Susaye Greene

Born in Houston, Texas, Greene began her professional career at age 12. As a teenager, Greene moved to New York City where she attended Professional Children School, graduating in 1966 and later from the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and appeared in various commercials. Prior to joining The Supremes, Greene sang with Ray Charles\' 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). A successful singer and songwriter as well, Greene has written hit records for Michael Jackson, Deniece Williams, and many others.\n', ' Greene was a member of The Supremes from early 1976 to summer of 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.\n', ' In 1979, two years after The Supremes disbanded, Greene recorded a duet album with fellow former Supreme Scherrie Payne entitled Partners under the name "Scherrie & Susaye." She also hosted her own cable television show, Hollywood Hot, and continued writing for various artists. One of her most noteworthy compositions was the track "I Can\'t Help It", co-written with Stevie Wonder for Michael Jackson\'s Off the Wall.\n', '