age ~52
from Gaston, NC
… Ballard. During 1966, Ballard started gaining weight and missing performances and some recording sessions. She would be replaced often with The Andantes' Marlene Barrow. Eventually Cindy Birdsong, who was a member of The Bluebelles, became a stand-in for Ballard throughout 1967 starting tha...
… That year, Motown president Berry Gordy changed the name of the group to Diana Ross & The Supremes and, after a period of tension, Florence Ballard was removed from the Supremes that July. Cindy Birdsong was chosen to take her place. The Supremes under their new lineup continued to sporadic...