The Temptations
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| Tipu | grupu musical |
| Miembros | Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Richard Street, Ron Tyson y Terry Weeks |
| Xéneru | Doo wop, Funk, soul, Rhythm and blues, rock y rock and roll |
| Sellu discográficu |
Capitol Records Motown Universal Music Group Warwick Miracle Gordy United Artists Records Tamla Motown Liberty |
| País | Estaos Xuníos |
| Orixinarios de | Detroit |
| Fecha fundación | 1960 |
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The Temptations ye una banda estauxunidense formada en Detroit, Estaos Xuníos. Esti grupu vocal d'Estaos Xuníos ta consideráu unu de los más esitosos na historia de la música.[1][2] Vendió decenes de millones d'álbumes[3] y ye famosu por ser una de les formaciones más relevantes de Motown Records. El so repertoriu inclúi una gran variedá de xéneros: R&B, doo-wop, funk, discu, soul, y música adultu contemporaneu. Nun principiu llamábense The Elgins, y siempres los sos integrantes fueron, siquier, cinco vocalistas/baillarinos masculinos. El grupu orixinal contenía componentes de dos bandes locales de Detroit: The Distants (Otis Williams, Elbridge "A el" Bryant y Melvin Franklin) y The Primes (Eddie Kendricks y Paul Williams). Ente los más destacaos Temptations futuros taben David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Damon Harris, Ron Tyson, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Theo Peoples y G. C. Cameron. La formación camudó frecuentemente, particularmente nes últimes décades.
Conocíos poles sos coreografíes, poles sos distintives harmoníes y por llevar siempres elegantes traxes sobre l'escenariu, díxose que la so influencia nel soul ye equivalente a la exercida por The Beatles nel pop y el rock.[4] Son los segundos que más tiempu permanecieron na Motown (por detrás de Stevie Wonder). En total 40 años: 16 ente 1961 y 1977, y 24 más dende 1980 a 2004 (dende 1977 a 1980, roblaron con Atlantic Records). Nel añu 2009, los Temptations siguen actuando y grabando Pa Universal Records col únicu miembru orixinal que sigue con vida, el co-fundador Otis Williams.
Nel intre de la so carrera, consiguieron cuatro singles nᵘ1 en Billboard Hot 100, y 14 singles nᵘ1 en Billboard R&B. El so material apurrió-yos trés Premios Grammy, y dos más por componer y producir l'ésitu de 1972 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". The Temptations foi'l Primer grupu de Motown que ganó un Grammy. Seis Temptations: Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams y Paul Williams entraron nel prestixosu Rock and Roll Hall of Fame en 1989. Dalgunos de los sos clásicos son: “My Girl", "War", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" o “The Way You Do the Things You Do"
Miembros
[editar | editar la fonte]The Primes
[editar | editar la fonte]Tamién conocíos como The Cavaliers
- Paul Williams (1955–1960)
- Eddie Kendricks (1955–1960)
- Kell Osborne (1955–1960)
- Wiley Waller (1955–1957)
The Distants
[editar | editar la fonte]Tamién conocíos como Otis Williams & The Distants, Otis Williams & The siberians
- Otis Williams (1958–1960)
- Elbridge "A el" Bryant (1958–1960)
- James "Pee-Wee" Crawford (1958–1959)
- Vernard Plain (1958–1959)
- Arthur Walton (1958–1959)
- Melvin Franklin (1959–1960)
- Richard Street (1959–1960)
- Albert "Mooch" Harrell (1959–1960)
The Temptations
[editar | editar la fonte]Tamién conocíos como The Elgins
- Otis Williams (1960–presente)
- Elbridge "A el" Bryant (1960–1963)
- Melvin Franklin (1960–1995)
- Eddie Kendricks (1960–1971, 1982 reunion)
- Paul Williams (1960–1971)
- David Ruffin (1964–1968, 1982 reunion)
- Dennis Edwards (1968–1977, 1980–1984, 1987–1989)
- Ricky Owens (1971)
- Richard Street (1971–1992)
- Damon Harris (1971–1975)
- Glenn Leonard (1975–1983)
- Louis Price (1977–1980)
- Ron Tyson (1983–present)
- Ali-Ollie Woodson (1984–1987, 1989–1997)
- Theo Peoples (1992–1998)
- Ray Davis (1994–1995)
- Harry McGilberry (1995–2003)
- Terry Weeks (1997–presente)
- Barrington "Bo" Henderson (1998–2003)
- G. C. Cameron (2003–2007)
- Joe Herndon (2003–present)
- Bruce Williamson (2007–presente)
Discografía
[editar | editar la fonte]Senciellos nel Top Ten del U.S. y el Reinu Xuníu
[editar | editar la fonte]| Añu | Títulu del cantar | US Top 10 [5] |
UK Top 10 [6] |
R&B Non. 1 [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965: | "My Girl" | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1966: | "Get Ready" | 29 | 10 | 1 |
| 1966: | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | 13 | - | 1 |
| 1966: | "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | 3 | - | 1 |
| 1966: | "(I Know) I'm Losing You" | 8 | - | 1 |
| 1967: | "All I Need" | 8 | 26 | 2 |
| 1967: | "You're My Everything" | 6 | - | 3 |
| 1967: | "I Wish It Would Rain" | 4 | - | 1 |
| 1968: | "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" | 13 | - | 1 |
| 1968 | "Cloud Nine" | 6 | - | 2 |
| 1968: | "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations) |
2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969: | "Run Away Child, Running Wild" | 6 | - | 1 |
| 1969: | "I Can't Get Next to You" | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1970: | "Psychedelic Shack" | 7 | - | 2 |
| 1970: | "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1971: | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1972: | "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | 1 | - | 5 |
