This is the time Mary Wilson and The Supremes rocked out in Houston with Judy Garland
As a member of the Supremes, Mary Wilson opened for Judy Garland on Friday, Dec. 17, 1965 at the Astrodrome in Houston. [RELATED: Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76]It was the first concert to take place at the venue and tickets were priced $1 - $7.50 per attendee, according to an old flyer found online. At the time, The Astrodome could originally seat 48,000 people but added another 12,000 seats for the show. About one month before the concert, The Supremes, which included Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard, celebrated their seventh chart-topping hit โI Hear a Symphony,โ according to SoulMusic.com. AdBy Dec. 17, the song was No.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
FILE - Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, appears during a portrait session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles on June 12, 2014. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Nevada and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Following the Supremesโ disbandment, Wilson released the solo albums โMary Wilsonโ and โWalk the Lineโ and wrote a handful of books, including the best-selling โDreamgirl: My Life as a Supremeโ and โSupreme Faith: Someday Weโll Be Together."