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	Mary Wilson (singer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mary Wilson continued on as a solo artist, releasing her debut album on Motown Records entitled Mary Wilson, and the single, "Red Hot," which hit number 95 on the Billboard RandB charts in 1979.
		Wilson also recently released the DVD Mary Wilson Live at the Sands, on which she performs many of the old Supremes hits in celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the group.
		Wilson, Mary and Romanowski, Patricia (1986, 1990, 2000).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Wilson_(singer) (1514 words)

	A Supreme Goes To College - singer Mary Wilson - Brief Article Ebony - Find Articles
		THE idea came to Mary Wilson at the end of a deserted road, after a 1994 auto accident that severely injured her and claimed the life of her 14-year-old son.
		Her late mother, Johnnie Mae Wilson, never learned to read or write, and it was her dream for one of her children to go to college.
		Hardly a typical undergraduate, Wilson was "traveling and doing my papers on the plane and in limos, in the hotels and backstage before going on stage," she says, laughing.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_6_56/ai_72502701 (941 words)

	Biography of Original Supreme Mary Wilson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The fantasy of becoming a famous singer is the dream of many teenagers; Mary Wilson made her dream into a reality.
		Known as one of the most successful rock and roll autobiographies of all time, Wilson’s follow up, “Supreme Faith...Someday We'll Be Together” (1990), gave readers a glimpse into her life with the Supremes and her personal life including her abusive marriage.
		After this success, Mary Wilson began touring and lecturing across the United States, giving her speech called “Dare to Dream” which focuses on reaching goals and triumphing over adversity.
	www.albanyinstitute.org /exhibits/supremes.wilson.htm (344 words)

	Mary Wilson biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During high school, she and singers Florence Ballard and Diana Ross formed a vocal group that became known as the Primettes.
		Mary also did a little acting in Canada with the play "Beehive," a musical about a girl singing group.She made her off-Broadway debut in "Grandma Sylvia's Funeral" and wrote an autobiography in 1986 which led her to become a New York Times best-selling author.
		Mary Wilson has since been recording new albums, and for the last two summers has toured with the Four Tops and the Temptations.
	www.topblacks.com /entertainment/mary-wilson.htm (448 words)

	Mary Wilson (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The only Supreme to endure throughout the group's entire lifespan, Mary Wilson was born in Mississippi and raised by an aunt and uncle in the less-than-promising surroundings of Detroit's Brewster Projects.
		Mary Wilson's first solo effort eventually materialized in 1979, the eponymous release finding somewhat of an audience through the dance hit Red Hot, but not selling well enough to convince Motown to renew her contract; a second album (Walk the Line, released through the doomed CEO label) would not appear until 1992.
		Wilson released two singles in the second half of the 1990s (U, 1995, and Turn Around, 1996), but live performance continued to be her primary endeavor.
	www.nndb.com.cob-web.org:8888 /people/805/000047664 (889 words)

	Mary Wilson - AOL Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard were good friends in junior high school with a...
		Mary Wilson continued on as a solo artist, releasing her debut album on...
		Mary Wilson (poet) (born 1918), British poet, best known as the wife of former British prime minister, Harold Wilson; Mary Wilson (singer) (born 1944),...
	music.aol.com /artist/mary-wilson/36722/main (131 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mary Wilson brings songs to Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Most of the children Wilson sang to didn't even understand what she was saying, but nevertheless, they enjoyed it.
		The 60-year-old singer is visiting Bangladesh as a cultural ambassador, part of a State Department initiative to promote American culture.
		Wilson started singing as a teenager with her friend, Diana Ross.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-03-17-mary-wilson_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA (307 words)

	Pop: Mary Wilson, Singer - New York Times
		Mary Wilson, a founding member of the trio, who recently wrote a best-selling autobiography, ''Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme,'' exuberantly trades on all of that good will in her glitzy club act that plays at Michael's Pub, 211 East 55th Street, through Oct. 31.
		Wilson has created with seven musicians, including two backup singers, is a Las Vegas club act replete with such overdone pop war horses as ''I Will Survive,'' ''Can't Take My Eyes Off of You,'' ''A Song for You,'' ''Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars'' and ''Free Again.'' At Wednesday's late show, Ms.
		Wilson used to be rather than by who she is today.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D81538F934A25753C1A961948260 (355 words)

	MARY WILSON BIO PAGE
		Representing the group in 1988, Mary accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award for the Supremes at their induction into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame, becoming the second female rock star to be its recipient.
		Mary's most recent literary project was released in January 2000 entitled Dreamgirl and Supreme Faith, a combination of her two previous works.
		Mary also began participating in various charities, donating her time and services to organizations including: The Susan Komen Breast Foundation, The American Cancer Society, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, The Easter Seals foundation, UNICEF, NAACP, The People with AIDS Coalition of Tucson, Q Circuit, Pfizer's 'Value Your Heart' charity, F. and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
	www.capitolint.com /marywilsonbio.htm (1290 words)

