Also known as Cynthia Ann Birdsong
American singer
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Cindy Birdsong (born Cynthia Ann Birdsong on December 15, 1939 in Camden, New Jersey) is an African-American singer. Birdsong was a founding member of Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles, a group she performed with from its 1960 inception until 1967, when she was hired by Berry Gordy to replace Florence Ballard in The Supremes. Just as Birdsong joined the group, the Supremes were in the process of changing their name to "Diana Ross & the Supremes", acknowledging Ross as the group's focal point. <a
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