The Temptations last performance with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks

[Aldantonio18]

I love this video showing David Ruffin in 1987-88 but as another poster says ... the backup group has NO Temptations in 'em! Shame on the uploader MichaelAtilanotv for trying to deceive those of us die-hard great music/groups fans!

[cadiutori]

Christal voice!



[fryelee11]

My alltime favorite group!

[MrMrsteve01]

His HANDS are superior!!!

[headshotfanatic]

Doesn't David look like rickey smiley

[glorybra]

He is now part of the band playing in the Righteous Brothers "Rock 'n' Roll Heaven'.

[homerkjs]

David Ruffin singing with a backing band NOT the Temps and NOT Eddie Kendricks.........

[Nanadsyl]

David never lost his voice. RIP David!!

[artisphillipsjr]

Drugs took this talented man. I was bless to be a part of the Motown Family and knew David well.Please join me in the fight against drugs for the Youth of the world,its not just our superstars that deal with drugs,world wide its a problem today. I have produce a ANTI DRUG song HE GAIN THE WORLD BUT LOST HIS SOUL ON YOU TUBE BY FREDA , PAYNE, SONG WRITTEN BY ANGELO BOND,THE VIDEO HAS A GREAT PHOTO OF DAVID AND MANY OTHERS WHO WE HAVE LOST TO DRUGS. THANKS & GOD BLESS. ARTIS PHILLIPS JR

[castalia60able]

@artisphillipsjr - I was young during this period of time and drugs was a "happening thing."

Despite that - I had what people would call moment of "what if" I took this so-called drug

what would happen to my body or mind down the road especially to my kids? That brought me to reality. I had just turned 21 and didn't need substance to get high on anything.. instead "MUSIC" in truth is my HIGH.

[carlanthony62]

Doesn't appear to be the Temptations with Otis Williams. I don't know who those guys are but they are not the Temps.

[RetroedRoro]

This video means so much to me to actually see.. See this music living is pretty awesome

[flgal88]

David Ruffin is surely singing in heaven...RIP great man....thank you for leaving your music to us

[shirley9711]

This great music is touching to the heart. Those singers were from the deep South like Mississippi and Ala.

PS: Solomon or Sheba.

[ElvisSchroeder]

cocaine took a great singer....

[marcusdolby1]

@ElvisSchroeder I am a recovering drug addict and although I understand why you said cocaine took him, with all due respect.... David took himself.

[xDjazzcraziixD71]

@marcusdolby1 WOW..wht type of drugs? and god bless

[nantcoll]

Durring the 80's David and Eddie formed another Temptations and started touring. This is there group!!!

There were actually "The Temptations" and "Temptations"

[thegiova47]

1 fag

[Dharma0911]

wow!!!....he was really amazingly good....

[miiiishaohmisha]

Like my Father I never made peace with before he died, I Love and Despise Him...

DR is still Amazing, but a Mean selfish fucker who to this day lies under a stink Cloud in the responsibility of the Death of Tammy Terrell due to his public violent jealous rage over her work with Marvin Gaye... That said, This Talent is an awful loss.

And Eddie... simply a Saint in the Halls of Motown... The rest of the Temptations, Darling Elegant Men the likes of which, few exist in the music industry anymore.

[TheChuck624]

He was only 46 when this was taped. He looks a lot older, he must have been hitting the crack hard even 4 years before he died. Say what you want about the man but he could sing and perform. What a shame the popularity and drugs did him in.

[tasha961]

I completely agree with you LeChatDeNoir13. Its amazing what drugs can do. It's so sad. Just imagine how much more music he could have made.Thank God for blessing the world with such great talent.

[ourdolly2002]

david wasa great suingerilove aintto proudtobeg

[LeChatDeNoir13]

Man, if David controlled his Ego and Cocaine issues he would have ended up wayyyyyyyyyyy better off. . Oh well, thanks for the memories David! Hope your still rockin it in heaven

[6000cat]

He's nothing more than a coat-hanger here...but that voice...God-given!

[AERICAA]

omg i love david ruffin!

[bigcartoonyIIV]

Drugs is some powerful shit. All the lost talent..

