Mary looked great in the blonde wigs, she had a shorter style one that was really sharp. I remember watching the TCB special when it first aired, their live version of I Hear A Symphony is just incredible, and they looked gorgeous is those gowns!
Great clip! Diana "turns it out" here. Her energy, her fire, her sensuality and sheer star power are undeniable. I've always loved the twisting moves that Mary and Cindy perform at 0:30. Great stuff, all around! Thanks for posting.
Check out Ross' "WOW" at 2:10 - all right, we nailed that one, we'll finish 'em off with "Symphony" and then close the show with "The Impossible Dream." These were the young ladies that opened the country up - - they were in our living rooms, on our turntables, and in the hearts of America. Berry Gordy knew just what he was doing.
@alexanuchid TCB stands for 'Taking Care of Business'. In 1968, Diana Ross & The Supremes with the Temptations did a fantastic musical show called TCB. There was also an album called TCB and it featured the songs from this show.
This is priceless. Obviously, MsRoss luvs 2 entertain BUT she seems 2 also luv all that goes on around her & becomes the "entertained." In "entertained" mode she 4gets the words 2 songs & upon realizing it, recoups by singing stronger, louder & making those fantastic moves. Watch how many times she misplaces the lines to "I Hear A Symphony" & never misses a beat! Besides being an above average singer, she is just "something" u have 2c. As MsWilson said, "Honey, we is terrific" & they were!
THE SUPREMES GOWNS & MEMORABILIA tour the world museums and art exhibits as "REFLECTIONS - The Mary Wilson Supreme Collection"Ms. Mary Wilson as the curator together with "The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum" do a wonderful job of presenting the period and the gamma of accomplishments achieved by the still # 1 FAMALE GROUP OF ALL TIMES, "THE SUPREMES" For anyone looking for a time capsule of the meteoric rise of THE GROUP, there's no other exhibit like it!
The TCB special is available on DVD. Also the gowns, along with many more are currently in the Mary Wilson Supremes Gown Collection which is touring the country. I saw them in Seattle. Absolutely amazing.
Thanks! What's nice about these clips from the show is that you can hear Mary & Cindy: on the soundtrack album they (and the Temptations' backgrounds) were turned way down. It was very disappointing.
Thanks a lot for posting this always great clip. It's really sad that possibly because of various greedy copyright stakeholders, this special can't be officially released in clearly remastered digital DVD format. I always remember reading that 1 or 2 weeks later, NBC aired the famous leather jacket-clad Elvis special, too, yet somehow that's been on DVD for years now. The only clearly restored segment available from this show actually is the "Stop!" snippet on the Motown25 DVD!
These were their gowns of gowns and in person even more spectacular. I also wondered how they walked out to the see-through plexiglass stage down those narrow platforms without being terrified much less performed on that elevated stage with its appearance of no support. This is a classic Supremes moment and evidences fully why they became so enormous in the entertainment world. We're seeing talent, beauty, glamour, discipline and great musicianship.
I actually have an original vinyl LP from this show. The first side of the album has a lot of Supremes / Temptations songs, and most of what you see on this video is at the end of side2 of the album. If there truly is a DVD available, you HAVE to see the two groups together. I remember seeing this show back in '68 on TV... and it was magical!!
I Love the Supremes & everything they stood for but to b honest This Diana Show : Diana & the supremes goes Hollywood Just to much I believe after Flo left they Traded in great harmonies for (G)lam yes Diana is legendary & deserves all her accolades but people forget That there were Three ladies who made history & blazed trails for the comming genaration & not one grammy we the fans need to do something about that!!!!! & Flo naturally had light hair & did sport a blonde wig way b4 Mary
@LadeeCen These gowns are called 'butterfly' because of the cape thing on them. After Diane left and after all the member changes, the gown ownership fell to Mary. She kept these and nearly every other Supremes outfit in storage until a few years ago when she put them into a traveling exhibit. Interestingly, the exhibit is currently in my city and I went to see it. The butterflys, like many of them are hand-sequined from head to toe except for the cape. A staggering amount of work, but worth it
@babybluemusic426 I do indeed. If you click the pull-down menu just above this video, it will display all of my videos. I have this hit's medley, Stop in the Name Of Love, Somewhere, and the Temptations doing I'm losing you and Aint Too Proud to Beg. They all have TCB in the title somewhere. I also have clips from the 1969 GIT on Broadway program which was another Supremes & Temptations TV special.
