Florence Ballard Ballard chose "Supremes". When the other members heard of the new name, they were not pleased. Diana Ross feared they would be mistaken for a male vocal group. Eventually Gordy agreed to sign them under that name on January 15, 1961. The group struggled in their early years with the label, releasing eight singles that failed to crack the "Billboard" Hot 100, giving them the nickname "no-hit Supremes". One track, "Buttered Popcorn", led by Ballard, was a regional hit in the Midwest, but still failed to chart. During a 1962 Motortown Revue tour, Ballard briefly replaced the Marvelettes' Wanda Young
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