	Singer Mary Wilson Helps Fight AIDS - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan
		Traveling on behalf of the U.S. Department of State as a CultureConnect ambassador, Wilson exudes the same magic and charisma talking to youngsters, teens and young adults in Botswana, Mozambique, Pakistan, Oman and Bangladesh as she did as part of one of America's most influential singing groups, the Supremes.
		That is the message of hope," Wilson said of the reason she undertook the AIDS assignment.
		Mary Wilson and three other teenage girls with musical talent from the housing projects of Detroit formed a singing group called the Primettes in 1959.
	usembassy.state.gov /pakistan/h04121702.html (949 words)

	Singer Mary Wilson to have heart surgery - Boston.com
		Mary Wilson, 62, remained hospitalized Friday after being rushed to the hospital by a family member Tuesday, complaining of chest pains, according to her publicist, Jay Schwartz, in Los Angeles.
		Wilson suffers from hereditary high cholesterol, Schwartz said.
		Wilson, who sang with Diana Ross in the 1960s trio, still performs about 150 concert dates a year and has been leading a fight in several states to stop copycat groups from profiting from established musical acts.
	www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2006/05/19/singer_mary_wilson_to_have_heart_surgery (154 words)

	Bryan County News (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wilson, who moved here a year ago, is relaxing a bit this summer and beginning the grueling preparation for a leading role as Susannah in Le Nozze di Fagaro (The Marriage of Figaro), an all Bach program with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and other performances, including her European debut.
		Wilson didn’t quite believe it until a courier arrived at her doorstop the next morning with the scholarship documents.
		Wilson laughs uproariously when telling about the time she flew, coach of course, and lugged her bags through an airport until finding the driver sent to pick her up.
	www.bryancountynews.net.cob-web.org:8888 /link.asp?smenu=1&twindow=&sdetail=2094&mad=&w... (1210 words)

	SacObserver.com [SOUL] Mary Wilson Recounts Dreaming The Impossible Dream
		When Mary Wilson joined a group of childhood friends to form The Supremes, she says the girls knew immediately they were fabulous.
		The singer considers her mother, who faced a lifelong battle with illiteracy, her greatest teacher.
		To honor her mother, Wilson returned to college and received an associate's degree from New York University in 2001.
	www.sacobserver.com /soul/020906/mary_wilson.shtml (668 words)

	Mary Wilson's Biography (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Since then, Wilson has gone on to be a part of dozens of hit records, has written a best-selling autobiography, performed on stage and screen, lectured and toured the world, and continues to be looked up to as a singer who set the standard for females in the recording industry.
		Wilson followed with her first album in thirteen years, “Walk the Line,” in 1992, which produced the single “One Night With You.” To this day Wilson continues to tour under the moniker of Mary Wilson of The Original Supremes, and has performed for handfuls of celebrities and politicians, including The Clintons at The White House.
		Mary is the only original Supreme to undertake the challenge of legitimate theatre, making her stage debut in 1988 with “Beehive,” a musical tribute to the female groups of the 60s.
	www.marywilson.com.cob-web.org:8888 /bio.html (1209 words)

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		As a Detroit teenager Mary Wilson was inspired to become part of what turned into the most successful female group in history, The Supremes.
		As testimony to the success of the Supremes, Wilson shared the stage with Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and George Harrison in January 1988, when The Supremes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
		Mary Wilson Is the only original Supreme to travel the lecture circuit, motivating all that come to hear her.
	www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com /newsrelease_marywilson2005.htm (781 words)

	Amazon.com: Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: Books: Mary Wilson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To the objective reader, Mary Wilson comes across as a warm and open person...exactly as she is in real life.
		Mary Wilson "officially" went solo in 1979, and she almost was signed by Neil Bogart to his post Casablanca lable, Boardwalk, but then Neil was lost to cancer.
		Mary Wilson along with a number of other "old school" R & B singers have been featured in a great documentary "Only The Strong Survive", and Mary is just that a strong, survivor.
	www.amazon.com /Dreamgirl-Supreme-Faith-Mary-Wilson/dp/081541000X (1543 words)

	Mary Wilson supremes personal appearances, mary wilson
		It was a vision of musical stardom as a Detroit teenager that inspired Mary Wilson to become part of what turned into the most successful female group in history, The Supremes.
		Another milestone for the talented singer is the celebration of her 50th birthday.
		Much to the delight of her fans, Wilson inked a recording contract with CEO for her first solo album in 12 years.
	www.barberusa.com /nostal/wilson_mary.html (794 words)

