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Edward James Kendrick [3] (December 17, 1939 [2] – October 5, 1992), [4] better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor 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.
Eddie Kendricks also began to withdraw from the group; he regularly quarreled with either Otis Williams or his best friend Melvin Franklin, and the fights often became violent. Kendricks began spending more time with his friend David Ruffin, former lead singer of the Temptations. Ruffin had been fired from the act in June 1968 because of ...
Cornelius was born on Chicago's South Side on September 27, 1936, [2] and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood. ... Eddie Kendricks, Gladys Knight & the Pips, ...
When Kendricks told his friend ex-Temptation David Ruffin about his problems in the group, Ruffin convinced Kendricks that he should begin a solo career. After a final altercation during a November 1970 Copacabana engagement, both Kendricks and Williams agreed that it would be best for Kendricks to leave the group. By the time "Just My ...
Eddie Kendricks in 1972. Eddie Kendricks had been a founding member of the Temptations since 1960. However, by 1971, the internal drama within the group had taken a toll on him. Seeking a fresh start, Kendricks signed a solo deal with Motown, marking the beginning of his solo career.
All three of the Temptations' predominant lead singers, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams, are featured on the album.Williams gives dramatic performances on songs such as "Last One Out is Brokenhearted", "Tear Stained Letter", and "I Now See You Clear Through My Eyes".
"He's a Friend" fell one step away from securing another #1 R&B single for Eddie, stopping at #2 behind "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor. Eddie had an impressive 9 Top 10 hits (10 if The Temptations reunion single, "Standing on the Top" counted, since the song was recorded when he was a solo artist). Two more singles, like the smash "Girl You ...
It was written by Eddie Kendricks, Norman Whitfield, and Eddie Holland, and produced by Whitfield. Whitfield would rerecord the song with his act The Undisputed Truth some ten years later for their album Down To Earth. Cash Box described it as "an engaging, easy-beat thumper that the crew serves up in tempting style." [2]