Cindy Birdsong with the Andantes. However, Cindy can be heard doing a brief solo during "Let the Sunshine In" on their "Farewell" performance. In 1970, Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross as lead singer of The Supremes. In the new group, both Mary and Cindy's voices were heard more prominently, including the three albums the group recorded with the Four Tops. The same year, Birdsong married Charles Hewlett. Birdsong continued to perform with the Supremes when she became pregnant with her son, David, Birdsong officially leaving the Supremes in April 1972, after completing the "Floy Joy" album's recording sessions. Her replacement, Lynda Laurence,
Cindy Jefferies Cindy Jefferies Cindy Jefferies (born 1951) is a UK children's writer with sixteen books in print. She is best known for her series "Fame School" (Usborne Publishing) about a group of children who are singing, playing and dancing their way to success in the music industry. This very English approach to the subject found a wide and enthusiastic audience, and has so far (2010) been translated into 15 languages. She also contributes to titles published for charity, including "Lines in the Sand" (2003, edited by Mary Hoffman) – a response to the allied invasion of Iraq, with all funds raised