I'm gonna love this. I'm 13 and know everything about the Temptations and can't wait for part 2. love your content man keep it up👍🔥. GREATEST GROUP OF ALL TIMES. They need to make this a TV Show instead of a movie, learn more about them and times
That’s funny, Paul & Eddie having a fight, and then becoming the best of friends. I can dig it, Eddie, Paul, and Blue was my favorite. I Love Eddie, because he was so loyal. Paul I felt sorry for, he went from not drinking, to becoming a alcoholic, that means something was very wrong, I can relate to Paul. Now Blue was just so smooth and down to earth, and he was chocolate and fine!!! I can’t wait for part 2!!!
Paul had Sickle Cell Anemia and probably performed even while in excruciating pain and would often require oxygen after performances. Drinking was an attempt to ease the pains of Sickle Cell.
Before calling PAUL an alcoholic, research what HEwas going through with SICKLE CELL anemia. We are just finding that out of late. ETERNAL GRATITUDE BELOVED PAUL........and ALL of the CLASSIC FIVE🙏💚😇‼
I don't know which video to leave my comment on! I've watched so many (but not all! 😊)! So I decided to come back to the video that brought me here. Everything I've seen so far has been wonderful! Thank you!
WOW! It is awesome how you compiled all this information/history concerning the Temptations. My/The best group of all time. Thank you for this. Love It!!! ❤❤❤
Arguably, I’d say The Supremes were Motown’s most popular and successful act but respectively I know The Temptations were equally as popular and important. They certainly deserve recognition for inspiring so many male artists over the years and their timeless music.
Oh absolutely. When they were known as The Primes, it was Paul Williams who helped Diana Ross get into their burgeoning Sister Group The Primettes. Sadly Eldrige "Al" Bryant found out the hard way that not everyone is going to make it. So many guys were in the same boat as him. The Beach Boys, Beatles, Black Eyed Peas, Dixie Chicks, Go Go's, Miracles, New Kids On The Block, N'Sync, Spice Girls, Supremes, Temptations, TLC, Wilson Phillips can all attest to that fact.
The Temptations were the best group that ever came out of Motown, Berry Gordy saw that he could control the careers of the Supremes. Their were other girl groups and girls that could out sing the Supremes any day of the week and I won't name them all but Gladys Knight happens to be one of them and she and the Pips left just in time or maybe her career would have fizzled and she still can sing.
@@ladycharliestallworth2280 You're so correct. Gordy's affinity for Diane Ross clearly blindsighted him as it relates to the unfair way he was treating other groups on the label, in particular, any "female" artist/s on the label she saw as a rival. Gordy has been KNOWN to "sit down" other acts Ross felt were outshining her & her group. The Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight told "Sway In The Morning Show" about an incident at a concert when Motown & these acts were very young, where she & the Pips were bringing down the house, receiving overwhelming applause & adoration & when Gladys happen to peer over to one of the wings(side leading to backstage, where often camps of current performer or the next act, stand in the sidelines, to watch the show) & caught a glimpse of Ross standing there peering angrily at her. Later on after the show, one of the Motown staff told her the Gordy needed to speak with her urgently. When she got to the phone, she says, "Hey Mr. Gordy, are you hearing how well we're doing out here"? Gordy replies, "Yeah, but I hear you're giving my Star act a run for their money. She knew at that moment, this call was all as a result of her seeing Ross peering at them angrily in the wing of the stage. Gordy goes on to say, I'm bringing you guys off the road. Ross has stolen the dresses of fellow group & wore them out on stage so that the other girls would be forced to now be looked at as "copy cats", who were biting off of the image & style of the "Cool Kids". This infuriated the overwhelming majority of the other acts, MOST couldn't stand the nasty, evil & calculating Diane Ross, bcuz she weaponized her relationship w/Gordy against any1 who was a perceived competition & Gordy ate it all up & ended up making some decisions that didn't benefit those acts, despite how amazing they were & what they could've been had they had the same equal & fair treatment as The Supremes & Temps.
@@storiking650 I did hear about the Gladys Knight and The Pips incident and Martha Reeves too, I read her book and it was really good. I won't give away something in her book in case you haven't read it. I agree with you.
I'd say that the Temptations were more akin to the Beatles in the way they led the changes in genres like psychedelic soul, funk and their progressive derivatives. Thank you for a well thought-out and produced video. I look forward to your next.
