Uploaded by TheBacmaster on Dec 7, 2010
The Temptations is an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.
Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Known for its recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said[1] to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock.[2] Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010[update], the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup.
The original lineup included members of two local Detroit vocal groups: from The Distants, second tenor Otis Williams, first tenor Elbridge "Al" Bryant and bass Melvin Franklin; and from The Primes, first tenor/falsetto Eddie Kendricks and second tenor/baritone Paul Williams (no relation to Otis). Among the most notable future Temptations were lead singers David Ruffin and Dennis Edwards (both later solo artists), Richard Street, Damon Harris, Glenn Leonard, Ron Tyson, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Theo Peoples, and G. C. Cameron. Like its "sister" female group, the Supremes, the Temptations' lineup has changed frequently over the years.
Over the course of their career, the Temptations have released four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 14 Billboard R&B number-one singles. Their material has earned them three Grammy Awards, while two more awards were conferred upon the songwriters and producers who crafted their 1972 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
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norman and dennis changed tempts and motown
ep143abj 2 months ago
norman and dennis changed tempts and motown
ep143abj 2 months ago
this was the black cuture answer to steppenwolf cream jefferson airplane and jimmi hendrix made it possible
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vergiber 4 months ago
without otis, melvin, eddie, paul, and david those other temps are some fake ass temps
jevdawg 4 months ago
Love this song.... I need to get this on cd. Im going all the way and buying their Emperors of Soul box set. Cant wait!
73drumfreak 4 months ago
@thebigfist Don't forget Papa Was A Rolling Stone!
wussismyname 4 months ago
awesome!
moderndaymarketer 11 months ago
mas de 40 años que no la escuchaba ,The Bacmaster gracias por colocarla.
ramonhurtado40 1 year ago
"Now this is the meaning of real R&B!!!"
stork0112 1 year ago