Barbara Martin
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Barbara Diane Martin Richardson (June 16, 1943 â March 4, 2020) was an American R&B and pop singer from Detroit. Martin joined the group The Primettes in 1960. Alongside Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross, Martin signed with Motown Records on January 15, 1961, as a member of The Supremes. Martin performed as a studio backing vocalist for Motown artists and recorded early singles for the ensemble. Martin provided shared lead vocals on the song â(Heâs) Seventeenâ. In October 1961, Martin became pregnant and left the group in the spring of 1962. Martin performed on the majority of tracks for the debut album Meet the Supremes (1962), though Martin did not appear on the cover art. Following the music career, Martin earned a degree in psychology and worked in mental health. Martin died in Detroit on March 4, 2020.
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- Touch The Sky
- You Got To Know How
- Exit 59
- Between White And Black
- Rise And Shine Angel
- Common Everyday
- Play It Again
- Up the Country Blues
- Existential Blues
- The Great Escape
- Driving Those Demons Down
- Hypnotized
- The Old Troubador
- Find a Way Home
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me
- Why
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Slipping Away
- Funk Jungle
- The Lucky One
- Blue Storm
- Sister
- My Words
- The Story Of Love
