Diana Ross a Detroit native started with music as a part of a choir in her family's church. She developed interest in making into commercial music and showbiz to become an entertainer. As a formal member of the band The Primettes she performed in local clubs and talent shows. Later she joined the Motown band The Supremes. Her contribution and later assumption of the role as the female lead made remodeled her and the band as
Diana Ross and The Supremes. She parted ways with this band wagon and went solo. In 1970
Diana Ross’ eponymous first album with credits from names like Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the release managed commendable appreciation and recognition.
Diana Ross became noticed with singles
Ain't No Mountain High Enough and
Reach Out and Touch featured on the album. Their chart positions paved way for more and better music from her side.
Everything Is Everything (1970) and
Surrender (1971) followed from her initial EP and cemented her as a new sensation on the pop block. Lady Sings the Blues in 1972 showcased
Diana Ross’ talents as an actress and singer. The critical acclaim won by the movie role and the commercial success of the album established
Diana Ross as a super star.
Touch Me in the Morning a 1973 and
Mahogany, 1975 both were released with a different façade. These albums of duets featured unforgettable hits
Do You Know Where You're Going To? and
Touch Me In The Morning. Catering to the changing times and taste of music,
Diana Ross resorted to a disco outfit The mid seventies saw her swaying to beats of
Love Hangover. er A broa
Diana Ross tried hands on Broadway where she became immensely popular and won a
Tony Award . She also collaborated on
Ease On Down The Road a duet with Michael Jackson, that too met great popularity. Her singing career took off with the release of
The Boss (1979) and
Diana (1980).
Diana Ross shelled under RCA after leaving Motown. The decade of eighties with RCA meant a list of commercially hit albums that include names like
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (1981),
Silk Electric (1982), and
Swept Away (1984). Her return to Motown after a decade brought
Workin' Overtime (1989) and expressed her experimentation with forms like opera and jazz.
Winner of multiple
American Music Awards Diana Ross was also made a part of the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 for her singing participation for the Supremes. While away from music she remained engaged in loads of creative and acting projects that earned her great critical and public acclaim. Her involvement and contribution to television, film, Broadway and music collectively earned her the prestigious
Black Entertainment Television's Lifetime Achievement Award along with the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Honors Award.
Diana Ross always loved performing live and brought all the essentials of true entertainment to her live concerts. The sixties, seventies and eighties saw her as a flashing disco light that kept on going, leaving everyone entranced and intoxicated with the rhythm and beat of music. However, the changing moods of the nineties and the new millennium called for a facelift that
Diana Ross incorporated fairly well.
I Love You, a collection of love songs that came to stands in 2006 became an all time favorite. Even today
Diana Ross is admired and loved by her fans and the nostalgic music lovers who want the old times resurrected through music.
Diana Ross’ song and dance rightfully recreates the bygone eras and remind of the high spirits, moods and energies that were a trademark of the times.
Diana Ross tickets stage her in a live show that retells her legacy in her words, voice, song and dance.
Diana Ross tickets are an offering this season that must not be missed.
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