Mary Wilson
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- Works
- 66
Top works
- The Word and the Sword
- Desserts America Loves
- Letter
- Paleo Slow Cooker Cookbook
- Back to Europe with the Busy Body
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
chicago soulclassic souldoo-wopnorthern soulpoppop soul
Discography
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Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is an American singer best known for her work as a member of the Motown soul and pop group The Supremes. Wilson (www.MaryWilson.com) was the only Supreme who remained in the group from the very beginning in 1959, when the group was known as The Primettes, until the very end, when the group was dissolved in 1977. As a member of the Supremes, Wilson (along with Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and later, Cindy Birdsong) enjoyed twelve US #1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenville
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
- Official website
- www.marywilson.com
- Image
- Mary Wilson 1.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Detroit
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Mary Wilson (singer)
- date of birth
- 1944-03-06
- member of
- The Supremes
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-02-08
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- name in native language
- Mary Wilson
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
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