Someday We'll Be Together with Diana Ross singing lead on the 1960s decennial finale of "The Ed Sullivan Show" that aired live Sunday, December 21, 1969 on CBS. "Someday We'll Be Together" was the final number at Diana Ross & the Supremes' farewell concert on January 14, 1970 at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. After the completion of the show, Jean Terrell was presented onstage to the audience as Diana Ross' replacement (alongside Wilson and Birdsong). Thus "Diana Ross & the Supremes" officially split apart, becoming "Diana Ross" (the solo act) and "The Supremes" (the group). Ross reunited with Wilson and Birdsong in
The Supremes year, the Supremes released "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking", their final Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. On June 12, 1977, the Supremes performed their farewell concert at the Drury Lane Theater in London and disbanded. Several fictional works have been published and produced that are based in part on the career of the group. The 1976 film "Sparkle" features the story of a Supremes-like singing trio called "Sister & the Sisters" from Harlem, New York. The film's score was composed by Curtis Mayfield, and the soundtrack album by Aretha Franklin was a commercial success.