caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
wilson , 2011 at moscow 's spaso house on february 2 -lsb- http://www.marywilson.com www.marywilson.com -rsb- the supremes 1959 -- present greenville , mississippi , u.s. motown -lrb- 1961 -- 1980 -rrb- , mary wilson -lrb- singer -rrb-
 solo_singer 6 march 1944 vocals r & b , soul mary wilson at spaso house.jpg detroit , michigan , u.s. mary wilson singer , author , actress
mary wilson -lrb- singer -rrb-

mary wilson -lrb- born march 6 , 1944 -rrb- is an american vocalist , best known as a founding member of the supremes .
wilson remained with the group following the departures of other original members , florence ballard in 1967 and diana ross in 1970 .
following wilson 's own departure in 1977 , the group disbanded .
wilson has since released three solo albums , five singles and two best selling autobiographies , '' '' , a record setter for sales in its genre and `` supreme faith : someday we 'll be together '' , both books later released as an updated combination .
continuing a successful career as a concert performer , wilson also became a musicians ' rights activist as well as a musical theater performer and organizer of various museum displays of the supremes ' famed costumes .
wilson was inducted along with ross and ballard -lrb- as members of the supremes -rrb- into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1988 .
