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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.
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.
In 2017, The Temptations and Otis Williams' then-protégé, Kyle Maack, recorded a cover of "Treat Her Like a Lady" for Maack's Shaky Ground EP which also included two additional Temptations covers. [86] In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Temptations number 67 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. [87]
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 ...
Otis Williams, a 60-plus-year member of The Temptations, was honored at the event. Earlier in the day, he fielded questions from a group of aspiring performers at the museum.
It went on to become the first No.1 single for The Temptations. ... and we heard ‘My Girl’ for the first time," Otis Williams, the group’s sole surviving founding member, told Fox News ...
Otis Williams assumed Franklin's bass parts during his recovery. [20] Aside from the Temptations, Franklin also worked as a voice actor. In 1984, he provided the voice for the character of "Wheels" in the animated series Pole Position. In 1989, Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Temptations. [21]
Otis Williams of the Temptations beams while hearing a new mix of the group's hit "My Girl" at the Motown Museum's Hitsville Next studio on Oct. 2, 2024. At the Motown Museum, Barker and Drew ...