Editing The Supremes (section)

=== Post-Supremes groups ===
In 1986, Jean Terrell, Scherrie Payne and Lynda Laurence began to perform as the [[Former Ladies of the Supremes]], or FLOS.<ref name="First Ladies of Disco"/> When Terrell quit in 1992, [[Sundray Tucker]], Laurence's sister, stepped in for a short time, but was replaced by [[Freddi Poole]] in 1996.<ref name="First Ladies of Disco"/> More recently in September 2009, Poole was replaced by [[Joyce Vincent Wilson|Joyce Vincent]], formerly of [[Tony Orlando and Dawn]].<ref name="First Ladies of Disco">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r6QVjzB4XTsC&dq=freddi+poole&pg=PA168|title=First Ladies of Disco|first=James|last=Arena|date=July 3, 2013 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-7581-0 |via=Google Books|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> In 2017, Laurence left and was replaced by Greene.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1642493240/10208645278643038 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/flos.supremes/posts/10208645278643038 |title = Scherrie Susaye Former Supremes on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=January 2024}}</ref>

In 1977, last original and founding member [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]] decided to disband The Supremes and forge a solo career. Wilson hired Kaaren Ragland, Karen Jackson, and Debbie Sharpe, to perform as background singers during concert tours in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Europe]], [[South East Asia]], and [[Australia]]. They performed with Wilson from 1978 through the mid-1980s, aiding her in fulfilling contractual obligations related to The Supremes and avoiding potential legal action from Motown, as Wilson detailed in her 1990 book.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

{{anchor|Kaaren Ragland}}In 1989, Kaaren Ragland founded a group known as The Sounds of the Supremes. Ragland asserts her affiliation with the Supremes based on her performances alongside Mary Wilson. However, she was never signed by Motown, her performances with Wilson occurred after the Supremes' disbandment in 1977, and she is not recognized as an official member of the Supremes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Supremes Drama Continues as Dreamgirls Opening |date=October 6, 2015 |work=The New Tri-State Defender |author=sholsey |url=http://tsdmemphis.com/news/2006/oct/18/supremes-drama-continues-as-dreamgirls-opening/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006092638/http://tsdmemphis.com/news/2006/oct/18/supremes-drama-continues-as-dreamgirls-opening/ |archive-date=October 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Corrections: Supremes |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Newark)]] |location=Newark, Ohio |date=15 August 2003 |page=2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-newark-advocate-corrections-supreme/140325670/ |quote=Kaaren Ragland, featured in the "Sounds of the Supremes" at this year's Hot Music Weekend, was not an original Supreme, as reported in Wednesday's edition of The Advocate. Florence Ballard, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson were the original members of the group.}}</ref>

In 1996, Mary Wilson sued former group mates Kaaren Ragland, Hollis Paysuer, [[Scherrie Payne]], [[Lynda Laurence]], and their managers for trademark infringement of the Supremes name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-10-ca-34445-story.html |title=POP/ROCK |date=February 10, 1996 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref> In 1999, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals]] ruled against Wilson, stating that Motown owns the name and had allowed Former Ladies of the Supremes and Sounds of the Supremes to use the name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-07-07-9907080124-story.html |title=Mary Wilson loses appeal in Supremes trademark lawsuit |date=July 7, 1999 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521071751/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-07-07-9907080124-story.html |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKdWAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Former+Ladies+of+the+Supremes%22&pg=PA5&article_id=3362,3913654 |work=The Rochester Sentinel |via=Google Books |access-date=December 24, 2023 |date=July 7, 1999 |title=Wilson loses appeal of her trademark |page=9}}</ref>