Because of Al Gomes of Big
Noise's efforts, Mary Wilson, Rock and Roll Hall
of Famer and founder of The Supremes, was placed on the
Official Ballot by The Recording Academy for the 59th Annual
Grammy Awards for Best Traditional R&B Performance for
the track 'You Danced My Heart Around the Stars' from Beach
Boys lyricist Stephen J. Kalinich's tribute album 'California
Feeling 2.'
The Supremes are the
most successful American female singing group of all-time
and were a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s
with 12 Number One singles on the Billboard Hot 100. At
their peak in the mid-1960s, The Supremes rivaled The Beatles
in worldwide popularity. Mary and The Supremes were nominated
twice for Grammy Awards - Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
for 'Baby Love' (1964) and Best Contemporary R&R Performance
- Group (Vocal Or Instrumental) for 'Stop In The Name Of
Love' (1965).
Mary has released three
solo albums, five singles, and three best-selling autobiographies,
'Dreamgirl: My Life As a Supreme,' a record setter for sales
in its genre, 'Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together,'
and 'Supreme Glamour.' Continuing a successful career as
a concert performer, Mary also became a musicians' rights
activist, as well as a organizer of various museum displays
of The Supremes' famed costumes. Mary was inducted along
with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard (as members of The
Supremes) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
Photo (L-R) : Connie Watrous,
Mary Wilson, and Al Gomes
