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#FLOSFRIDAY - on Friday's we celebrate the 38 year history and legacy of The Former Ladies of The Supremes, we call it "F.L.O.S. FRIDAY." Today we are looking back to the mid 1990's when Scherrie Payne & Lynda Laurence were joined by Freddi Poole. These photos are from the Ian Hedges collection, and are from one of the Ladies' many UK Tours. This lineup performed together 1996-2009. Thank you Ian Hedges for sharing these photos with us! #FormerLadiesOfTheSupremes #KeepTheMusicPlaying
Happy Birthday wishes to the SUPREME Ms. Diana Ross! May the joy that you spread come back to you on your special day. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!”  Tony Orlando & Dawn - Mohegan Sun Casino 3-22-24. (L-R) Telma Hopkins, Tony Orlando & Joyce Vincent. Click the thumbnail images below to view the full sized photos, PHOTOS BY: William Norman On Friday, March 22nd 2024 Joyce Vincent & Telma Hopkins joined Tony Orlando on-stage for his final farewell performance. This surprise reunion took place at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The trio performed their biggest hits "Candida," "Knock 3 Times," "Sweet Gypsie Rose," "He Don't Love You, Like I Love You," and "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree." They also performed a moving version of the classic "Abraham, Martin & John." Tony Orlando & Dawn performed this song on their weekly CBS variety show in the mid 1970's. Click on the thumbnail images below to view the full sized photos.  Happy Birthday wishes to Ms. Sundray Tucker! Sundray sang alongside former Supremes Scherrie Payne & Lynda Laurence in their trio "Former Ladies of The Supremes" from 1992-1996. Sundray is also Lynda Laurence's sister. Happy Birthday Sundray!!! We love you! Enjoy these photos from our F.LO.S archives. Scherrie Payne & Lynda Laurence Former Ladies of The Supremes with Sundray Tucker 1992-1996 Click on the thumbnail images below to view the full sized photos of Sundray, and The Former Ladies of The Supremes.
FROM THE DESK OF MS. LYNDA LAURENCE
Hello Everyone, On Saturday, March 16th 2024, Scherrie Payne and I shared the stage for a very cool show. We did our first Zoom show together. It was a private event and it was really fun! It’s a different experience to sing to an audience that is not in the room with you. But… they were there, all 900 of them! Yes, they really came out to see us. There were 9 countries represented! How cool is that? Thanks to all who zoomed in! However, Joyce Vincent became very ill the morning of the show. There was no time to cancel, so Scherrie and I went on to do what we have done for more than 30 years! We did the show! Just the two of us…hummm sounds like a song! Ha! We had fun. We missed Joyce, but we made it work. This group’s first Hit was in 1964, “Where Did Our Love Go.” That means its been 60 yrs since this Legendary Group took center stage in the world of music! It is an honor to be a part of this Legacy. Until Next time… Love Always, Lynda Laurence - Keep The Music Playing! #FLOSFRIDAY - on Friday's we celebrate the 38 year history and legacy of The Former Ladies of The Supremes, we call it "F.L.O.S. FRIDAY." Today we are looking back to @1994 when Scherrie Payne & Lynda Laurence were joined by Sundray Tucker. This grouping performed and recorded together 1992-1996. #FormerLadiesOfTheSupremes #KeepTheMusicPlaying  (L-R) Sundray Tucker with Former Ladies of THE SUPREMES' Lynda Laurence & Scherrie Payne.  Producer/singer/songwriter Lisa Dawn Miller brings her new show, “For Once in My Life, The Songs of Ron Miller” to Herb Alpert's Vibrato in Los Angeles on March 13th after premiering to rave reviews at 54 Below NYC.
