Best known as one of the lead singers of The Temptations, Ruffin’s star story has a tragic ending.

It just might be the most famous and beloved song ever recorded in Detroit. And now “My Girl,” the single that gave the Temptations their first No. 1 hit while enduring as a showpiece of the 20 th ...

Detroit — To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Temptations' 1964 hit "My Girl," Motown Museum guests crowded into the small studio where the track was first recorded Saturday afternoon and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about a Temptations record that hits you before the vocals even begin—the groove sets in, the bassline walks into your bones, and the harmony builds like a slow ...

The Temptations, UK, April 1972. (L-R) Otis Williams, Richard Street (1942 – 2013), Melvin Franklin (1942 – 1995), Damon Harris (1950 – 2013) and Dennis Edwards (1943 – 2018). (Photo by Evening ...

The Temptations were brimming with high hopes on Dec. 21, 1964, a Christmas-week optimism that turned out to be well justified. It was cold outside when “My Girl” was released, but the group had the ...

In a time when folks needed an escape from the world around them, The Temptations provided one. Amid civil unrest and war, songs such as “My Girl” and “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” sung in ...

“My Girl” knocked Gary Lewis & the Playboys’ “This Diamond Ring” from the top spot of the Hot 100. It spent one week at No. 1 before being replaced by The Beatles’ “Eight Days a Week.” [RELATED: The ...