Diana Ross

Diane grew up in the Brewster Housing Projects, Detroit, with three friends: Betty McGlown, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson. These four joined forces while they were still in high school and formed the R&B vocal quartet the Primettes.
Getting a Motown audition through Smokey Robinson, they were signed in 1961, when Berry Gordy asked them to change their name. The Supremes were born. After a decade and twelve number one hits, the Supreme had become the third biggest pop act of the sixties, trailing only the Beatles and Elvis.
It was at this point, in 1970, that Diana Ross decided to strike out on her own. Diana's first solo hit of the album "Diana Ross," was "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" which stayed at #1 in the US for three weeks and sold a million copies.
In 1971, she started working on "Lady Sings The Blues." Diana Ross had the leading role and was applauded widely by critics -- both for her acting and her singing. She won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress. Diana starred in two more movies, "Mahogany" in 1975, and "The Wiz" in 1977. Tthe soundtrack to "Mahogany" with Diana Ross singing the title song, reached #19 on the US charts. Also "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" reached the top of the US charts and was nominated for Best Song at the Academy Awards. "Love Hangover" also off the album, "Diana Ross," hit US #1 shortly after, for the first two weeks of May 1976.
In 1980 Diana's landmark solo album, aptly named "Diana," was released and promptly hit US #2. It contained such songs as "Upside Down" which stayed at US #1 for four weeks and sold more than a million copies, and "I'm Coming Out" which hit #5.
Later that year, in a rapid early-morning session in Reno, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie recorded the theme song to the movie “Endless Love”. The duet topped the US charts in August, eventually selling more than two million copies. It also earned both artists two Grammy Nominations. Diana had been nominated for seven Grammy Awards before this, but once again she was unable to win.
With Supremes songs having become essential classics and household favorites, 1988 saw them being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Diana continued to be honored when she performed "Diana Ross Live...The Lady Sings." In this jazz and blues show in a New York club setting, Diana was accompanied by a jazz/blues band including greats such as Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, and Bobby Tucker.
After more than three decades of being in the spotlight, Diana Ross was finally receiving the honors that she had worked so hard for and that she so richly deserved. In 1993 she unveiled her star on the "Sidewalk of the Stars" outside of Radio City Music Hall. And in 1995 Berry Gordy presented her with the Heritage Award for Career Achievement at the ninth annual Soul Train Music Awards. Diana Ross has come a long way from being the little girl from the Brewster Housing Projects who wanted to become a star.

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