Barbara Martin (singer)

Barbara Martin
Birth nameBarbara Diane Martin
Also known asBarbara Richardson
Born(1943-06-016)June 16, 1943
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2020(2020-03-04) (aged 76)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
GenresR&B, pop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1960–1962
LabelsMotown

Barbara Diane Martin Richardson (June 16, 1943 – March 4, 2020) was an American singer, best known as one of the original members of Motown group The Supremes. She was born in Detroit.

Career

After Betty McGlown left the Primettes due to her upcoming nuptials, Martin replaced her in the group in 1960.[1] She and her group mates, Diana Ross (then known as Diane), Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, signed a recording contract with Motown founder Berry Gordy on January 15, 1961, as the Supremes, a name that Ballard had chosen (as she was the only group member in the studio at the time) from a list provided by Motown songwriter Janie Bradford; the group became part of the Motown stable of performers.[2]

While recording a handful of early singles, none of which became hits, Martin, Wilson, Ross, and Ballard worked as studio backing singers, providing vocals and rhythmic effects, such as hand claps, for Motown's leading groups. In October 1961, Martin became pregnant. Her husband supported her decision to stay in the group, but she left in the early spring of 1962 – leaving Ross, Wilson and Ballard as a trio.[3]

Although Martin sang on many of the group's early singles (including a shared lead vocal with Diana Ross on "(He's) Seventeen"), and most of the tracks on the group's first album Meet the Supremes, she is not pictured on the album's cover.[4]

Later life

After leaving the group, Martin eventually earned a degree in psychology and worked in mental health.[5] Out of respect for Diana Ross and Mary Wilson, she never spoke publicly about her tenure with the Primettes/Supremes.[6] She denied interviews over the years, with the exception of one interview she gave in 2009 for the 2010 release of Meet the Supremes: Expanded Edition.[5]

Martin died in March 2020 at the age of 76.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Former Supremes singer Barbara Martin dies". BBC News. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ^ "At 60, Motown set to celebrate cultural legacy". Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas & Kuhn , Laura Diane. "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians". Schirmer Books, 2001. 3539. ISBN 0-02-865527-3
  4. ^ "The Supremes Member Barbara Martin Dies, Aged 76". Huffington Post. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ^ a b "BARBARA MARTIN DIES..." Soulandjazzandfunk.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. ^ "Where is Barbara Martin?". Soulfuldetroit.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  7. ^ Pike, Molly (March 5, 2020). "Original member of The Supremes dies at 76". Mirror.co.uk.

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