Back to Article
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