Mary Wilson of the Supremes' Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech | 1988 Induction Ceremony 

Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, two of the most beautiful, lovely, talented individuals, Rest In Peace.

Nice to finally see this! Flo’s daughter looks just like her!

Elegance and class , a true legend ‼️Rest In Peace Ms. Mary and Ms. Flo

Mary Wilson was the first woman inductee to accept her induction. Aretha was inducted the year before but she didn’t attend.

RIP Pioneer/Icon Ms. Wilson. 👑 I grew up on Motown music! The Supremes are legendary!❤Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. You'll be missed.

Sleep in peace.... MARY WILSON❤😥❤😭❤

Wow Mary beautiful soul give honor to Florence and not downgrade Diana

RIP MARY

I've been wanting to see this for the longest time only now when our Mary is gone. Only last December I've downloaded in RU-vid Music this compilation album of rarities where I also discovered so many Supremes albums I never knew and though for me it was annoying to listen most of the tracks with Diana's leads, I'd say it gives me pleasure to listen to Mary and Flo's voices on the few records they sang lead and I could tell you their voices were like gems hidden from the public by the powers that be at that time. Can't wait to hear Mary's last new music to be released on her birthday March 6 which she just announced a few days earlier before her passing. 🥂

Flo’s daughter looks just like her here. You can tell she’s just not feelin it though lol. Mary has always attempted to defend Flo but the fact of the matter is they did her BOGUS‼️ R.I.P. Flo🕊🌹

Mary was just fine for no reason!

Mary Wilson class class and more class.To include Flo"s daughter shows sbe was so more classy than Diane.

Florence daughter looked so depressed

Damn, Flo's daughter was GORGEOUS! Definitely a younger version of her mom. That dress Mary gave her fit her just right. I wonder what became of her and her sister. I wonder what Gordy was thinking when Mary introduced him to her that night? There's no way he didn't look at her and not know that was Blondie's daughter!

The most beautiful woman at Motown along with Tammi Terrell

It never has said how Mary Wilson died, does anyone know

Florence’s daughter looks sullen.

Florence Ballards Daughter didn't look like She was very Friendly . If Diana didn't have a Baby would she have been there? And would Diana be nice to Florence Ballards Daughter.

Ahmet!

She was in a sense defending Ross. In other words she just had a baby..and the baby was her priority..at this moment ..respect.....class act mary

I love this woman

Wow Mary looks good

Love Mary Wilson! SO damn classy, and my wish is to see her live!

Rest in peace Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard

RIP MARY WILSON YOU AND FLORENCE BALLARD ARE REUNITED

Cindy Birdsong deserved to be honored too. Just another black mark on the Hall of Shame's record.

Great speech. She includes everyone!

As uncomfortable/miserable/nervous as Lisa looked onstage, it was so important that she was there to support Mary. As the years went on after Flo's death in 1976, it was more important than ever to preserve her legacy, and keep her name burning bright in the public memory. Blondie would've been extremely proud to see her daughter accepting this award for her.

Finally.................... Go Mary!

She look just like flo

Mary, you will be so incredibly missed. Now and you and Flo are together again. Rest In Peace, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard 💛💐🕊

What a classy beautiful lady, met him too...they both were very nice ppl.

RIP Mary Wilson 😭

I've met Diana Ross and Mary Wilson and they were both very nice to me. Sorry if some people did not have a good experience.

That was very nice of Mary to say that the world always think it’s bad but we don’t know! Kudos to Mary 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

No mention of Cindy Birdsong? She was with them from 1967 to 1972

Sad day today.

RIP Mary Wilson 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Congrats supremes 🎉

Her daughter look just like flo

The top girl singing group of all time. With a whopping 20 top-10 hits, and 12 number one hits, The Supremes are Billboard's top girl group of all time

The Supremes had the same problem as the Beatles that same day. In their case, Diana Ross did not show up. In the Beatles case, Paul did not show up.

RIP Mary Wilson.

Mary was so fine. RIP Beauty

Gorgeous woman.

Mary Wilson the great Supreme, rest in peace dear heart, you will be truly missed.

For what it's worth...I think Cindy Birdsong should have been included in this.

Mary was meant to give the acceptance speach

Wow, does she look nice.

It would have been nice to see Cindy Birdsong there as well. Not even a mention of her is disappointing as she helped to keep the group going after Florence was let go.

Mary still fine.. she can Sang too.. All 3 could.

God bless this woman as a person she is sooooooooo sweet God gave her a loving soul that will always be felt around the world God bless them all sooooo nice that she made sure Miss F.B was being remembered to that is real love for a real friend Linda j peace

She looks and sounds amazing.

