Diana Ross

Guide Note

Diana Ross is an R&B; singer and actress who rose to prominence in the 1960s as the lead singer of the all-girl group The Supremes.

Fast Facts

1. Name: Diane Ernestine Earle Ross
2. Born: March 26, 1944
3. Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
4. Record Label(s): Motown Records, MCA Records
5. Years Active: 1959–present

Ross was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 26, 1944. For a time, Ross' family lived in the northern side of Detroit's streets where Ross befriended next-door neighbor Smokey Robinson. Ross' father moved his children to live with relatives in Bessemer, Alabama when her mther contracted Tuberculosis and became very sick. After her mother recovered, her family moved back to Detroit, and lived in the Brewster-Douglass projects. The following year, Ross began her music career with neighborhood friends Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, and Betty McGlown as the doo-wop quartet "The Primettes" (later renamed The Supremes), a sister group to local act "The Primes" (later The Temptations).

• 1970: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
• 1970: "Remember Me"
• 1971: "I'm Still Waiting"
• 1971: "Surrender"
• 1973: "Touch Me in the Morning"
• 1973: "All Of My Life"
• 1974: "You Are Everything"
• 1975: "Theme From Mahogany, Do You Know Where You're Going To"
• 1976: "Love Hangover"
• 1980: "Upside Down"
• 1980: "I'm Coming Out"
• 1980: "My Old Piano"
• 1980: "It's My Turn"
• 1981: "Endless Love"
• 1981: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
• 1982: "Mirror Mirror"
• 1982: "Work That Body"
• 1982: "Muscles"
• 1985: "Missing You"
• 1986: "Chain Reaction"
• 1991: "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
• 1992: "One Shining Moment"
• 1999: "Not Over You Yet"
• 2005: "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"