Mary Wilson Midnight Dancer (1980) Top Pop

Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 February 8, 2021) was an American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of The Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the bestcharting female group in U. S. chart history, as well as one of the bestselling girl groups of alltime. The trio reached number one on Billboard s Hot 100 with 12 of their singles, ten of which feature Wilson on backing vocals. Wilson remained with the group following the departures of the other three original members Barbara Martin (in 1962), Florence Ballard (in 1967), and Diana Ross (in 1970), though the subsequent group disbanded following Wilson s own departure in 1977. Wilson later became a New York Times bestselling author in 1986 with the release of her first autobiography, Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme, which set records for sales in its genre, and later for the autobiography Supreme Faith: Someday We ll Be Together. Continuing a successful career as a concert performer in La