Created by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS <br />{FLORENCE BALLARD "The Impossible Dream"} <br /> <br />[ I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS SLIDE/VIDEO ] <br />MUSIC - from the 2001 compilation THE SUPREME FLORENCE BALLARD - created at http://animoto.com <br />"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. The song is the most popular song from the 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. <br /> <br />Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. <br /> <br />Death <br />On February 21, 1976, Ballard entered Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital.. She died at 10:05 ET the next morning from cardiac arrest at the age of 32. Ballard is buried in Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery in Warren, Michigan. <br />Dreamgirls, a 1981 Broadway musical, chronicles a fictional group called "The Dreams," and a number of plot components parallel events in the Supremes' career. The central character of Effie White, like Florence Ballard, is criticized for being overweight and is fired from the group. In 1988, Ballard was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes alongside Diana Ross and Mary Wilson. <br /> - WIKIPEDIA <br /> <br />NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED <br />Entertainment purposes only - DRS 2022