Sharing stories and anecdotes, Lisa, who manages the legacy song catalogue of her father, legendary songwriter, Ron Miller (1932-2007), produces, hosts, and performs along with special guests including multi-award-winning composer Ken Hirsch, who wrote chart-topping hits with Ron including “I've Never Been to Me” and “If I Could,” and other hits which include “No One in the World,” (Anita Baker) and “Two Less Lonely People in the World” (Air Supply). Other guests include Mickey Stevenson, 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and Motown's first Head of A&R and whose hits include “Dancing in the Street,” “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted”). Other guests include legendary singer/actress, Freda Payne who starred in Ron's musical “Daddy Goodness” and recorded “I've Never Been to Me”; singer/songwriter/producer and the last member of The Supremes, Susaye Greene who wrote “I Can't Help It” (Michael Jackson) and “Free” (Deniece Williams); multi-award-winning music director and composer Todd Schroeder who wrote “Don't Let the World Step on Your Soul” (Sam Harris) with Ron; multi-talented entertainer and comedian Doug Starks and; comedian Sandy Hackett, son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett and star of “Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack.” Making a special appearance is Lisa's son (Ron's grandson), singer/songwriter/filmmaker and 2022 NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate, Oliver Richman, fresh off his tremendous success, writing “Ballad of Phil and Phyllis (Pt. 1)” as part of his song-a-day TikTok @olivesongs11, in which he is writing a song a day every day in 2024. The song has gone viral captivating millions and making global headlines, including in USA Today, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Daily Mail UK, garnering to-date over 25 million views with duets and reposts and inspiring artists and fans worldwide. Building a substantial follower/fanbase while grabbing the attention of the entertainment industry's most powerful producers and creatives, Oliver returns to Los Angeles to perform in his mother's show to sing his grandfather's classic, “For Once in My Life.” Motown founder, Berry Gordy said, “Ron Miller – an artist like you doesn't come for once in my life, but for once, period.” As one of Motown Records' first-signed and most successful hitmakers, Ron Mille, penned some of the label's biggest hits including, multiple Grammy Award winner “For Once in My Life,” recorded by more than 700 major label artists and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Some of his other standards include, “Touch Me in the Morning,” “Heaven Help Us All,” “A Place in the Sun,” “Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday,” “Someday at Christmas,” “Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time,” “Can't We Try,” “I've Never Been a Woman Before,” “I've Never Been to Me,” and “If I Could.” In addition to his numerous RIAA Gold and Multi-Platinum records and BMI awards, Ron's songs have been featured in multiple blockbuster and Academy Award-winning films, and on countless television shows throughout the decades as well as in major global ad campaigns. With billions of streams, downloads, and sales worldwide, Ron's songs have been recorded by music icons which include Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Michael Bolton, Brandy, and Lizzo. Of the show's premiere, Broadway World writes, “Sometimes a music event can seem to capture as much magic and emotion as an old fairy tale and, likewise, has an impact that will long be recalled. ‘For Once in My Life' is one of those memorable nights of songs and stories. It's moving.” With more guest appearances to be announced, top-notch musicians include Music Director, Ryan Rose (Drums) and Grammy Award-winning producer/composer Hussain Jiffry (Bass), Grammy-winning pianist, Quinn Johnson, and cellist, Matt Cooker. Of its 54 Below debut, producer/director Robert W. Schneider, who co-produced the premiere with Lisa, said the evening would “celebrate the one and only Maestro of Motown, Ron Miller, a songwriter who not only entertained audiences for over fifty years, but through his music provided a voice for the voiceless, infused joy into our hearts, and defined an entire generation through his music. It is my honor to celebrate his legacy with a group of artists who were so inspired by Mr. Miller that they now come together to tell his story through these powerful songs.” “For Once in My Life, the Songs of Ron Miller” appears live at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Jazz Grill March 13 at 7:30 PM which is located at 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles (Bel-Air/Beverly Hills). For tickets and more information, visit https://foronceinmylife.com/vibrato and https://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/music/lisa-dawn-miller-presents. About the show His songs have told the stories of our lives. Now hear his. The legacy continues. For Once in My Life: The Songs of Ron Miller celebrates the work and genius of one of the greatest songwriters of our time. Broadway world writes, “Sometimes a music event can seem to capture as much magic and emotion as an old fairy tale and, likewise, has an impact that will long be recalled. ‘For Once in My Life’ is one of those memorable nights of songs and stories. It’s moving.” As one of Motown’s most successful hitmakers, legendary songwriter/producer, Ron Miller, penned some of the label’s biggest hits including multiple Grammy Award winner, “For Once in My Life,” recorded by over 700 major label artists and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Some of his other standards include, “Touch Me in the Morning,” “Heaven Help Us All,” “A Place in the Sun,” “Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday,” “Someday at Christmas,” “I’ve Never Been to Me,” and “If I Could.” In addition to his numerous RIAA Gold and Multi-Platinum records and BMI awards, Ron’s songs have been featured in numerous blockbuster and Academy Award-winning films, and on countless television shows throughout the decades as well as in major global ad campaigns. Motown founder Berry Gordy said it best, “Ron Miller, an artist like you does not only come ‘For Once in My Life,’ but for once, period.” You won’t want to miss this wonderful show as Ron’s daughter, producer/singer/songwriter Lisa Dawn Miller, shares the stories that inspired hits and touches on what it took to win the rights back to her father’s vast legacy catalogue while performing song gems along with special guests. Produced by Lisa Dawn Miller Featuring Special Guests Music Director Ryan Rose Art Director Jeanne Quinn |
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