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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 ...
David Melvin English (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin or his nickname "Blue", was an American bass singer.Franklin was best known for his role as a founding member of Motown singing group The Temptations from 1960 to 1995.
On August 17, 1973, Williams was found dead inside a car parked in an alley having just left the new house of his then-girlfriend after an argument. A gun was found near his body. His death was ruled an apparent suicide. [17] [18] According to Otis Williams, Paul had expressed suicidal thoughts to him and Melvin Franklin months before his death ...
Otis Williams felt that this was hurting the group, accused Motown of inattention, and cited this as the reason for the group's declining sales and popularity. After The Temptations Do the Temptations was recorded in 1976, Edwards was fired from the group, [45] and with new lead Louis Price on board, they left Motown for Atlantic Records. [46]
Otis Williams chats about the band and its jukebox musical, “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” returning to Charlotte. The Temptations’ last original member talks ...
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White wrote and produced the classic Motown melody "My Girl. It went on to become the first No.1 single for The Temptations.
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.
Richard 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. Prior to joining the Temptations, he had been a member of Otis and The Distants in the 50s, a vocal group that was led by Otis Williams .