@tvfan06 I remember Mary talking about the blonde. She joked that she must have seen too many Doris Day movies. Florence once had a brown wig with blonde highlights in it that she wore in the early days. According to Mary, that's where Flo got the nickname 'Blondie.'
@tvfan06 No, you're not the only that loves Mary in the blonde wig...Many of us lived through that period and thought it was a bold, yet fantastic thing to do...Further evidence that Mary and Florence had their own personalities that fans adored...Cindy was a bit of an after-thought, but some of us accepted her...Trail blazers is what these girls were!! ALL OF THEM!!
The show was taped, ironically, at a time when the Supremes were trying to get out of a trough after losing the composing and production services of the Holland brothers and Eugene Dozier. But right after it was done and being scheduled to appear, they--thanks to Berry Gordy Jr.--rebounded with a gigantic hit in "Love Child..." Everything timed out beautifully, as did a Supremes-Temptations album and hit single and a soundtrack album from the special. The special proved a defining moment.
Release this show on CD, I have this on LP and known that there is a Japanese release but these can be upwards of $50 to purchase on Amazon, I do not understand why Motown refuses to release full back catalogues like most record labels...
love this performance and I love all of the Miss Ross, Supremes songs but I Hear a Symphony is my FAVE. It's funny how after singing the same song over and over again Diane kinda screws up the words at the end, flawlessly I might add. Thanks for posting the vid.
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@paul51 My understanding is Berry Gordy owns the master tape, but can't be bothered at this point trying to release it on DVD. He would have to negotiate with the former Supremes and the Tempts for releases and doesn't think it's worth it.
@fwsinned I'm not sure what Diane was up to. It looks hurriedly put together. On the TCB album, there's a picture from a rehearsal of this performance and Diane is wearing a curly updo wig. It looks alot nicer. Another note: Diane was notorious for changing wigs. At the very beginning of the TCB program, the three girls walk towards the stage from different sides. If you watch Diane, she has her favorite short-crop wig then she turns to face the camera and the wig is a curly updo.
@rebbeccanne This is the same arrangements that they performed on all the live shows. This is not fast compared to a 1975 show. Talk about fast. Mary, Cindy, and Sherrie would FLY through the hits medley. Sherrie sings Love Child and she can barely keep up with the band! Even the 1970 lineup with Jean Terrell, they sped through the hits medley. In my opinion, the songs aren't very enjoyable if it sounds like your record player is stuck on the 78 RPM setting.
@carlosagogo Yes It is, and is the original recording , and so includes the cut Diana Dancing segment. The DVD of G.I.T has some very bad editing in it which is a shame as the medleys do not match the LP
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am i the only one that loves that Mary had the balls to rock a blonde wig? This was pre-beyonce after all....
They may have tried to claw each others' eyes out back in their dressing rooms, but on stage, they were real real pros!
There is nothing average about Diana Ross. She was it. Period.
I always listened to them on record and had no idea how elegant they were until watching these youtube clips.
Mary looked great in the blonde wigs, she had a shorter style one that was really sharp. I remember watching the TCB special when it first aired, their live version of I Hear A Symphony is just incredible, and they looked gorgeous is those gowns!
Great clip! Diana "turns it out" here. Her energy, her fire, her sensuality and sheer star power are undeniable. I've always loved the twisting moves that Mary and Cindy perform at 0:30. Great stuff, all around!
Thanks for posting.
FANTASTIC! WAITED ALONG TIME TO GET TO SEE THIS AGAIN. SAW IT AS A CHILD AND WAS AN INSTANT FAN OF THE SUPREMES.
