Mary Wilson, co-founder of The Supremes with Diana Ross, dies aged 76

Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original member of The Supremes, has died aged 76.

Wilson died at her home in Las Vegas on Monday night, publicist Jay Schwartz said.

The cause was not immediately clear.

Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes.

Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong in 1967 and died of a heart attack in 1976 at the age of 32.

Wilson stayed with the group until it was officially disbanded in 1977.

The group’s first number one, million-selling song, Where Did Our Love Go, was released on June 17, 1964.

Touring at the time, Wilson said there was a moment when she realised they had a hit song.

“I remember that instead of going home on the bus, we flew,” she told The…