Happy Birthday to Cindy Birdsong...
The singer turns 69 years old today! She had the tall order of replacing Florence Ballard as a member of The Supremes and she did so with class. Diana Ross left the Supremes for a solo career in 1970 but Cindy remained with Mary Wilson and new lead singer Jean Terrell and they had several top 10 hits including "Stoned Love." She took some time off to have a baby but returned before finally leaving the group for good in early 1976 - one year before it disbanded.
TRIVIA QUESTION: On which episode of "Designing Women" did Cindy Birdsing's name come up? Answer comes later this week unless someone comes up with it first!
*** We already have an answer! Scott in Washington DC correctly writes: Her name appears in the episode where Anthony gets stranded on the women's camping trip/retreat with the ladies and has to play drag for the trip. When the director asked him his name, he uses Cindy Birdsong.
Below is a television appearance shortly after Cindy joined the Supremes:
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Her name appears in the episode where Anthony gets stranded on the women's camping trip/retreat with the ladies and has to play drag for the trip. When the director asked him his name, he uses Cindy Birdsong.