Their career in links:
Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-temptations/bio/
They formed in 1960 and released several singles without making much impact.
This broke them:
The Way You Do The Things You Do (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDakhsaPTE0
My Girl (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8
Get Ready (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV97roslmt0
Ain’t To Proud to Beg (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyFI-4ZsaE
Beauty is Only Skin Deep (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PU1PEA8S6M
Cloud Nine (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBSZUzds2c
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me w/The Supremes (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI844RAJo58
David Ruffin left the group in 1968. By this point, he thought he was bigger than the group and wanted to be treated like Diana Ross.
Ball of Confusion (1970):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZWYmxr8XE
Just My Imagination (1971):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Z9-QCmZyw
Eddie Kendrick left after recording “Just My Imagination.” Paul Williams quit soon thereafter and committed suicide in 1973.
Papa Was a Rolling Stone (1972):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We4-lJe0JRY
The band began its decline and scored its last hit in 1975.
Shaky Ground (1975):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEt28c6QxTM
Rick James used The Temptations on Super Freak (1981):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M&ob=av3e
The group continued to record with little success. However, “My Girl” experienced a resurgence because of Hall and Oates. Ruffin and Kendricks joined Hall and Oates to close out Live Aid (1985):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK14lmxpZS0
In 1990, Rod Stewart recorded with the Temptations:
The Motown Song (1990):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFyPxUnsyi0
David Ruffin passed away in 1991.
Eddie Kendricks passed away in 1992.
Otis Williams remains the only original member still with the group.
Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-temptations/bio/
They formed in 1960 and released several singles without making much impact.
This broke them:
The Way You Do The Things You Do (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDakhsaPTE0
My Girl (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8
Get Ready (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV97roslmt0
Ain’t To Proud to Beg (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyFI-4ZsaE
Beauty is Only Skin Deep (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PU1PEA8S6M
Cloud Nine (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBSZUzds2c
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me w/The Supremes (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI844RAJo58
David Ruffin left the group in 1968. By this point, he thought he was bigger than the group and wanted to be treated like Diana Ross.
Ball of Confusion (1970):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZWYmxr8XE
Just My Imagination (1971):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Z9-QCmZyw
Eddie Kendrick left after recording “Just My Imagination.” Paul Williams quit soon thereafter and committed suicide in 1973.
Papa Was a Rolling Stone (1972):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We4-lJe0JRY
The band began its decline and scored its last hit in 1975.
Shaky Ground (1975):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEt28c6QxTM
Rick James used The Temptations on Super Freak (1981):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M&ob=av3e
The group continued to record with little success. However, “My Girl” experienced a resurgence because of Hall and Oates. Ruffin and Kendricks joined Hall and Oates to close out Live Aid (1985):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK14lmxpZS0
In 1990, Rod Stewart recorded with the Temptations:
The Motown Song (1990):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFyPxUnsyi0
David Ruffin passed away in 1991.
Eddie Kendricks passed away in 1992.
Otis Williams remains the only original member still with the group.
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