There is not much that I don't know about The Temptations, been listening to them for 60 years and have every album and 45 and all that on cd. Love them all but I have to say Eddie's my favorite. Big crush.
I love the temptations. I like all members. It was frankie lymon and the teenagers that opened doors for the temptations. The teenagers had a bass singer Sherman the real tall one. Sherman opened doors for Melvin Franklin and other singers too.
Fun Fact: Bob Marley was inspired by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Berry Gordy wanted the Jackson 5 sound based on Frankie lymon & Teenagers, THE Teenagers STARTED THE WHOLE BOY BAND TREE
I feel silly admitting this but, even though I knew My Girl and It Was Just My Imagination were legendary songs and The Temps were a legendary group I had no idea they sang those songs until about 10 years ago when I watched The Temptations movie mini series. I love that movie, even though it's not totally accurate, but it opened up a whole new genre of music for me. Thank God for Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson and all associated with Motown. It blows my mind how some of the world's most iconic songs came out of a little house, in a regular neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. I WILL get there one day to see it in person.
THE THE MOTOWN SOUNDS WHO DONT LIKE THE TEMPTATION MUSIC WE ALL LIKE AND ENJOY THEM TEMPTATIONS MUSIC THIS IS THE ONLY GROUP I NO THAT HAS CHANGED MEMBERS AND STILL VERY SUCCESSFUL GROUP AND STILL GOING STRONG SOMETHING YOU TALKED ABOUT I DID NOT NO ABOUT YOU TAUGHT ME SOMETHING I DID NOT NO ABOUT THESE OTHER MEMBERS THE ONLY MEMBERS I NEW IS EDDIE, OTTIS, DAVID, MELVIN, PAUL, DENNIS, ALI, I REMEMBER THEM AND THERE SINGING I DONT REMEMBER THE OTHER MEMBERS BUT WE ALL ENJOY LISTENING TO THERE SONGS THANK AGAIN FOR BRINGING US MUSIC AND INFORMATIONS ABOUT FAVORITE ARTISTS AND UNTIL THE NEXT VIDEO BE SAFE AND WELL
4:29 The group in this picture wasn’t Otis Williams and the Siberians- he called these guys “The El Domingos.” Al was the only one of the Siberians to be in both this group and then go onto form “The Distants” 7:50- It was actually Eddie that called Otis. It was just a casual “How you doing” call and Otis brought up that he needed singers during the convo.
The Temptations are still recording songs. Mario Corbrino is the current lead singer, Willie Green sings Bass & sings Melvin Franklin's parts in The Temptations songs, Terry WEEKS sings Paul Williams and Richard Street parts in Temptations hit songs and Ron Tyson sings Eddie Kendricks parts in the Temptations hit songs. OTIS WILLIAMS IS THE WORK HORSE THE LAST ORIGINAL SURVIVING MEMBER.
@@tyliekinc. Paul Williams didn't sing with Otis Williams and the Distands. PAUL NEVER SUNG TOGETHER WITH RICHARD STREET. Eddie Kendricks never sung with the Distants either.
its crazy al has my birthday 9-28..im mad cuz al was depicted as negative and a hater..and im not like that AT ALL lmao..it just wasnt meant for al to be a long time member
The temptations are only gone only in body but there names and legacies will live on and on and forever threw the young and old, my deepest to there families and friends may all souls rips🕊️🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤
The great ty hunter of h d h s. Label an great group glass house also in the group Scherzinger Payne future Supreme an sistas with the fabulous fine Freda Payne 1luv blkpwr
I'm gonna love this. I'm 13 and know everything about the Temptations and can't wait for part 2. love your content man keep it up👍🔥. GREATEST GROUP OF ALL TIMES. They need to make this a TV Show instead of a movie, learn more about them and times
Glad you enjoy it!
Absolutely GREATEST group of all times.
That’s funny, Paul & Eddie having a fight, and then becoming the best of friends. I can dig it, Eddie, Paul, and Blue was my favorite. I Love Eddie, because he was so loyal. Paul I felt sorry for, he went from not drinking, to becoming a alcoholic, that means something was very wrong, I can relate to Paul. Now Blue was just so smooth and down to earth, and he was chocolate and fine!!! I can’t wait for part 2!!!
Paul had Sickle Cell Anemia and probably performed even while in excruciating pain and would often require oxygen after performances. Drinking was an attempt to ease the pains of Sickle Cell.
