The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard - Softcover

"Flo was a beautiful person-loving and warm. . . . She was down-to-earth, she loved to laugh, and everyone loved her." -Marvin Gaye

"Flo was a beautiful person--loving and warm. . . . She was down-to-earth, she loved to laugh, and everyone loved her." --Marvin Gaye

"Benjaminson holds back nothing, sharing with the reader the thoughts and moods of the various figures who came and went during the early years." --"Soul Magazine"

"Florence deserved a biographer with Benjaminson's skill and talent. . . . If this book were a record it would top the charts." --Al Abrams, publicity director, Motown Records, 1964-66

"What a reader may take away from this book is a new understanding of how cruel the American promise of success can be." --Greil Marcus, author," Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads"

"Peter Benjaminson's sardonic, hard-nosed series of vignettes from the white-collar world of Tweed-like municipal corruption is the dramatic story of a city unraveling from the top." --"Village Voice"

"Readers who are familiar with the group and even those who are not will definitely enjoy this well-written biography." --"Library Journal"

"An unmatchable snapshot of the exhilarating yet often ugly 1960s soul music scene." "--Kirkus Reviews"

"Benjaminson tells Flo's story masterfully, with all the drama and empathy her life deserves." --Gerald Posner, author, "Motown" and "Why America Slept"

"Ballard's voice was never prominently featured in the group's hits. Yet in "The Lost Supreme," we finally hear Ballard." --"The Boston Globe"