Who Are These Temptations?

[marv2]

I may have heard this song somewhere way back, but I do not remember. Can anyone tell me anything about these "Temptions"?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klYQdE373GA

[luke]

From Long Island

[marv2]

From Long Island

My Homies! LOL! Thanks Luke.

[mowest]

These Temptations made it to #29 [[10 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960 with “Barbara."

[marv2]

These Temptations made it to #29 [[10 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960 with “Barbara."

Impressive. Thank you Mowest!

[Motown Eddie]

I may have heard this song somewhere way back, but I do not remember. Can anyone tell me anything about these "Temptions"?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klYQdE373GA

I first heard of 'these' Temptations in the early '80s [[from listening to WCBS-FM in NYC). According to the Discogs site, they're from Flushing, NY, managed by Artie Ripp and only released 3 singles from 1960-61 [[including "Barbara").

[fatmaninthethirdrow]

I first heard of 'these' Temptations in the early '80s [[from listening to WCBS-FM in NYC). According to the Discogs site, they're from Flushing, NY, managed by Artie Ripp and only released 3 singles from 1960-61 [[including "Barbara").

Next - Shorty Long on RCA

[johnny_raven]

Or ...

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AND

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[marv2]

Mari Wilson...........

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Or

MARY WILSON !!!! LOL!!!

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[luke]

Venessa Williams and Vanessa E Williams I believe

[lockhartgary]

Spinners [[England)
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and Spinners [[USA)
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[marv2]

Oh those are some good ones Luke and Lockhartgary! LOL!!!

[milven]

Mari Wilson...........

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Or

MARY WILSON !!!! LOL!!!

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Nice pic of Mary. I used to wonder why she always used the Supremes' name in her billing in one form or another. I actually thought that maybe she felt that her name alone did not carry enough weight.

Eventually I realized that maybe it was to avoid confusion of the other Mary Wilsons out there. [[There is also a Mary Wilson soprono opera singer)

I wonder if she ever considered just adding a middle intial to her name. Michael Fox had to add a middle initial to his name because Actors Equity alrready had a Michael Fox. He became Michael J Fox. [[the "J" stamds for nothing)

Mary J Wilson sounds nice. Or Mary K Wilson. Too late now. She is Mary Wilson of the Supremes.

[144man]

...not to be confused with Mary Wilson, the wife of British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson.

[luke]

Thanks Marv! What’s Mary’s middle name?

[arr&bee]

Good post,i thought the other[temps]were from the [uk].

[marv2]

Thanks Marv! What’s Mary’s middle name?

Darn it! I use to know it too.

[arr&bee]

thanks marv! What’s mary’s middle name?if she'll go out with me,it will be[jai's woman]has a nice ring to it!!

[roger]

Lets not forget THE SUPREMES .... :) ....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDB3VZSSaaY

Roger

[roger]

And yet more SUPREMES .... :) ....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaA0cVeBwfY

Roger

[roger]

Those SUPREMES just managed to get everywhere .... :) ....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqOKJLo5hAc

Roger

[roger]

And THE SUPREMES even managed to head down to New Orleans to team up with HUEY SMITH .... :) ....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exBlCxs795M

Roger

[marv2]

Lets not forget THE SUPREMES .... :) ....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDB3VZSSaaY

Roger

Oh yeah, I think there were a couple of them [[groups named "The Supremes) LOL!

[marv2]

if she'll go out with me,it will be[jai's woman]has a nice ring to it!!

You go JAI! LOL!!!!

[luke]

Lol. Cindy Ann I think. Florence Glenda. Diane Earle ....

[Motown Eddie]

And here's another group called The Miracles;

https://img.discogs.com/GfOa3wG4DKBKEtQTtDLsF0DfIds=/fit-in/420x420/filters:strip_icc[[):format[[jpeg):mode_rgb[[):qualit y[[90)/discogs-images/R-11017746-1508327004-8870.jpeg.jpg

[marv2]

And here's another group called The Miracles;

https://img.discogs.com/GfOa3wG4DKBKEtQTtDLsF0DfIds=/fit-in/420x420/filters:strip_icc[[):format[[jpeg):mode_rgb[[):qualit y[[90)/discogs-images/R-11017746-1508327004-8870.jpeg.jpg


Now that's another new one on me. How did you find that?

[Motown Eddie]

Now that's another new one on me. How did you find that?

I found it at Discogs. And yes, there were a lot of artists/groups that had the same names as the Motown Artists that we know & love. Here's a link to that page where I found "The Miracles" single.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2663944-The-Miracles-3

[Motown Eddie]

And here's yet another group called "The Temptations".

https://img.discogs.com/z_aZ1Z3kxjR9xyw2iQg38HPxLSo=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc[[):format[[jpeg):mode_rgb[[):qualit y[[40)/discogs-images/R-9754082-1485834009-8037.jpeg.jpg

https://img.discogs.com/-t21Taec2ta061ofJC8mOeuD_M4=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc[[):format[[jpeg):mode_rgb[[):qualit y[[40)/discogs-images/R-4576948-1462905011-7716.jpeg.jpg

[temptationsfan500]

Once Motown's Temptations became big, no one else could assume their name. Too much to live up to!

[Motown Eddie]

Once Motown's Temptations became big, no one else could assume their name. Too much to live up to!

That's true in more ways than one! Motown Records would register the name "The Temptations" once the group established itself in the mid '60s [[although according to Otis Williams, they did this without the group's consent and it wasn't mentioned in their original contract with the company).

[marv2]

I found it at Discogs. And yes, there were a lot of artists/groups that had the same names as the Motown Artists that we know & love. Here's a link to that page where I found "The Miracles" single.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2663944-The-Miracles-3


Thanks Motown Eddie. I guess in those days if a group didn't become instantly famous, they never copyrighted their names and just moved on.

[marv2]

Once Motown's Temptations became big, no one else could assume their name. Too much to live up to!

I heard that!