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Ross, Diana, 1944-

LC control no.n 82089447
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML420.R879 Biography
Personal name headingRoss, Diana, 1944-
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Variant(s)Ross, Diane Ernestine, 1944-
See alsoCorporate body: Supremes (Musical group)
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1944-03-26
Place of birthDetroit (Mich.)
Field of activitySinging Soul music Popular music Acting
AffiliationMotown Record Corporation RCA Records Supremes (Musical group)
Profession or occupationSingers Soul musicians Actors Actresses Authors
Found inLady sings the blues. [Phonodisc] 1972.
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Ross, Diana; b. Mar. 26, 1944, Detroit, MI; pop and soul singer)
Grove music online, June 14, 2013 (Ross, Diana (Diane Ernestine); born March 26, 1944, Detroit; American pop singer; leader singer of the Supremes)
African American National Biography, accessed September 11, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Ross, Diana; Diane; popular singer, stage / screen actor; born 26 March 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States; graduated from Cass Technical High School (1962); took center stage withe the Supremes (1960s); left to pursue a solo career (1970); continued manufacturing hits for Motown and RCA; developed acting career (1970s); returned to Motown as both a performer and a director of the company (1989); wrote her autobiography, Secrets of a Sparrow (1993); returned to the album charts (2007))
Associated languageeng