Pure class

Lisa looks like Florence 💞

In a sense, Cindy Birdsong and Marlene Barrow (of the Andantes) can claim to be a Supreme since they both performed with Diane and Mary when the group was still The Supremes before the name change ....

I love Mary ... but truly not the same without Diana Ross, what a pity she couldn’t be there!

But Flo's daughter looks angry

I was too young to see the peak of success with the Supremes....Im 54. So, when they eclipsed the Beatles and the Stones on the Billboard charts, I didnt have any understanding of how monumental that was, considering the times all of them lived in. But now I do. I mean, you're talking about 3 very young black girls, right out of the projects of Detroit, ascending to success that was so HUGE, that they actually sold more records than the Beatles and the Stones, at one point and time. And now as I see this footage, it dawns on me, that the Supremes probably could've been even bigger, if Berry Gordy had let ALL OF THEM take turns with lead vocals...lotta people dont know this, but Mary Wilson, CAN REALLY SING...and most people say that Florence Ballard, was the best of the 3..and then you have Diana, who had an extremely unique voice that was tailor-made for pop music. You will NEVER see a group like the Supremes again...NEVER. For all kinds of reasons, that wont happen.

Thank you, Mary. Very eloquent on calling out DianE Ross. RIP Florence.

Folks, only Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard the original Supremes were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. So you can stop wishing that all The Supremes could have been there. Do your homework!

Love this! SO VERY MANY THANKS for posting!

There are far too many elements surrounding The Supremes to mention...and many of those elements are sad. Having said that, what's even more sad is the childish bickering here (and elsewhere) among The Supremes "purported" fans. Thanks to the R&R Hall of Fame for remembering and including our Supremes in their ceremony. It is my belief that Ross could not be there because of her infant sons. I do, however, believe it would have been proper and fitting (and even more entertaining) to invite all the women, who recorded as Supremes and have them take a bow and be recognized either onstage or even from their seats. Finally, it appeared that Lisa looked and probably felt out of place. And so, say what you want about Ross, but Ross would have grabbed Lisa and asked her to stand with her the entire time. It would've been sweet if Mary had given the young girl more support onstage in front of all those music industry people. #RIP to Little Richard...I don't know why he wasn't provided a script since he obviously carried on and on about himself and even admitted to forgetting about The Supremes. #LOL

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Shame on everyone that judges Diana Ross, you have know right consult the BiBle if you dont beleive me. All this garbage and talk of he say she say, is judt mean. If anything happen within the Supremes, its between them so stop interfeering. God bless Diana, Mary, and Flo, as well as all supremes that participated in the group.

Ballard's daughter looked disgusted the whole time.

Where's Diana Ross?

Wow

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Ms Wilson always kept ms ballards memory alive. Sad that Diana didn't show up. I recall something about her having just had a baby but I wonder why she wouldn't show up. Cindy birdsong filled the opening but the Supremes will always be the original three. The daughter looks so much like Flo.

Boy she really look like her mother. Would have like to see her more on this video. How is she doing now?

Diana unapologetically worked her butt off: learning phrasing and interpretation 0:28 lyrics, dancing and acting which catapulted her to superstardom. Sweet, beautiful, lovely and innocent Mary Wilson built a career on portraying herself as a saint whose wings were clipped by Diana, subsequently, she achieved a ton of fans who sees her as a victim and Diana the wicked witch of Motown. To Mary’s fans she is the most beautiful Supremes but Berry preferred the skinny big eyed one. Let’s get back to reality: every unmarried female who was working at Motown during fifties and sixties was after Berry Gordy but Diana won the prize (if you considered him a prize). Both the Temptation and the Four Tops who were young men at that time lavish Diana with praises for exhibiting the qualities of a young lady. For the records Diana had her fling at Motown with Berry Gordy, one of the Holland brothers and Eddie Kendricks but she was never labeled the Queen of the Backseats on the Motown Review Bus. Three young girls were given the exact opportunities and they went in separate directions.

Where is Diana???? Why she didn´t attend?

What is not to love about this woman. She is 1000 times nicer than Ms Diana Ross who never mentions the name Supremes anymore. Huge LOVE for Mary Wilson. She is still going strong

Mary refused to allow Cindy or any other Supremes. The Tempts allowed all real Tempts to be awarded.

I thought she was flo

Ain’t nothing without Diana Ross present though .

did these people take care of this woman’s 3 daughters or not?

Making excuse for no good diana

A classy lady! Too bad Diana Ross you coun't muster up the class, to show up! Mary always gave you props Diana Ross! Still love you.

Diana didn't show up to their Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony either, so I really think she didn't want to be associated with the group.

Wow! Florence daughter looks just like her. She has the same unhappy look. It's so sad that Flo's children get no royalties from their mom's hard work. Gordy did all of them dirty! Mary was very pretty and Florence was talented but Diana had the charm and she used it!