Love those 3 too.
Before calling PAUL an alcoholic, research what HEwas going through with SICKLE CELL anemia. We are just finding that out of late. ETERNAL GRATITUDE BELOVED PAUL........and ALL of the CLASSIC FIVE🙏💚😇‼
The whole story of The Temps this gonna be good
📀📀📀💿💿💿💿temps for life
I don't know which video to leave my comment on! I've watched so many (but not all! 😊)!
So I decided to come back to the video that brought me here. Everything I've seen so far has been wonderful! Thank you!
I Love This Thank You For Sharing.
WOW! It is awesome how you compiled all this information/history concerning the Temptations. My/The best group of all time. Thank you for this. Love It!!! ❤❤❤
Great video man. You can always tell when someone making these documentary-type videos cares about the history of the topic they’re discussing.
Arguably, I’d say The Supremes were Motown’s most popular and successful act but respectively I know The Temptations were equally as popular and important. They certainly deserve recognition for inspiring so many male artists over the years and their timeless music.
Oh absolutely. When they were known as The Primes, it was Paul Williams who helped Diana Ross get into their burgeoning Sister Group The Primettes. Sadly Eldrige "Al" Bryant found out the hard way that not everyone is going to make it. So many guys were in the same boat as him. The Beach Boys, Beatles, Black Eyed Peas, Dixie Chicks, Go Go's, Miracles, New Kids On The Block, N'Sync, Spice Girls, Supremes, Temptations, TLC, Wilson Phillips can all attest to that fact.
The Temptations were the best group that ever came out of Motown, Berry Gordy saw that he could control the careers of the Supremes. Their were other girl groups and girls that could out sing the Supremes any day of the week and I won't name them all but Gladys Knight happens to be one of them and she and the Pips left just in time or maybe her career would have fizzled and she still can sing.
@@ladycharliestallworth2280 You're so correct. Gordy's affinity for Diane Ross clearly blindsighted him as it relates to the unfair way he was treating other groups on the label, in particular, any "female" artist/s on the label she saw as a rival. Gordy has been KNOWN to "sit down" other acts Ross felt were outshining her & her group. The Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight told "Sway In The Morning Show" about an incident at a concert when Motown & these acts were very young, where she & the Pips were bringing down the house, receiving overwhelming applause & adoration & when Gladys happen to peer over to one of the wings(side leading to backstage, where often camps of current performer or the next act, stand in the sidelines, to watch the show) & caught a glimpse of Ross standing there peering angrily at her. Later on after the show, one of the Motown staff told her the Gordy needed to speak with her urgently. When she got to the phone, she says, "Hey Mr. Gordy, are you hearing how well we're doing out here"? Gordy replies, "Yeah, but I hear you're giving my Star act a run for their money. She knew at that moment, this call was all as a result of her seeing Ross peering at them angrily in the wing of the stage. Gordy goes on to say, I'm bringing you guys off the road. Ross has stolen the dresses of fellow group & wore them out on stage so that the other girls would be forced to now be looked at as "copy cats", who were biting off of the image & style of the "Cool Kids". This infuriated the overwhelming majority of the other acts, MOST couldn't stand the nasty, evil & calculating Diane Ross, bcuz she weaponized her relationship w/Gordy against any1 who was a perceived competition & Gordy ate it all up & ended up making some decisions that didn't benefit those acts, despite how amazing they were & what they could've been had they had the same equal & fair treatment as The Supremes & Temps.
@@storiking650 I did hear about the Gladys Knight and The Pips incident and Martha Reeves too, I read her book and it was really good. I won't give away something in her book in case you haven't read it. I agree with you.
Who did you think had a big social impact?
I’m becoming a member of your channel right now ion wanna miss out on the heat you gonna drop
Thanks my man
Any time!
It's phenomenal that Otis Williams is the last original Temptations survivor. This group inspires me!
Can’t wait for part 2. Love David Ruffin, Eddie and Ali Ollie.
Thanks For Watching and part 2 is already posted so go ahead and check that out
You can't leave out Eldridge Bryant and Dennis Edwards.
DENNIS EDWARDS AS LEAD SINGER FOR THE TEMPTATIONS GOT THEM THEIR 1ST GRAMMY AWARD.FOR THE SONG CLOUD 9.
