I was at the funeral. It is very hard to believe it's been 25 years already:
http://www.soultracks.com/story-david-ruffin-25
I was at the funeral. It is very hard to believe it's been 25 years already:
http://www.soultracks.com/story-david-ruffin-25
One of the all time great talents...Just a shame that his demons ultimately got the best of him...
He was a great talent and a nice man to his fans. I saw his oldest daughter Cheryl last month. She looks very much like Dad.
I love just about everything featuring that awesome voice. I met him a couple of years before his death . He was touring with Eddie Kendricks and Dennis Edwards. He was obviously unwell at this time which was sad to see and was not in a very co-operative mood but it was still an honour to meet him.
I can't speak from meeting him cause i never did,but as a fan of his temps work as well as his solo year,nobody was better.
Hard to believe he's been gone so long. It happened that I was in DC that night to see Mary Wilson at Blues Alley when the news hit. Everyone there was understandably distressed but probably no one more than Mary. Still, trouper that she is, she gave her all to the show that night as she always does, and received her friends and fans afterward as always, and even accepted an invitation from one of them to go to the club he owned after her show. I like to think that being surrounded by those of us who loved her and shared the loss might have helped to take the edge off of the sad news for her. I hope it did at any rate.
My favorite of his solo work was[i've lost everything]david was king of the sad song.
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