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I liked the Temptations, but that wasn't really one of my favorite songs by them. Aside from Just My Imagination, I preferred the songs that they did in the 60s.
 
I was a fan long before he joined the group. Eddie Kendricks sang the sweetest version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" that I've ever heard. Outdid Roberta Flack, IMO. "In a Mellow Mood" is my favorite album. Don't think there are any hits on it....more Sinatra type songs...."That's Life", e.g., and old standards like "Old Man River" with Mel singing the lead in that barrel deep bass.

I guess they're all gone now. Don't think any of the originals got to a ripe old age. I know Eddie died of AIDS before there was any effective treatment for HIV.

Here's a parting song for Damon via Eddie:

[video=youtube;afBHk-bKqGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=afBHk-bKqGw[/video]
 
I'm pretty sure Otis Williams is still alive, at least I haven't heard about him dying. And I believe Dennis Edwards is still alive, although he didn't join the group until 1968. Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards and Otis were my favorites. I was a fan way back when they were the Primes.

The first tim I ever really 'heard' Try To Remember, was at MSU for a thespian workshop. The guy who sang it had such an impressive voice, he could fill the theatre as of there were speakers every 5' apart.
 
They were good too. You know they came from Ferndale. In '65 we were in a barracks off the base in San Diego, as we were getting our ship ready. Down the street was a small bar, and he had a tv on the bar, and every Friday night we went down there and listened to all the Motown groups.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEiZy53r6k
 
Wahbooz said:
which no doubt leaves the likes of Dino out. Damon Harris has died of prostate cancer at the age of 62. Those who liked the Temptations will enjoy Damon on this song. Those who didn't, keep your comments to yourself.

http://todayentertainment.today.com...damon-harris-dead-at-62?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=6
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I'm a huge Temps fan.

They had a lot of "changes" throughout the years. A friend of mine told me the other day, that it was "Otis" Williams, the leader, and founding member, of the group that died. I thought 62 was kind of young for him. I now see that it was a later member that joined the group in '71, that changed his name from "Otis", as not to create any confusion. A lot of men made (and still make) their living on being a Temp, or an ex-Temp.

But the Temps were "baaaad".
 
Yes, that would be young. Otis is 71 now.

Through the years they've had new members that weren't all that good, but they sure keep the name alive. And you're right, the Temptin Temps were "baaaaaaaaaddddddd".
 
You're right, Eddie had a lung removed, as they tried to stop it from spreading. Sorry, zziggy, but I missed that in your post or I would have corrected that. I think that story got started because of his voice.
 
Wahbooz said:
Yes, that would be young. Otis is 71 now.

Through the years they've had new members that weren't all that good, but they sure keep the name alive. And you're right, the Temptin Temps were "baaaaaaaaaddddddd".
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Have you ever seen Standing In The Shadows? It's about the Funk Brothers. The Motown house band. They played on more hits than any musicians in history.

Most of them are dead now, but it's a good, touching story too.
 
I may have and don't remember the title. I've seen a number of docu's over the years.

What really irritated me was when Berry jerked Motown out of Motown. Loved going down to West Grand Blvd and meeting people there.
 
Wahbooz said:
I may have and don't remember the title. I've seen a number of docu's over the years.

What really irritated me was when Berry jerked Motown out of Motown. Loved going down to West Grand Blvd and meeting people there.
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Yep. When Barry moved Motown out of Motown, the musicians fell apart. When they weren't at the studio contributing on multiple hits, they were playing local clubs subsidizing their incomes, and keeping up with their craft. It got snatched out from under them.

It was never the same for Motown, or the musicians.
 
Wahbooz said:
You're right, Eddie had a lung removed, as they tried to stop it from spreading. Sorry, zziggy, but I missed that in your post or I would have corrected that. I think that story got started because of his voice.
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Yep. Just because a man can sing in a falsetto, and dies...doesn't mean he died from AIDS.
 
Wahbooz said:
No it wasn't, and the community missed the impromptu concerts on the street there.
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I didn't know about street concerts there, but I most definitely take your word on that!

G'nite. It was nice posting with someone that knows the importance of this particular piece history.
 
I guess I bought into a rumor or something. It was so long ago that I don't remember where I heard it, but I obviously didn't see the initial report of his death or I wouldn't have had that in my head. In looking at the circumstances of their deaths, I may have even had it mixed up with Mel, who did, in fact, die of a breakdown in his immune system. That would have been more likely to have generated an AIDS rumor.

I assure you that I didn't assume he had AIDS because he had a high voice. I loved the guy. I also had a few friends die of AIDS in the 80's. Watching that happen before there was any treatment is something one never forgets. Horrible. Nightmare stuff.
 
One of my favorite songs by the Temptations was not a hit at all, as it came very early in their career, before they started scoring big hits. The name of the song is: I Want A Love I Can See. Shoulda been a monster hit.

Yes, one of the great Motown groups, along with the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, and on and on....
 
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