Cindy looks the best in that gown.
Love this and wish they would release the show on dvd.
Check out Ross' "WOW" at 2:10 - all right, we nailed that one, we'll finish 'em off with "Symphony" and then close the show with "The Impossible Dream." These were the young ladies that opened the country up - - they were in our living rooms, on our turntables, and in the hearts of America. Berry Gordy knew just what he was doing.
Love this medley and u can hear Cindy very clear at 1:50 singin NEED YOU, NEED YOU.
@alexanuchid TCB stands for 'Taking Care of Business'. In 1968, Diana Ross & The Supremes with the Temptations did a fantastic musical show called TCB. There was also an album called TCB and it featured the songs from this show.
This is priceless. Obviously, MsRoss luvs 2 entertain BUT she seems 2 also luv all that goes on around her & becomes the "entertained." In "entertained" mode she 4gets the words 2 songs & upon realizing it, recoups by singing stronger, louder & making those fantastic moves. Watch how many times she misplaces the lines to "I Hear A Symphony" & never misses a beat! Besides being an above average singer, she is just "something" u have 2c. As MsWilson said, "Honey, we is terrific" & they were!
THE SUPREMES GOWNS & MEMORABILIA tour the world museums and art exhibits as "REFLECTIONS - The Mary Wilson Supreme Collection"Ms. Mary Wilson as the curator together with "The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum" do a wonderful job of presenting the period and the gamma of accomplishments achieved by the still # 1 FAMALE GROUP OF ALL TIMES, "THE SUPREMES"
For anyone looking for a time capsule of the meteoric rise of THE GROUP, there's no other exhibit like it!
I had the soundtrack to this & G.I.T on Broadway on LP and must have played them to death growing up!
i REALLY fell in love with Diana after this special!!
She was often referred to as the Queen of Motown. No one had the whole package and such mass appeal like she did.
The TCB special is available on DVD. Also the gowns, along with many more are currently in the Mary Wilson Supremes Gown Collection which is touring the country. I saw them in Seattle. Absolutely amazing.
True Class !! Great clip !! The Best !!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS. I REMEMBER AS A KID WATCHING THIS ON TV WITH TIMEX AS THE SPONSER. WOW WHAT MEMORIES. THANKS AGAIN
This a great clip! Thanks for sharing.
beautiful
magnificent clip !
Thanks! What's nice about these clips from the show is that you can hear Mary & Cindy: on the soundtrack album they (and the Temptations' backgrounds) were turned way down. It was very disappointing.
Thanks a lot for posting this always great clip. It's really sad that possibly because of various greedy copyright stakeholders, this special can't be officially released in clearly remastered digital DVD format. I always remember reading that 1 or 2 weeks later, NBC aired the famous leather jacket-clad Elvis special, too, yet somehow that's been on DVD for years now. The only clearly restored segment available from this show actually is the "Stop!" snippet on the Motown25 DVD!
These were their gowns of gowns and in person even more spectacular. I also wondered how they walked out to the see-through plexiglass stage down those narrow platforms without being terrified much less performed on that elevated stage with its appearance of no support. This is a classic Supremes moment and evidences fully why they became so enormous in the entertainment world. We're seeing talent, beauty, glamour, discipline and great musicianship.
I actually have an original vinyl LP from this show. The first side of the album has a lot of Supremes / Temptations songs, and most of what you see on this video is at the end of side2 of the album. If there truly is a DVD available, you HAVE to see the two groups together. I remember seeing this show back in '68 on TV... and it was magical!!
