A report on The Temptations
American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Motown
32 linksAmerican record label owned by the Universal Music Group.
American record label owned by the Universal Music Group.
A third label, which Gordy named after himself (though it was originally called "Miracle") featured the Temptations, the Contours, Edwin Starr, and Martha and the Vandellas.
Norman Whitfield
28 linksAmerican songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.
American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.
Whitfield worked extensively with The Temptations as a producer and songwriter, producing eight of their albums between 1969 and 1973.
David Ruffin
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David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin; January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known.
Eddie Kendricks
27 linksAmerican singer and songwriter.
American singer and songwriter.
Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.
The Supremes
21 linksAmerican female singing group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.
American female singing group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.
They formed the Primettes as the sister act to the Primes (with Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks, who went on to form the Temptations).
The Miracles
23 linksAmerican rhythm and blues vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and most influential groups in pop, rock and roll, soul and R&B music history.
American rhythm and blues vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and most influential groups in pop, rock and roll, soul and R&B music history.
Through his association with the Miracles, Atkins came into Motown at their insistence, and soon became the official in-house choreographer for all of the company's acts, including the Temptations, the Marvelettes, the Four Tops, the Contours, Martha & the Vandellas, and the Supremes.
Otis Williams
19 linksAmerican baritone singer.
American baritone singer.
Williams is the founder and last surviving original member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, a group in which he continues to perform; he also owns the rights to the Temptations name.
Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)
19 linksAmerican baritone singer and choreographer.
American baritone singer and choreographer.
Williams was noted for being one of the founding members and original lead singer of the Motown group The Temptations.
Dennis Edwards
15 linksDennis Edwards Jr. (February 3, 1943 – February 1, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records.
Richard Street
13 linksRichard Allen Street (October 5, 1942 – February 27, 2013) was an American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1971 to 1993.