Remembering Mary Wilson Of The Supremes
My mom was in her 20s in the 1960s, and Motown - be it Marvin Gaye, Tammy Terrell, Stevie Wonder or you name it - that was the music she'd have on the radio in the Detroit flower shop where she worked.
When she had me years later, those same songs were installed in my heart as lullabies.
Today's episode honors founding Supreme Mary Wilson and tells some of her story. Her sudden passing at age 76 in her Henderson, Nevada home stunned Motown fans everywhere.
She died of hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease - or, put more simply, high blood pressure caused by artery blockages.
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