I Love the Supremes & everything they stood for but to b honest
This Diana Show : Diana & the supremes goes Hollywood Just to much I believe after Flo left they Traded in great harmonies for (G)lam yes Diana is legendary & deserves all her accolades but people forget That there were Three ladies who made history & blazed trails for the comming genaration & not one grammy we the fans need to do something about that!!!!! & Flo naturally had light hair & did sport a blonde wig way b4 Mary
@LadeeCen These gowns are called 'butterfly' because of the cape thing on them. After Diane left and after all the member changes, the gown ownership fell to Mary. She kept these and nearly every other Supremes outfit in storage until a few years ago when she put them into a traveling exhibit. Interestingly, the exhibit is currently in my city and I went to see it. The butterflys, like many of them are hand-sequined from head to toe except for the cape. A staggering amount of work, but worth it
@babybluemusic426 I do indeed. If you click the pull-down menu just above this video, it will display all of my videos.
I have this hit's medley, Stop in the Name Of Love, Somewhere, and the Temptations doing I'm losing you and Aint Too Proud to Beg. They all have TCB in the title somewhere.
I also have clips from the 1969 GIT on Broadway program which was another Supremes & Temptations TV special.
Did you see Diana's little wink during "I hear a symphony" that small gesture screams STAR!!!
@tvfan06 I remember Mary talking about the blonde. She joked that she must have seen too many Doris Day movies.
Florence once had a brown wig with blonde highlights in it that she wore in the early days. According to Mary, that's where Flo got the nickname 'Blondie.'
@tvfan06 No, you're not the only that loves Mary in the blonde wig...Many of us lived through that period and thought it was a bold, yet fantastic thing to do...Further evidence that Mary and Florence had their own personalities that fans adored...Cindy was a bit of an after-thought, but some of us accepted her...Trail blazers is what these girls were!! ALL OF THEM!!
The show was taped, ironically, at a time when the Supremes were trying to get out of a trough after losing the composing and production services of the Holland brothers and Eugene Dozier. But right after it was done and being scheduled to appear, they--thanks to Berry Gordy Jr.--rebounded with a gigantic hit in "Love Child..." Everything timed out beautifully, as did a Supremes-Temptations album and hit single and a soundtrack album from the special. The special proved a defining moment.
Release this show on CD, I have this on LP and known that there is a Japanese release but these can be upwards of $50 to purchase on Amazon, I do not understand why Motown refuses to release full back catalogues like most record labels...
love this performance and I love all of the Miss Ross, Supremes songs but I Hear a Symphony is my FAVE. It's funny how after singing the same song over and over again Diane kinda screws up the words at the end, flawlessly I might add. Thanks for posting the vid.
Diana sure looks her daughter Rhonda here.
Commenters, please refrain from negative comments aimed at others who's views are different from your own.
I will delete any comment I deem unfit for posting.
those gowns were damn bad (as in good). does anyone no where these gowns are now, such as the Smithsonian or back at the Motown Museum in Detriot?
@paul51 My understanding is Berry Gordy owns the master tape, but can't be bothered at this point trying to release it on DVD. He would have to negotiate with the former Supremes and the Tempts for releases and doesn't think it's worth it.
@fwsinned I'm not sure what Diane was up to. It looks hurriedly put together. On the TCB album, there's a picture from a rehearsal of this performance and Diane is wearing a curly updo wig. It looks alot nicer. Another note: Diane was notorious for changing wigs. At the very beginning of the TCB program, the three girls walk towards the stage from different sides. If you watch Diane, she has her favorite short-crop wig then she turns to face the camera and the wig is a curly updo.
what is TCB ...stands for?
@usspike I love Mary in her blond wig. whats up with Diana's amerjapana style do?
@rebbeccanne This is the same arrangements that they performed on all the live shows. This is not fast compared to a 1975 show. Talk about fast. Mary, Cindy, and Sherrie would FLY through the hits medley. Sherrie sings Love Child and she can barely keep up with the band! Even the 1970 lineup with Jean Terrell, they sped through the hits medley. In my opinion, the songs aren't very enjoyable if it sounds like your record player is stuck on the 78 RPM setting.
@carlosagogo Yes It is, and is the original recording , and so includes the cut Diana Dancing segment.
The DVD of G.I.T has some very bad editing in it which is a shame as the medleys do not match the LP
but it was Post- Etta James