[msats123]

this was a legend all by himself, if we as gifted artists would all remember that God is the giver of these gift. and him God our time all the glory all the honor that is due. life will be much better on this side , because God is a good God! I love this generation of music. let us make sure that we don't lose sight of the giver of the gift. lol

[Rothesaygirl100]

David really has the voice. What a tragedy he, Eddie and Paul died so young. RIP

[paragons00]

he was only 46 at the time. he looks like was in hi 60s

[SILICONALI420001]

@paragons00 yes sad its the drugs he took. that`s y say no to drugs and don`t take them either.

[TubeGuest5178]

lol@ david Ruffin wear his hair like Thurgood of the PJ's..lol

[theriokid]

Where's Eddie Kendricks??? And I didn't recognize none of those "Temptations."

[bobbilse]

This isn't The Temptations. It's David Ruffin.

[cjzzzzz]

DAVID RUFFIN WAS GAY!!!

[sambasye123]

@cjzzzzz Why do you say that? That's crazy

[MsBlackie07]

No time in music history can compare to the true musical "Feelings" of the Tempting Temptations and Motown!!!!!

[MrKenndawg]

It's bitterSweet seeing this Brotha like this. Drugs-in excess- did this to D. Ruffin. Yet, I still and will always love and miss his voice, his coolness...in '66, this brotha was the epitomy of cool! Sam Cooke and the like did'nt have nothin' on D. I'm sick of saying how drugs took this one and that one; it's gettin' kinda old now.

[addiclasses]

thank god for teamwork, together the whole group sounds beautiful

when a group of people can come together and bring love into the lives of people, god truely blessed them..THANK GOD

[DJBrandit]

great voice, but he looks like Ricky Smiley

[08131982bitch]

@DJBrandit Right!!!  Ricky Smiley looks just like dude

[sixnightsaweek]

Crack Kills

[foundfaithful2004]

Otis's face-Pitiful, David Ruffin & snap.snap whats their names LOL

[Madea8917]

David look bad in this performance. I can see the drug abuse in his face. But one thing he could sing his ass off. RIP Mr. Ruffin

[charles11594]

Another classic Al, Keep em comin..

[fa0798]

WHERE IS EDDIE???

[pameladay1]

nobody like david ruffin!!!

[andreaward2]

The unmistakable David Ruffin!

[Charles55blue]

Grew up listening to the tempts we all wanted to sing just like them we would have talent contest and out of 10 groups it would be at least 4 groups singing or tryin to be the temptations and when they would be on tv the whole block was in front of someones tube watching them, We Love and enjoyed all of their good music they gave us God bless them all.

[nl1962]

God bless David and The Tempatations, for to give us all that wonderful, beautiful immortal music. God bless you, Tempts.

[PranksterBoy2011]

@nl1962 David was a egotistic women beater!

[cromerbeach]

@nl1962 what year was this

[MrNathan791]

david had his great voice all the way to the end of his life. and by the way these people with him are not the temps they seem to be only back up singers.

[2013LPN]

@MrNathan791 I know, he sung with such ease. I see alot of people "trying" to sing, but it was totally natrual to him. You can tell he was'nt trying hard, he just let it flow. And he still sounded great!

[THEDISH54]

Excellent singing....just superb!!!! RIP DAVID AND EDDIE AND PAUL AND MELVIN and everyone that had the honor of saying they were a TEMPTATION!!!

[ericcraig5150]

The Voices!! Ruffin and Kendricks

[1forlooker]

This was a special kind of energy. Fantastic!

[redherringbone]

these jokers are gettn down!!! I'm in here dancing

[biggzblock]

What Happened To The Members?...Didn't One Of Them Kill Hiimself?...And David Ruffin Got Killed?

[dcoleman9550]

@biggzblock paul williams commited suicide even though there is a conspiracy that he didnt but we dont know, david ruffin had an overdose on the drugs, eddie kendricks had lung cancer and died, and melvin frankin died in a coma from a seizure because of taking cortisone. otis williams is still alive today.

[TheDudaCouto]

See our My Girl Unplugged

/watch?v=T3Uepap5Pao

[ringo244]

It don't get any better than David on lead.R.I.P.

[kenirightout]

that's not the temptations just eddie

[Jaysond78]

@kenirightout that was david ruffin singing

[mrsmebryant]

I've read all the books, heard all the stories, but without a doubt, David Ruffin along with the other Temptations will go down in history as one of the greatest groups of all time!

[Beatlejeff1]

Temptations were so amazing....long live David and Eddie!