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    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"?


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    From Long Island

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    Quote Originally Posted by luke View Post
    From Long Island
    My Homies! LOL! Thanks Luke.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by mowest View Post
    These Temptations made it to #29 [[10 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960 with “Barbara."
    Impressive. Thank you Mowest!

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    I may have heard this song somewhere way back, but I do not remember. Can anyone tell me anything about these "Temptions"?

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Motown Eddie View Post
    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

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    Or ...

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

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    MARY WILSON !!!! LOL!!!

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    Venessa Williams and Vanessa E Williams I believe

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    Mari Wilson...........

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    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.

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

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by luke View Post
    Thanks Marv! What’s Mary’s middle name?
    Darn it! I use to know it too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by luke View Post
    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!!

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    Lets not forget THE SUPREMES .... ....



    Roger

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    And yet more SUPREMES .... ....



    Roger

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



    Roger

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



    Roger

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    Quote Originally Posted by roger View Post
    Lets not forget THE SUPREMES .... ....



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

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    Quote Originally Posted by arr&bee View Post
    if she'll go out with me,it will be[jai's woman]has a nice ring to it!!
    You go JAI! LOL!!!!

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

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    And here's another group called The Miracles;



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    Quote Originally Posted by Motown Eddie View Post
    And here's another group called The Miracles;


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

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    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

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





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

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    Quote Originally Posted by temptationsfan500 View Post
    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).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Motown Eddie View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by temptationsfan500 View Post
    Once Motown's Temptations became big, no one else could assume their name. Too much to live up to!
    I heard that!

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