Florence singing lead on "Silent Night", by the Supremes :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DVICG3fv-I
June 1943-February 1976
Still loved and missed by many fans.
I wish Flo's life had been easier than it was. She had so much talent, and yet she was held back, her ambition squelched in favor of someone who started out as a friend of hers. As she became relegated to the background of the group she started, she became embittered, and she turned to alcohol to ease her pain. When she was fired from the Supremes in 1967, it began a downward spiral from which she was attempting to emerge at the time of her death. She had damaged her body so much that by the time she'd healed her spirit enough to try for a comeback, her body gave out. She died of coronary thrombosis, a blood clot breaking free and stopping her heart, at the age of 32, leaving behind three young daughters....Michelle, Nicole, and Lisa.
31 years later, her fans still love her just as much. Thanks to the wonderful Harry Weinger at Motown (which is now a subdivision of Universal, I believe), many of Florence's and Mary's previously-unreleased leads have been unearthed. The backgrounds on Supremes records have been remastered, the volume increased, and the original sound of the Supremes has re-emerged. Thank you, Harry.