European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Be  by Sid Schapiro 88.s new York Bureau Tite pop music Field Fame is the name of the game played on the Best seller record charts. It s keeping up with hanging musical tastes by switching styles whenever necessary whether gospel Folk rhythm and blues ballads or a mixture and finding an image that will Appeal to teen agers and adults like. The supreme or More correctly Diana Ross and the supreme As they re now billed have bridged the Gene ration Gap and the singing Trio has be Home a phenomenal International Suc less. They have Sung to standing ova Lions All Over the world and their rec erd buyers Are As diverse As the British and the japanese. There is no denying it the supreme we what used to be called great enter  but who would have thought that tradition would still find supporters wrote one critic when we Are told youth prefers the raw unpainted Coffee cellar to the grand ballroom the Flash of electricity to the glow of the Candela Bra. The supreme Are a tribute to Anever assimilating pop Market of adults eager for the with it drive of youth without its  he supreme concede just enough in their material and approach to be understood without a teen Slang code Book. Their audience spans age and taste barriers. They Are totally committed and vibrantly alive wrote another critic. Their sound and their presence is no just singing or perfectly coordinated movement or what might be called lock v soul but pure  when Diana Ross pleads Stop in the name of love the response can be heard far and wide. And that rapport earned the group seven Gold records in less than two years for where did our love go baby love come see about me Stop in the name of love Back in my arms again i hear a symphony and you can t hurry love each of which has sold a million discs. Several of their records have sold ver three million arid Are still going. The supreme had five consecutive records top the Best seller charts an achievement unmatched by any other american group. Last Rammer the supreme change their Billing to Diana Ross and the supreme i recognition of their Lea Singer s outstanding Talent. About the ame time Cindy Birdsong a member of Patty and the bluebells for six years joined mis rom and Mary Wilson Ashe newest member of the Trio when Florence Ballard exhausted from the girls demanding schedule withdrew from the group. New supreme a like the old Are still essentially miss Ross who has growl Mere dramatic More aggressive and Mere Kottong in her presentation billboard Magazine reported in their tint it a Urcla pop concert Diana eat front carries the Lyric Lin of their songs. Mary and Cindy swing and Sway in smooth Harmony. They have moved deeper into the mass popular music Market with Rod Gen end Hart tunes and personal appearances in the finest nightclubs vast concert Halls College auditoriums Andon the top television shows in the United states. They have also performed in the Wank spots of Europe and the far East and recently performed in be Linfor German to. Diana Ross and the supreme have clouded Britain a blow to the solar plexus it to still reeling from a Londo newspaper commented after their open ing at a Plush supper  three vocal charmers put on a Page 10 about 40 glittering gowns Ore worn during cts Ingle engagement. From left Mary Wilson Cindy Birdsong and Diana Ross. Eee Yeeee  eee Yeeee a so Iii flawless and polished routine singing up a storm with their hit singles doing show tunes a dancing display and highly effective comedy bit involving considerable audience participation and heckling of miss Ross by her two Side kicks. The supreme Delight nightclub Crowdis with their stylized elegance Rev Eling in some 40 glittering gowns Dur ing a single engagement their gowns cover when the supreme sing the world listens. From left Dia Naross Mary Wilson Cindy Birdsong and stage wardrobe Are As exciting a their choreography and musical arrangements. Each girl is impeccably coiffed in one of the Trio s 30 wigs. Diana s-foot-51/2, is a slender 103pounds. Mary and Cindy each 5-foot-5, Are nicely curved at about 120 and 135pounds, respectively. Ill have you know thin is in say Diana who describes herself As the Skinny  thin May be in replies Cindy but Honey fat is where it s  Success for these three attractive unassuming girls each in her Early 20s, Means two things to them react Point where they can pleas to new to Eshagh Money to a families the chances we Nee. Said Diana we Are in Mac Bulous position now of being Falej be sophisticated nightclub material Ana still hold on to our pop  supreme made heu Acle but recently in a i Nelp retains they were featured in a Sode on television missionary nuns u Pital in Africa u Estaras in Mexico eely swinging in when or i " the stars and stripes sunday Jne 9/