| 1973: | "Masterpiece" | 7 | - | 1 |
| 1973: | "Let Your Hair Down" | - | - | 1 |
| 1974: | "Happy People" | - | - | 1 |
| 1975: | "Shakey Ground" | - | - | 1 |
| 1991: | "The Motown Song" (Rod Stewart featuring The Temptations) |
10 | - | - |
| 1992: | "My Girl" (reissue) | - | 2 | - |
Álbumes nel Top Ten
[editar | editar la fonte]- 1965: The Temptations Sing Smokey (R&B #1)
- 1965: The Temptin' Temptations (R&B #1)
- 1966: Gettin' Ready (R&B #1)
- 1966: Greatest Hits (R&B #1) (US #5)
- 1967: Temptations Live! (R&B #1) (US #10)
- 1967: The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (R&B #1) (US #7)
- 1967: The Temptations in a Mellow Mood (R&B #1)
- 1968: The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (R&B #1)
- 1968: The Temptations Show (R&B #2)
- 1968: Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations (with Diana Ross & The Supremes) (R&B #1) (US #2)
- 1968: TCB (with Diana Ross & The Supremes) (R&B #1) (US #1)
- 1968: Live at the Copa (R&B #2)
- 1969: Cloud Nine (R&B #1) (US #4)
- 1969: Puzzle People (R&B #1) (US #5)
- 1969: Together (R&B #6)
- 1969: On Broadway (R&B #4)
- 1970: Psychedelic Shack (R&B #1) (US #9)
- 1970: Live at London's Talk of the Town (R&B #5)
- 1970: The Temptations' christmas cards
- 1970: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (R&B #2)
- 1971: Sky's the Limit (R&B #2)
- 1972: Solid Rock (R&B #1)
- 1972: All Directions (R&B #1) (US #2)
- 1973: Masterpiece (R&B #1) (US #7)
- 1973: Anthology (R&B #5)
- 1973: 1990 (R&B #2)
- 1975: A Song for You (R&B #1)
- 1975: Wings of Love (R&B #3)
- 1976: The Temptations Do The Temptations (R&B #10)
- 1982: Reunion (R&B #2)
- 1984: Truly For You (R&B #3)
- 1986: To Be Continued (R&B #4)
Filmografía
[editar | editar la fonte]- 1973: Save the Children
- 1987: Happy New Year
- 2007: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Apaiciones en televisión
[editar | editar la fonte]- 1985: The Fall Guy (TV episode "Rockabye Baby", February 13, 1985)
- 1985: The Love Boat (TV episode "Your Money or Your Wife/Joint Custody/The Temptations", October 5, 1985)
- 1986: Moonlighting (TV episode "Symphony in Knocked Flat", October 21, 1986)
- 1986: 227 (TV episode "Temptations", November 15, 1986)
- 1990: Murphy Brown (TV episode "Goin' to the Chapel, Part 2", May 21, 1990)
- 1990: performed CBS network's 1990-91 version of their Get Ready campaign with an updated version of "Get Ready".
- 1993: Getting By (TV episode "Reach for the Stars", November 23, 1993)
- 1996: New York Undercover (TV episode "Deep Cover", May 2, 1996)
- 2008: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV appearance), March 7, 2008
Videos y DVD llanzaos
[editar | editar la fonte]- 1991: The Temptations - Live in Concert
- 2004: 20th century Masters - The Best of the Temptations
- 2006: Get Ready: The Definitive Performances - 1965–1972
- 2007: The Temptations - Live In London (1987)
Ver tamién
[editar | editar la fonte]Referencies
[editar | editar la fonte]- ↑ (2003). "The Temptations Archiváu 2005-03-05 en Wayback Machine". ClassicMotown.com. Retrieved on 2005-11-05.
- ↑ (2005) Ankeny, Jason. "The Temptations". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2005-11-05.
- ↑ (2005). "The Temptations". Memorabletv.com. Retrieved on 2005-11-05.
- ↑ Graff, Gary (1988-08-29). The Temptations: Otis tells the group's tale. Detroit Free Press. Online version available from Internet Archive at [1]
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 «The Temptations > Awards > Billboard Singles» (inglés). Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
- ↑ «Temptations > UK Charts» (inglés). Official Charts Company.
Bibliografía
[editar | editar la fonte]- George, Nelson. "Cool as They Wanna Be". The Temptations: Emperors of Soul [CD Box Set]. New York: Motown Record Co., L.P.
- Posner, Gerald (2002). Motown : Music, Money, Sex, and Power. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50062-6.
- Weinger, Harry (1994). "Sunshine on a Cloudy Day". The Temptations: Emperors of Soul [CD Box Set]. New York: Motown Record Co., L.P.
- Williams, Otis and Romanowski, Patricia (1988, updated 2002). Temptations. Lanham, MD: Cooper Square. ISBN 0-8154-1218-5.
- George, Nelson (1985, rev. 2003). Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9511-7.
Enllaces esternos
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Wikimedia Commons tien conteníu multimedia tocante a The Temptations.- Official homepage for Glenn Leonard - lead singer from 1975 to 1983
- Melvin Franklin/The Temptations interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 1992 (reprinted January 2009)
- The Temptations en Allmusic
- The Temptations Official Website
- Group profile at Soul Evolution
- Interview. Urban Street. 1991. Retrieved 1/30/09
- Otis Williams' official website (includes current tour schedule)
- Ron Tyson's official website Archiváu 2021-05-01 en Wayback Machine
- Official Motown/Universal Website for The Temptations
- Classic Temptations page at Classic Motown website
- 'The Temptations' Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page
- Ali Ollie Woodson interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2001 (reprinted June 2010) Archiváu 2016-03-03 en Wayback Machine
- SoulTracks group biography and chart of past group members
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