	VH1.com : Mary Wilson : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		A charter member of the Supremes, Mary Wilson has long contended that she could have been as popular a
		singer as Diana Ross, had Motown's Berry Gordy not determined for extra-musical reasons that only Ross was to get star treatment.
		Wilson remained a Supreme from 1960 until 1976.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/wilson_mary/bio.jhtml (207 words)

	Mary Wilson Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Singer, author, actress, and humanitarian: Mary Wilson of the Supremes and her entourage made a dynamic impression on Oman
		Mary Wilson performed for students as part of the 2004 "Festival of Choirs" event, bringing together singers from five Asian countries
		Mary Wilson speaks to adoring students at The Sultan School in Seeb
	www.usa.gov.om /marywilson.htm (189 words)

	Mary Dibbern, Accompanist and Vocal Coach - Publications
		"Mary Dibbern’s many years of living and working in France have given her a special understanding of the problems of non-French speakers who are preparing French-language roles.
		The quality of translation, the annotations and the use of the phonetic alphabet in Mary Dibbern’s new Performance Guide to Faust and Roméo et Juliette rise to the high level of quality expected from this remarkable woman after her brilliant treatment of The Tales of Hoffmann and Carmen.
		“Mary (Wilson) Dibbern, ’72, was beginning her career as a vocal coach in Paris when she discovered the forgotten music of French composer Jacques Leguerney.
	www.mary-dibbern.com /publications.htm (1061 words)

	EURweb.com - MARY WILSON SAYS SHEâS NOT HAVING BYPASS SURGERY: Singer releases statement saying doctors chose ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following reports last week that singer* Mary Wilson had suffered a heart attack and was scheduled for bypass surgery, the former Supremes member has released a statement denying both stories.
		An e-mail from her close friend Paul âBillyâ Wolfe, manager of The Marvelettes founder and vocalist Gladys Horton, stated that Wilson had suffered a heart attack at her home in Las Vegas and was due to have heart surgery on May 22.
		Wilson thanked well-wishers in her recent statement: âMary would like to thank all of her friends and family for your prayers and concern over the past few days.â
	www.eurweb.com /story/eur26603.cfm (255 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Supremes singer says 'Stop!' to copycat acts
		Mary Wilson, former singer with the Supremes, is headlining a national campaign that pushes for legislation to stop imposters from posing as the 1960s Motown girl group, or any other classic group of the past.
		Wilson says five faux "Supremes" acts currently tour the U.S., staging hundreds of concerts a year on cruise ships, at casinos and in fairs.
		Wilson was an original member of the Supremes, though the group had several different members in the years between 1961, when it was formed, and 1977, when it disbanded.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/01/27/copycat-acts.html (1359 words)

	Mary Wilson Reviewed
		Wearing a gorgeous beaded evening gown and not looking a day over "Baby Love," Wilson was stunning, visually the epitome of what we remember most about the Supremes.
		Wilson welcomed the audience and announced that at 54 she had just recently become a grandmother, much to the shock of the theater.
		Although redefining herself as a solo act, Wilson never abandoned her Supremes roots and has always included their material in her act.
	www.tonygreen.com /music/Supremes/Mary_Wilson_Reviewed.htm (443 words)

	Aruba.com - Your Official Source For Travel News From Aruba
		Mary who is a living legend, is a member of the world-renowned Supremes, one of the greatest female vocal groups of all time.
		She has been the only original Supreme carrying on the group's legacy to this day, and she represented the group in 1999, as she accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award for the Supremes at their induction into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame, becoming the first female rock star to be its recipient.
		Today, Mary continues to tour and perform embarking on her 40th anniversary in the music business.
	www.aruba.com /phpNews/wmview.php?ArtID=799 (420 words)

	Culture Connect: Singer Mary Wilson Reaches Out to Young People in Bangladesh
		Mary Wilson, who left the slums of Detroit to become part of the most successful female singing group in recording history -- the Supremes -- is a CultureConnect Ambassador and is now on a trip to Oman, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
		In Dhaka, Bangladesh, Miss Wilson gave a performance and lecture for 700 university students.
		She also met with hundreds of children in some of the poorest neighborhoods.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/rls/30589.htm (255 words)

	Mary Wilson - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: A charter member of the Supremes, Mary Wilson has long contended that she could have been as popular a singer as Diana Ross, had Motown's Berry Gordy not determined for extra-musical reasons that only Ross was to get star treatment.
		Wilson was featured on numerous talk shows and programs during 1987.
		She also recorded a single for Britain's Motorcity label that year, "Don't Get Mad, Get Even." She followed it with a cover of the Five Stairsteps' "Oooh Child" in 1989.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/102/572/0/1025720.html (151 words)

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