February 09, 2021

Mary Wilson of the Supremes dies aged 76

Vocalist Mary Wilson, who co-founded the Supremes as a 15-year-old in a Detroit housing project and stayed with the hitmaking Motown trio until 1977,  died on Monday night at her home in Las Vegas at the age of 76, CNN reports. Some of their biggest hits include 'Baby Love', 'Stop! In the Name of Love', 'You Can’t Hurry Love', 'You Keep Me Hanging On'. Just two days prior to her death, Wilson put up a video on her YouTube channel announcing that she was working with Universal Music on releasing solo material, including the unreleased album 'Red Hot' she recorded in the 1970s with producer Gus Dudgeon.