This week’s Doll is a whole lot more than a name squished into a clickbait slop article. She met Mick Jagger several years into her own storied career; which brought her from the UC Berkeley campus to playing Dionne in the West End production of Hair, then gracing the pages of fashion magazines and performing at Isle of Wight. She’s a novelist and memoirist, activist, actress in TV and film, and a stage 3 cancer survivor. What can’t Marsha Hunt do?

Plus, Emma gives an update on her home renovations, and Abby shares her experience at the MCA’s Yoko Ono retrospective and her day with friends of Cynthia Plaster Caster.

“Marsha Hunt: The Story of a Survivor” is available wherever you stream your podcasts.

(Episode starts at 7:00)

Sources used for this episode:

Marsha Hunt, “Real Life: The Story of a Survivor” (1988)

Marsha Hunt, “Undefeated” (2005)

Songs used in this episode:

John Mayall - “Brown Sugar” (1967)

Marsha Hunt - “I Walk on Gilded Splinters” (1969)

Renn Woods - “Aquarius” (From the film soundtrack of “Hair”) [1979]

The Rolling Stones - “Brown Sugar” (1971)

Marsha Hunt - “Oh No, Not The Beast Day” (1973)

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“She was a beautiful person, loving and warm...She was down-to-earth, she loved to laugh, and everyone loved her.” - Marvin Gaye, on fellow Motown star and original Supreme Florence Ballard

This week, the Dolls Pod presents the true story behind the Tony-winning musical “Dreamgirls,” and the very real woman that was its muse. Both Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson won Academy awards for their portrayals of Effie White, based on the fiery founder of the Supremes. Florence Ballard sang on 16 of their top 40 hits, and 9 of their number ones. But she did not have the happy ending Effie gets in “Dreamgirls.” She’s often called “the Lost Supreme,” as she was virtually erased from the group’s history. But as this episode will show you, Flo Ballard was anything but “just a backup singer.” She was brave in the face of hardship and a true trailblazer; the soul of Motown’s first girl group. “Florence Ballard: The Real Effie White” is available wherever you stream your podcasts 🎤

(Episode starts at 4:50)

Sources used for this episode:

Peter Benjaminson, “The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard” (2009)

Nelson George, “Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound” (2007 ed.)

Randall Wilson, “Forever Faithful: A Study of Florence Ballard and the Supremes” (1987)

Mary Wilson, “Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme” (1986)

Maxine Ballard Jenkins, “The True Story of Florence Ballard” (2007)

“Unsung” season 2 episode 4, “Florence Ballard” (6/28/2009)

“Mary Wilson Gets Emotional Remembering Florence Ballard” via SiriusXM on YouTube, 9/24/2019

Songs used in this episode:

Jennifer Hudson - “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” (From the soundtrack of “Dreamgirls”) [2006]

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - “Why Do Fools Fall In Love” (1956)

Ray Charles - “The Right Time” (1958)

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - “Shop Around” (1960)

The Primettes - “Tears of Sorrow” (1961)

The Supremes - “Buttered Popcorn” (1962)

The Marvelettes - “Please Mr. Postman” (1961)

The Contours - “Do You Love Me” (1962)

Mary Wells - “You Beat Me To The Punch” (1962)

The Supremes - “When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes” (1963)

The Supremes - “Where Did Our Love Go?” (1964)

The Supremes - “Baby Love” (1964)

The Beatles - “Money (That’s What I Want)” (1964)

The Supremes - “Stop! In The Name of Love” (1965)

The Supremes - “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (1966)

Vanilla Fudge - “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (1967)

The Supremes - “Ain’t That Good News” (1965)

The Supremes - “People” (1967)

Scott McKenzie - “San Fransisco” (1967)

Florence Ballard - “It Doesn’t Matter How I Say It” (1968)

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, and Jennifer Holliday - “Dreamgirls” (From the original Broadway cast recording of “Dreamgirls”) (1982)

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We have a very special guest for our season 3 premiere! Thanks to Emma, we got to chat with “Jennifer Juniper: A Journey Beyond The Muse” author Jenny Boyd about her time as a model in swinging London, San Fransisco during the Summer of Love, with the Beatles in India, and on the road with Fleetwood Mac at the height of their fame. We also got to talk about her earning her doctorate, exploring the creative process in her thesis “Musicians in Tune”/“Icons of Rock,” her work in the addiction recovery field, and an exciting new project. It’s well and truly a journey beyond being a muse. Thank you Jenny for joining us this week!

Plus, Emma gives a life update on her growing family and how she found her midcentury dream home! “Jennifer Juniper: An Interview with Jenny Boyd” is available now wherever you stream your podcasts 💐

Jenny’s website: www.thejennyboyd.com

Sources used for this episode:

Jenny Boyd, “Jennifer Juniper: A Journey Beyond The Muse” (2020)

Jim Farber, “‘It’s not what you think’: Behind the star-studded life of a rock star’s wife” The Guardian, 3/30/2020

Songs used in this episode:

Donovan - “Jennifer Juniper” (1968)

Fleetwood Mac - “Purple Dancer” (1971)

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