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*We’ve got news regarding the funeral for Dennis Edwards, the former lead singer for the Temptations who died last week. Edwards died in Chicago, but his public visitation and “Celebration of Life” will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Faith Miracle Temple in St. Louis where he had been a resident since the […]

[…] in Harlem / Screenshot from trailer *I have written many articles about Motown great David Ruffin who fronted hit songs (written/produced by Smokey Robinson) recorded by The Temptations like “My Girl,” “It’s Growing,” “Since I Lost My Baby;” and (written/produced by Norman Whitfield) “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “Losing You” and “I Wish It […]

Ruffin singing ‘My Girl’ *Celebrating David Ruffin‘s birthday today, January 18th! Released 50 years ago December 1964, “My Girl” by The Temptations became a national hit in early 1965. David Ruffin sang lead vocal on the tune written and produced by Smokey Robinson and Ron White of The Miracles. Many said that Ruffin’s husky, dominant […]

*Over two million people have signed a petition calling for Netflix to remove a blasphemous Christmas special that depicts Jesus as a gay juggler. Brazilian YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos is responsible for “The First Temptation of Christ,” and devoted Christians ain’t having it. A Change.org petition is calling for the movie to be […]

*WE tv’s “Life After Lockup” returns this week with an all new epsiode that finds Andrea and Lamar sparring over the “ temptations” that they’re kids are exposed to while adjusting to life in Los Angeles.  “It’s way too many temations out here. Satan is real. He will try and take your soul,” says […]

[…] maintenance man, Charles Collier, contacted police four days later and turned himself in. More details are in this newspaper article of Collier’s arrest: Dec. 2, 1972: The Temptations single “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” hit No. 1 on this date with a marathon running time of 6 minutes and 58 seconds, and that was […]

*More information has surfaced regarding the life, death and health of former Temptations Lead Singer, Dennis Edwards. As EURweb previously reported, Edwards passed away at a Chicago area hospital on Thursday, February 1, 2018; just two days short of his 75th birthday. It has since been shared by Dennis’ wife, Brenda Edwards, that the […]

[…] Edwards, and Edwin Starr to name a few. Their style was unmatched if not inimitable. Enter singer Louis Price in the 1970s when he joined the mighty Temptations’ lineup. The Tempts had just departed Motown for a stint with Atlantic Records. The result was the album “Hear To Tempt You” where Price debuted as […]

[…] Robinson (Courtesy Smokey Robinson) Motown legend Smokey Robinson tweeted a call to celebrate “My Girl” this Mother’s Day. He wrote the song – made popular by The Temptations – after the smash hit “My Guy” he wrote for Mary Wells in 1964. Both songs reached the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. Smokey’s own […]

[…] guests was held at the City Club in downtown Los Angeles on April 27. Grant who was bandleader for Motown’s Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, and ultimately The Temptations – along with his wife Poppy and daughters – welcomed guests that included Claudette Robinson (former member of The Miracles, and former wife of Smokey Robinson), […]

Trumpeter Johnny Britt releases 7th solo album ‘After We Play.” *“It fell into place,” said Trumpeter Johnny Britt (The Temptations) about his 7th album “After We Play” featuring Peter White (guitar), Will Downing (vocals), multi-Grammy nominated Gerald Albright (sax), and Grammy-winning George Benson (guitar). “When you do an album, it’s kind of organic…like my […]

[…] to a seven-year contract. Potts joined the group in 1961, a year before the act’s signature hit, “Do You Love Me,” a composition originally meant for The Temptations. It shot all the way to #1 on the charts.  Although The Contours never quite repeated the extraordinary success of “Do You Love Me,” they returned […]

[…] Robinson & the Miracles, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, the Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and later Stevie Wonder and the Temptations, Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 and Lionel Richie & the Commodores, their music communicated and brought together a racially divided country and segregated society, around […]

[…] the next several years. The albums “America Eats Its Young” (1972) and “Cosmic Slop” (1973) featured only marginal input from Hazel. Instead, Hazel began working with the Temptations (along with Nelson), appearing on the albums “1990” (1973) and “A Song for You” (1975). “1990” – The Temptations “A Song For You” – The Temptations […]

*Dayo Okeniyi plays Michael Loman on the exciting NBC crime drama “Shades of Blue,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Emmy Award winner Ray Liotta. The series follows Harlee Santos (Lopez), a morally challenged NYPD detective-turned FBI informant who is pitted against her own unit, led by relentless Lieutenant Matt Wozniak (Liotta), who often leads the team […]