Legendary soul singer Mary Wilson of groundbreaking Motown group, The Supremes, stopped by The Beat on 1 this week to discuss her upcoming appearance at the Paley Center.

The event, A Legendary Evening with Mary Wilson, is part of the Paley Center's program for Black History Month.

"I'm very honored that they asked me if I would come in," said Wilson. "It's like a conversation with Mary Wilson and I'm very proud of that, because The Supremes are celebrating....in two years....our 60th anniversary. So I have a lot to talk about."

Wilson was true to her word, as she discussed the legacy and cultural impact of the iconic girl group with our anchors.

"We lived it. Because our parents were from the South, in fact I was born in Mississippi," she said. "And all the black migration from the South to Detroit, Chicago, all those cities, was something that we experienced."

"A lot of times we got shot at in the South. In Detroit, it was segregated but it wasn't like that." 

"We did break down a lot of barriers," said Wilson. "The Civil Rights bill was just being passed when we became famous and we were just there at the time when the doors opened up. People talk about the Beatles and the British invasion, but we were Americans, and we were girls.

In addition to her upcoming appearance at Paley Center, Wilson talked about her new book.

"Its called Supreme Glamour, it's all about the gowns," she explained.

For more information and tickets to A Legendary Evening With Mary Wilson, visit paleycenter.org.