Lynda Laurence the departure of Florence Ballard in 1967 and lead singer Diana Ross in 1970, was about to lose another member of the group, Cindy Birdsong, who was expecting a baby. Birdsong originally replaced Tucker in the group The Ordettes, later to be named Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, so it was ironic that Tucker's sister, Laurence took Birdsong's place as a backing vocalist. At this time, Jean Terrell was the lead singer of The Supremes. Laurence joined the group around the time the group issued their "Floy Joy" album, and appeared on the cover with Terrell and Wilson, though Birdsong
Keith Birdsong worked as a journalist before becoming a professional illustrator. His chosen medium is acrylic paint and colored pencil. He has done illustration work for "Star Wars", books of the cyberpunk role-playing game "Shadowrun", and children's books such as "The Halloween Hex: Hi-Tech Howard". In addition to book covers, Birdsong's work has appeared in films, on collectors' plates for the Hamilton Collection and the Bradford Exchange, and on U.S. postage stamps, including an issuance honoring American Indian dance and six "Celebrate The Century" stamps that commemorated the 1960s. Birdsong has a daughter named Candice. Keith Birdsong Keith Birdsong (born in Muskogee,