Formed just before the 1960s as the Primettes—the “sister” group to the then-popular Detroit group the Primes, which would later become the Temptations—the Supremes were the most ...

Did you know “Baby Love” was a sad song? I can’t imagine how many times I heard the song before I figured that out. The song exists as a part of the cultural firmament; I can’t remember a moment in my ...

Both with and without The Supremes, Diana Ross gave the world some of the most famous pop songs of all time. Ross thinks she made some perfect songs. During an interview, someone asked her to name the ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The people at ...

Lamont Dozier, the Motown songwriter who, with the brothers Brian and Eddie Holland, was behind such hits as the Supremes’ “Baby Love” and “You Keep Me Hanging On,” has died, his family said overnight ...

The Supremes, known originally as The Primettes, had auditioned for Motown mogul Berry Gordy after an introduction from Smokey Robinson. Gordy thought they were too young and told them to try again ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Did you know ...