| Summary: | Singer songwriter Scherrie Payne was born November 4, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Graduating from Central High School in 1961, Payne earned her B.S. degree from Michigan State University in 1966. In 1968, Payne signed with Holland, Dozier and Holland's new label, Invictus. Joining the Glass House, she sang lead and co-wrote Crumbs Off The Table, the group's hit record. Payne joined Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong with the Supremes in the fall of 1973. After breaking up, Payne and Susaye Greene recorded 1979's Partners. Payne's 1982 solo hit, I'm Not In Love, led to her 1984 single One Night Only (from Dreamgirls). In 1986, she and the late Ronnie Phillips formed Former Ladies of the Supremes (FLOS). In 2000, Payne joined Diana Ross' Return to Love Tour. Payne, who wrote two musicals and a number of screenplays and songs, toured Europe and Asia with the FLOS and sometimes performed with her sister, Freda Payne.
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