Florence Ballard sister Maxine's house. In 1974 Mary Wilson invited Ballard to join the Supremes, which now included Cindy Birdsong and Scherrie Payne (Ross had left for her successful solo career in 1970). Though Ballard played tambourine, she didn't sing and told Wilson she had no ambition to sing any more. Later that year Ballard's plight started to be reported in newspapers as word got around that the singer had applied for welfare. Around that time, Ballard entered Henry Ford Hospital for rehab treatment. Following six weeks of treatment, Ballard slowly started to recover. In early 1975, Ballard received an insurance settlement
Alimi Ballard Alimi Ballard Alimi Ballard Stiller (born October 17, 1977) is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as FBI agent David Sinclair on the CBS police procedural, "Numb3rs". Ballard recently starred in the ABC legal thriller, "The Catch". From 1993 to 1996, Ballard portrayed Frankie Hubbard (son of "All My Children" supercouple Jesse and Angie) on the ABC daytime soap opera "Loving" and its successor series "The City". In 1997, he was a regular cast member on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Arsenio", which starred Arsenio Hall and Vivica A. Fox. He also portrayed Quizmaster Albert on