LC control no. | n 82089447 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML420.R879 Biography |
Personal name heading | Ross, Diana, 1944- |
Variant(s) | Ross, Diane Ernestine, 1944- |
See also | Corporate body: Supremes (Musical group) |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1944-03-26 |
Place of birth | Detroit (Mich.) |
Field of activity | Singing Soul music Popular music Acting |
Affiliation | Motown Record Corporation RCA Records Supremes (Musical group) |
Profession or occupation | Singers Soul musicians Actors Actresses Authors |
Found in | Lady 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 language | eng |