Who Are These Temptations?

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

From Long Island

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Originally Posted by luke

From Long Island

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My Homies! LOL! Thanks Luke.

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

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Originally Posted by mowest

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

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Impressive. Thank you Mowest!

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Originally Posted by 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

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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").

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Originally Posted by Motown Eddie

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").

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Next - Shorty Long on RCA

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

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Or

MARY WILSON !!!! LOL!!!

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Venessa Williams and Vanessa E Williams I believe

Spinners [[England)
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and Spinners [[USA)
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Oh those are some good ones Luke and Lockhartgary! LOL!!!

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Originally Posted by marv2

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.

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by luke

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

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Darn it! I use to know it too.

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Originally Posted by luke

thanks marv! What’s mary’s middle name?

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

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

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

Roger

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

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

Roger

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by roger

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

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

Roger

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

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Originally Posted by arr&bee

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

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You go JAI! LOL!!!!

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

And here's another group called The Miracles;

https://img.discogs.com/GfOa3wG4DKBK...-8870.jpeg.jpg

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Originally Posted by Motown Eddie

And here's another group called The Miracles;

https://img.discogs.com/GfOa3wG4DKBK...-8870.jpeg.jpg

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

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Originally Posted by marv2

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

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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

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

https://img.discogs.com/z_aZ1Z3kxjR9...-8037.jpeg.jpg

https://img.discogs.com/-t21Taec2ta0...-7716.jpeg.jpg

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

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Originally Posted by temptationsfan500

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

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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).

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Originally Posted by Motown Eddie

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by temptationsfan500

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

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I heard that!