The Supremes: Live on The Tonight Show (1967) - "The Happening"

The Supremes perform their 10th #1 hit "The Happening" live on May 22nd 1967 on The Tonight Show. This would be the last TV appearance to feature the original lineup of the group as only weeks later founder of the group Florence Ballard would be fired.

This performance features the original (and most popular) lineup of The Supremes:
From left to right:
- Florence Ballard
- Mary Wilson
- Diana Ross

"The Happening" served as the theme song for the Columbia film of the same name. While the film flopped the single recorded by the famous female Motown trio who had already had 9 #1 hits prior to The Happening managed to top the charts again reaching #1 on the pop chart and #12 on the R&B.

"The Happening" was written by HDH (Holland-Dozier-Holland) who had written all The Supremes' prior hits and all their #1's up to 1967 (when they departed Motown). This was the last #1 single written by HDH and the last single released as "The Supremes" as between the released of "The Happening" and the group's next single "Reflections", founding member and soprano of the group Florence Ballard would be fired and replaced by Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles member Cindy Birdsong and the group's name would be changed to "Diana Ross & The Supremes". After the name and member change the group never managed to repeat or match the sucess they had racking up only 2 #1's as Diana Ross & The Supremes.

Writer(s): Holland-Dozier-Holland and Frank DeVol
Producer(s): Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier (of Holland-Dozier-Holland)

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[Vincent50]

I have a copy of this show on a cassette tape that was floating underground and I'll have to dig it out and listen to it again. When this appearance happened it was in 1967 and I was a kid and in bed and had to go to school the next day. This is when they made appearances on Sullivan, What's My Line and Johnny's show. Soon after Flo was gone and I think my heart left with her for as a kid who loved this group a BIG change was happening to the group. I missed Flo so.

[MeetTheSupremes]

@Vincent50 I BEG of you! Please uploaded the entire appearance :(

[MotownMaster]

i got the whole thing to this, but its VERY distorted

[GGE47]

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[GGE47]

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[TheReturnOfBigBear]

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[GGE47]

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[GGE47]

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[TheReturnOfBigBear]

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[GGE47]

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[GGE47]

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[GGE47]

Big Bare Ass is still full of it.