Thinking back now JAI, wasn't "Keep Holdin' On" the only single lifted from "House Party"?
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Thinking back now JAI, wasn't "Keep Holdin' On" the only single lifted from "House Party"?
Now here's a memory. This is from what we called the "Revitalization of Temptations" in 1975. The fancy moves courtesy of Lon Fontaine......................."Glasshouse"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW54qozkm_g
One of my all time favorites [[for sentimental reasons............hehehehehehehehe) It wasn't a huge hit for the Tempts and by this time in 1978 they were solidly considered part of the entertainment establishment [[think Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, the Letterman,etc you get the picture.LOL!)
They were soooo smooth with the addition of Louis Price that they appeared to be on automatic. Extremely professional performances and expert vocals. Gone were the rough edge of Ruffin and or Edwards. "Everyready Love" from the Winter of 1977-78.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdgyly2N9OA
Great stuff marv,i could talk about the temps for days,i agree[wings of love is terrible]is it just me or does it seem like the temps laid out an incredible menu of music,not just the hits but the overall body of music that you could listen to for days and never get your fill,even the album covers were cool.
Funny that you should mention louis price,great singer but i was glad when dennis came back,but you gotta give louis his due he did a good job on[let's live in peace,think for yourself[from-hear to tempt you].
I was mixed on that whole situation. I was very happy that Louis was in the group [[he sounded a lot like Jerry Butler to me.....). I don't know if it's true, but I had heard that he was the son of Lloyd Price? Anyway, they were missing their trademark gruff, rough lead sound that the we all came to know provided by David and Dennis. Richard tried to fill in that dept., but that is really not his forte. His is "Hey Girl", "Heavenly" which were both very dynamic songs by the Tempts.
It's not just you, there are millions of us around the World that agree with you. The Temptations were groomed by Motown for the long haul and versatility! They were as much loved by those in the "ghetto" as those that worked on Wall Street that went to see them in the posh clubs or summer outdoor theaters!
Oh no question,the greatest hands down,i have a giant posterboard in my basement entitled[meet the temptations]with photos from the days of[al bryant]to ali woodson.
One amusing statement from otis,in the book he says that david or jimmy ruffin could have sung in the temps,but some years later he said that jimmy had two left feet so that would've eliminated him.
All you need is a poster board and some photos,i was lucky enough to have worked in a place that had some pics laying around.
I've always wondered how[teddy pendergrass]would've done in the temps,he certainly had the voice..one of those[what if]questions we'll never get an answer to.
It would have been awful!................It would have been awfully great to have Teddy fronting the Temptations ,but you KNOW that would have only lasted a minute. Once the ladies started with the throwing of panties at him on stage.......................he would be out! LOL!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,hell i forgot all about that.
Marv,did you ever hear the story that blue told about the guy that sent an audition tape to the group when they were looking for a new member,well as we all know you gotta be at least six feet tall to be a temp,wellte guy'svice was good but when blue met him at the airport the dude was about five two,blue cussed him from one end to the other...hhahaha.
Remember when BoyzIIMen first hit? Everyone was trying to make them out to be the new Temptations or putting them on the same level of potential. where are they now?
The most boring group ever.
If I recall, this was when Ray Davis had left the group because he had been too ill to do work. Ray eventually decided to be let go from his contract because he was doing too much work [[I think this guy was still working with the original members of Funkadelic as well as Roger and Zapp so the Tempts workload was too much for him). They got Harry shortly after filming this video, I think.
Otis doesn't take many leads,but he had some nice ones such as the old school doowop sounding[i ain't got nothing-1972]otis killed it.
Who, Boyz II Men? They really are boring. Great vocals but they were the One Direction of their time: most of the time, they just stood there singing their songs lol they still do the same thing haha
The Temptations had moves on your ass. Don't know why anyone would compare the Temptin' Temptations to Boyz II Men. Ew...lol and I speak as a fan of some of BIIM's stuff! But they were no Temptations.
You probably don't have this album but I love his lead on the song "Got to Get On the Road" from their 2000 album, "Ear-Resistible". I loved that album though on some songs they were trying too hard [["It's Alright to Be Wrong" was originally going to go to another Motown act but I think Otis or whoever insisted they get it lol).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnr2kipMzKk
"Then I'm goin' to DETRAWT [[Detroit)
West Grand Boulevard, 'cause you know that's where it started, y'all!"
Love that line. ;)
Thanks midnightman,i don't have it but i'll be on the lookout for it..temptations forever.
No problem, marv and arr. :)
Hey marv and my other temptaholics,here's a little thing about the classic temps that maybe seems minor but i noticed it years ago and have wondered,from[1965]onward paul and eddie stopped conking[wearing the process]now the style was still popular then,was it a concious thing or did they just decide to stop conking?
They stopped because Sam Cooke stopped. I mean that. That's why they stopped.
I should go a bit further. Sam Cooke made a conscious decision to stop processing his hair as an African American man. Had nothing to do with fashion trends or what have you. Malcolm X also spoke out about it as a prominent black man during that era. James Brown and them went on for several more years and stopped in the late 60's.
Damn marv,you are good,i never knew or would have thought of that.thanks man.
That may be why jerry butler stopped also.
It's true though. As little boys, my brother Robert and I would be taken to a very popular barber shop south of Detroit in Toledo called "Poor Clark's Barber shop". They are still operating to this day. My father would drop us off and come back to get us. We use to sit and watch all the older guys getting their conks done , doo rags and all! This was in 1963-64. [[By 1965 half of them stopped doing it.)
Sam Cooke died in December of that year [[1964),but before he swore he would never conk his hair again to try to appeal to a certain image. In the R&B World, Sam Cooke was a king! He was the one playing the Copa before the Supremes ever got it together. Suffice it to say he was the one the guys wanted to emulate.
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Hey temptaholics,what other solo artist of the early sixties did the temps adore? He sounded alot like paul.
Richard Street, so great, so under recognized. Here he is with his signature song for the Temptations and "Hey Girl" 1973:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2gL4De5Wnc
Here's a rare one. Otis Williams singing lead with "Darling Stand By Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gui7wVf0B1k