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"Cloud Nine" is a 1968 hit single recorded by The Temptations for the Motown label. [3] It was the first of their singles to feature Dennis Edwards instead of David Ruffin in the lineup, was the first of producer Norman Whitfield's psychedelic soul tracks, and won Motown its first Grammy Award.
This page is a chronology of the Motown singing group the Temptations. It lists the members of the group during all phases of the group's history. While the Temptations have frequently changed their lineup, the group has always employed a person for each of the following roles: main lead singer (e.g., David Ruffin) secondary lead and baritone singer (e.g., Paul Williams) first tenor lead ...
At the same time, the group began to achieve a crossover popularity, catering to middle America with a pop standards album (The Temptations in a Mellow Mood, 1967), the success of which resulted in performances at the famous Copacabana in New York City along with dates at other similar supper clubs. Outside of music, The Temptations were also ...
Otis Williams’ nickname is “Oak,.” Given that the 83-year-old singer is still a member of the Temptations, 64 years after the group’s founding, it’s not to figure where that came from.
Otis Williams (born Otis Miles Jr.; October 30, 1941) is an American second tenor/baritone singer. [1] [2] He is occasionally also a songwriter and a record producer.Williams is the founder and last surviving original member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, [1] a group in which he continues to perform; he also owns the rights to the Temptations name.
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Temptations, Vol. 2 – The 70s, 80s, and 90s — — — — The Temptations at Their Very Best: 2001 — — 51 28 BPI: Gold [18] The Best of the Temptations Christmas: 102 55 — My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations (re-released in 2005 as The Temptations: Gold) 2002 ...
David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin; [1] January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known.
In 1998, NBC aired The Temptations, a four-hour television miniseries based upon an autobiographical book by Otis Williams. Paul Williams was portrayed by actor Christian Payton. The music video for the Diana Ross song "Missing You" pays tribute to Marvin Gaye, Florence Ballard, Tammi Terrell, and Paul Williams, all former Motown artists who ...