One of my favorite moments in a show that was filled with lots of them was when she pulled her grandchildren out of the audience and up on the stage to sing and dance adorably to “Upside Down.” “I do it all for these kids,” said Ross, adding, “Besides loving you, this is the love of my life.”

But she was also a glamorous vision in an assortment of stunning and mostly very sparkly ensembles (I counted five costume changes plus two capes that when cast aside made each outfit into a completely different look).ĭiana Ross in the first of several stunning gowns at the Santa Barbara Bowl, J| Photo: Leslie Dinaberg The fact that she’s 79, and was able to gracefully sing and dance her way through such hits as “I Love You More Today Than Yesterday,” “Baby Love,” “Stop in the Name of Love,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” and so many more was impressive enough.

Diana was off and running, starting with “I’m Coming Out,” the 1980 hit that showed off the aforementioned “magical on stage energy” and the indescribable but undeniable star quality that has served her so very well since she made her debut with the Supremes in 1959.

“As much as I love recording in the studio, there’s nothing more magical than the energy on stage,” boomed the voice of Diana Ross, over an extended video introduction that took us through her growing up in Detroit as one of of Ernestine and Fred Ross’s six children (including some funny interviews with her siblings), to her early success as the lead singer of the Supremes - who remain the best-charting female group in history, even though they dismantled in 1970 - and then through her impressive solo career as a singer, her film career, as well as a nod to her five children and eight grandchildren.Īnd with that big, extended introduction, the Divine Ms.

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