Susaye Greene

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Susaye Greene
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1966–present
Labels
Websitescherrieandsusayeformersupremes.com

Susaye Greene (born September 13, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. She was the last official member to join the Motown girl group The Supremes, remaining in the group during its final year of existence from 1976 to 1977.[1] She is a successful songwriter as well, having written hit records for Michael Jackson, Deniece Williams, and many others.

Biography

Early life and career

Born in

Raelettes and Stevie Wonder's Wonderlove, which paired her with Deniece Williams and Shirley Brewer. In 1973 she sang lead as a guest vocalist on New Birth's hit "Until It's Time for You to Go" (a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's song). In 1975 she co-wrote "Free
", Williams' breakthrough single.

The Supremes

Greene was a member of The Supremes from February 1976 to June 1977 (replacing Cindy Birdsong), and performed on their last two albums, High Energy and Mary, Scherrie & Susaye. Working alongside original member Mary Wilson and Scherrie Payne, Susaye quickly found her niche in the group and amongst the group's legions of fans. Susaye took lead on "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," in the group's live shows, which never failed to garner a standing ovation, and recorded "High Energy", the title song from the High Energy album. On June 12, 1977, the Supremes performed their farewell concert at the Drury Lane Theater in London and disbanded.

After The Supremes

In 1979, two years after The Supremes disbanded, Greene recorded a duet album with Payne entitled

Off the Wall
.

While touring England in 1984 with Wonder, Greene met her present husband in London and relocated there.

It's Impossible" with Billy Eckstine
. An unreleased demo recording of "Don't Pity The Fool" also exists, although no vocals were added. On July 5, 2014, Greene, along with Payne performed at the Sheraton in Los Angeles a concert program based on their album "Partners" which was released by Motown in 1979. They were featured in the magazine Daeida, with a photo shoot. The article chronicled career highlights with the Supremes and separately and the re-release of their "Partners" album on CD.

In October 2017, Greene replaced Lynda Laurence in the Former Ladies of the Supremes alongside Payne and Joyce Vincent Wilson. [3]

Solo albums

Around the turn of the new millennium, Greene moved back to the United States, and in 2002, she finally released her first solo album, No Fear Here. Two singles and a video were released to critical acclaim. Greene penned most of the album herself. Susaye Greene released her second solo album, Brave New Shoes, in 2005.

Album appearances

Songwriting credits

  • "Free" – Deniece Williams
  • "Stop! I Need You Now"
  • "No Fear Here"
  • "Bewitched"
  • "I Can't Help It" – included in
    Pebbles
    1995 release, "Straight from My Heart". Also Davina in 1998.

Filmography

Year Film Role
2013 20 Feet from Stardom Herself

Presence in the online artistic community

Susaye Greene is also a member of the world's largest online art community,

The one million masterpiece charity project, an online arts event aiming to raise over $6 million for global causes. Susaye is heavily involved in the marketing of the project to the artistic community.[4]

Personal life

Susaye was married to Ed Brown; together they owned a company called "Mud", a mixture of their colorful names, Brown and Greene. Susaye is currently married to Stephen Coton; they have one son, Daniel.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Well Done!". Jet. November 24, 1966. p. 62.
  2. ^ a b "Susaye Greene Page". Soulwalking.co.uk.
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  4. ^ "Susaye Green: New Ideas". Jazz News. December 2006.

External links

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