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Florence Ballard

(1943-1976)

Who Was Florence Ballard?

Singer Florence Ballard became famous in the 1960s as a member of The Supremes, a group which she started with childhood friends Mary Wilson and Diana Ross. She sang on 16 different Top 40 hits but left the group in 1967 after a dispute with Motown Records. She died on February 22, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan at only 32 years old.

Early Life and Career

Florence Ballard was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 30, 1943. The ninth in a household of many children, Ballard and her large family moved around frequently among different public housing projects before finally settling down in the Brewster-Douglass Projects in 1958. Ballard participated in the church choir from an early age. Lovingly referred to as "Blondie" because of her auburn hair and mixed racial heritage, Ballard would befriend a neighborhood girl named Mary Wilson after competing against her in several local talent shows.

Milton Jenkins of The Primes (a singing group which would later become The Temptations) was recruiting girls to audition for an

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Florence Ballard

American singer (1943–1976)

Florence Ballard
Ballard in 1965
Born	Florence Glenda Ballard (1943-06-30)June 30, 1943 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1976(1976-02-22) (aged 32) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Resting place	Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names	Florence Chapman
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1959–1970, 1975–1976
Spouse	Thomas Chapman (m. 1968)
Children	3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	ABC
Musical artist

Florence Glenda Chapman (néeBallard; 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.

Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was

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b. Florence Glenda Ballard (a.k.a. Florence Ballard Chapman), 30th June 1943, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

d. 22nd February 1976, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Florence Ballard is best remembered as being part of the original line-up of the Motown female group, the Supremes.

Florence was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1943.

She was the daughter of Lurlee and Jesse Ballard.

Lurlee Ballard hailed from Mississippi, whilst Jesse Ballard was from Alabama.

Florence’s family relocated to Detroit in 1929.

Jesse worked at General Motors in Detroit.

Florence was the eighth of thirteen children.

Times were hard for the family, who moved from home to home in Detroit, until they settled in the Brewster-Douglass housing projects.

Florence was 15 by the time they arrived at the Projects, sadly a year later, her father died.

She later attended Northeastern High School, where was vocally coached by Abraham Silver.

Whilst at the school, Florence met Mary Wilson and they became friends.

In 1959, Florence was spotted by a talent scout named Milton Jenkins, who was looking to recruit y