The group is given a recording contract with Motown Records and its name is changed to “The Supremes”. The contracts are signed by their mothers because all the members of the group are still underage (except Barbara Martin but her mother is there as well).
Note: Most of the sources state the contracts were signed this day, some that they were signed only on January 23. To postpone the signature to January 23 would be curious as they were not authorized to bring unsigned contracts at home.
Recording session for “Never Again”.
Recording sessions for “Who’s Loving You” (see also October 1960), “The Boy That Got Away”, “Hey Baby”, “Because I Love Him”. Probably around that time too, and surely in 1961, the Motown version of “Tears Of Sorrow”.
Single “I Want A Guy” released (the first few copies are on the Motown label, the Supremes are then quickly switched to the Tamla label).
Recording session for “Buttered Popcorn”.
Recording session for “Too Hot” (version 2 - see also Oct-Dec 1960).
Recording session for “Baby Don’t Go” (see also November 24), “Too Hot” (4th and last version).
Recording session for “You’re Gonna Come To Me” (version 1, also recorded around the end of 1960 or the beginning of 1961 according to the booklet of “Meet the Supremes – Expanded”) (this version on “Lost & Found”) - see the discography for more information.
Single “Buttered Popcorn” released but soon withdrawn to be reissued with an alternate take.
Recording session for “He’s Seventeen” (see also November 26), “Save Me A Star”, “Heavenly Father”.
Recording session for “You’re Gonna Come To Me” (version 2) (erroneously credited as version 1 on “Where did Our Love Go – Expanded”) (see also Oct-March 61).
The Supremes perform at clubs like the Chit-Chat Lounge and the Roostertail in Detroit, and occasionally out of town for weekend gigs in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburg (see early 1962).
Recording session for “Those DJ Shows”.
Concerts at the Fox Theater in Detroit, MI, with Ray Charles, Gloria Lynne, Timi Yuro, Shep and the Limiters, comedian Dave Astor, Fabian and the Fabulous Four.
Even though the Dovells don’t appear on the ads for this engagement, their biography states that it was “their first large-scale performance, upon the release of Bristol Stomp…” and that they met the Supremes singing on the fire escape. Even though the Supremes are not billed, they may have been part of this engagement.
Recording session for “Baby Don't Go” according to the back cover of the Dutch LP “The Supremes The Very First Album” (MTM S-3274) released in 1969, this is maybe another version than the one recorded during the session of June 3.
Recording session for “He’s Seventeen” according to the back cover of the Dutch LP “The Supremes The Very First Album” (MTM S-3274) released in 1969, this is maybe another version than the one recorded during the session of August 14.
Recording session for “Your Heart Belongs To Me”, “The Tears”.
Recording session (unknown songs).
Barbara Martin marries Willie Richardson and stops recording with the group but still participates to gigs.