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The Temptations
The Temptations
Artist Information
Genres: Soul, Early R&B, Early Pop/Rock, Motown, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, AM Pop, Psychedelic Soul
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Formed: 1960 in Detroit, MI
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Thanks to their fine-tuned choreography -- and even finer harmonies -- the Temptations became the definitive male vocal group of the 1960s; one of Motown's most elastic acts, they tackled both lush pop and politically charged funk with equal flair, and weathered a steady stream of changes in personnel and consumer tastes with rare dignity and grace. The Temptations' initial five-man lineup formed in Detroit in 1961 as a merger of two local vocal groups, the Primes and the Distants. Baritone Otis Williams, Elbridge (aka El, or Al) Bryant, and bass vocalist Melvin Franklin were longtime veterans of the Detroit music scene when they joined together in the Distants, who in 1959 recorded the single "Come On" for the local Northern label.
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 The Temptations I'm Here       
 The Temptations Time After Time         
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Release: August 31, 2010
Label: Motown
Release: August 31, 2010
Label: Motown