Barbara Martin

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Barbara Martin

voc, bvoc, *1943 US, Detroit
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Barbara Diane Martin

Barbara Diane Martin Richardson (born June 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American singer; better known for being one of the original members of Motown singing group The Supremes. After The Primettes dropped Betty McGlown from their lineup due to McGlown's upcoming nuptials, Martin replaced her in the group in 1960. She and her groupmates, 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, and became part of the Motown stable of performers.

Instruments

Vocals
Backing Vocals

Genres

R&B/Soul
Pop
Soundtrack

Plays With

The Primettes

The Supremes

Band Members

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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