DAVID RUFFIN Action Speaks Louder Than Words JUL '61

[soulmannow]

This was a hit in Detroit.He also did a song called:Mr Bus Driver,it was a hit.

[ketefollen1984]

This is Ruffin....voice young and powerful...early stuff...best uploads you have

[extinct327]

do you have the song on the other side of the record titled You Can Get What I Got?

[srercrcr]

@extinct327 I have the 45, but my turntable is worn out. I can tell you it's not a very noteworthy song.

[Lmackadocious]

You can really hear Sam Cooke's influence on David's earlier stuff. 

[MotownMaster]

this is the cut!!!!!!!!!

[tommoulton]

I had this same recording by the Ruffin Bros. also on Check mate

[a1992aron]

i kno he had fun singing this

[U4Know2]

Folks, you have just had one hell of a thrill if you have listened to this.....if this does Not THRILL YOU TO THE BONE, you are NUMB on both ENDS!

God only knows David Ruffin was the BEST of the BEST!

[a1991aron]

dis is crazy

[mlh5514]

what a gem! thanks for posting!

[norristerse]

how the hell didn't this become a huge hit?

there's no justice!

[srercrcr]

We share the same blood. It's funny you say that, cause I say it all the time, but I believe I never heard this one on the radio, picked it up from the 25 cent bargain bin, took my chances. Since Checkmate was co-owned by Chess, they certainly had solid national distribution, but maybe the DJs saw Checkmate and David Ruffin and dismissed it.

[norristerse]

i guess david ruffin wasn't really a name in his own right in '61 (is that when it came out?)

damn shame!

still, from your part, i'd say that was 25 cents well spent!

[srercrcr]

Yea, he was unknown. I make the point often that in the early days releases from Miracles, Mary Wells, etc on Tamla, Motown didn't mean a thing then. Might have just as well been Joe Schmo on XYZ Records. Check out my other two Ruffin songs, a little earlier than this one. Over the years I developed a real liking for his vocal style, right on through the Temps and post-Temps. That's something I share with Berry, I recognize good talent!

[norristerse]

i've had a rummage through your channel, srercrcr.

bejasus, you've got some killer stuff here! particularly the valentinos' "i'll make it alright" (nicely similar to "lookin' for a love") and the top notes' "the basic things" (ray charles goes doo-wop)

ridiculous how these items slipped under the radar at the time.

you're performing a service to the public!

[retep13]

Superb