The Tempting Tempts
This is amazing thanks
Greatest group ever
Really enjoyed this 1st part. Gonna watch some more of it after I subscribe to your channel. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks you're wonderful
I'd say that the Temptations were more akin to the Beatles in the way they led the changes in genres like psychedelic soul, funk and their progressive derivatives. Thank you for a well thought-out and produced video. I look forward to your next.
The greatest group ever
And you are so right Noone could touch them Noone
There is not much that I don't know about The Temptations, been listening to them for 60 years and have every album and 45 and all that on cd. Love them all but I have to say Eddie's my favorite. Big crush.
I love the temptations. I like all members. It was frankie lymon and the teenagers that opened doors for the temptations. The teenagers had a bass singer Sherman the real tall one. Sherman opened doors for Melvin Franklin and other singers too.
Yea your right Otis said back then he looked up to them the most because they were about there age.
Fun Fact: Bob Marley was inspired by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Berry Gordy wanted the Jackson 5 sound based on Frankie lymon & Teenagers, THE Teenagers STARTED THE WHOLE BOY BAND TREE
@@tyliekinc. see the students an the schoolboys etc
What group came out of Motown that can compete with The Temptations don’t @ me
I feel silly admitting this but, even though I knew My Girl and It Was Just My Imagination were legendary songs and The Temps were a legendary group I had no idea they sang those songs until about 10 years ago when I watched The Temptations movie mini series. I love that movie, even though it's not totally accurate, but it opened up a whole new genre of music for me. Thank God for Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson and all associated with Motown. It blows my mind how some of the world's most iconic songs came out of a little house, in a regular neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. I WILL get there one day to see it in person.
Eddie is my cousin on my mom's side of the family 😊
I like the way you introduce them.
Idk how "I Want A Love I Can See Didn't Chart" lol it's so good
THE THE MOTOWN SOUNDS WHO DONT LIKE THE TEMPTATION MUSIC WE ALL LIKE AND ENJOY THEM TEMPTATIONS MUSIC THIS IS THE ONLY GROUP I NO THAT HAS CHANGED MEMBERS AND STILL VERY SUCCESSFUL GROUP AND STILL GOING STRONG SOMETHING YOU TALKED ABOUT I DID NOT NO ABOUT YOU TAUGHT ME SOMETHING I DID NOT NO ABOUT THESE OTHER MEMBERS THE ONLY MEMBERS I NEW IS EDDIE, OTTIS, DAVID, MELVIN, PAUL, DENNIS, ALI, I REMEMBER THEM AND THERE SINGING I DONT REMEMBER THE OTHER MEMBERS BUT WE ALL ENJOY LISTENING TO THERE SONGS THANK AGAIN FOR BRINGING US
MUSIC AND INFORMATIONS ABOUT FAVORITE ARTISTS AND UNTIL THE NEXT VIDEO BE SAFE AND WELL
4:29 The group in this picture wasn’t Otis Williams and the Siberians- he called these guys “The El Domingos.” Al was the only one of the Siberians to be in both this group and then go onto form “The Distants”
7:50- It was actually Eddie that called Otis. It was just a casual “How you doing” call and Otis brought up that he needed singers during the convo.
My father and Melvin were in the same high school class together. He's also in my dad's year book.
The best oldies group all time The Temptations
The Temptations are still recording songs. Mario Corbrino is the current lead singer, Willie Green sings Bass & sings Melvin Franklin's parts in The Temptations songs, Terry WEEKS sings Paul Williams and Richard Street parts in Temptations hit songs and Ron Tyson sings Eddie Kendricks parts in the Temptations hit songs. OTIS WILLIAMS IS THE WORK HORSE THE LAST ORIGINAL SURVIVING MEMBER.
what and when was the movie what year that i remember
I wonder if Richard or Otis was there at the time when al put Melvin in the trash can 🗑
Richard Street wasn't with the Temptations then . He replaced Paul Williams in 1972.
@@williebowen2965 he was in the group at the time this was before Eddie and Paul joined so it was the Distants days
@@tyliekinc. Eldridge Bryant was also a Member of the Temptations too.
RICHARD STREET WAS IN THE TEMPTATIONS FROM 1972-94
@@tyliekinc. Paul Williams didn't sing with Otis Williams and the Distands. PAUL NEVER SUNG TOGETHER WITH RICHARD STREET. Eddie Kendricks never sung with the Distants either.
Williams voice is. Velvet
I always wonder how they ain’t never jump Al😂
its crazy al has my birthday 9-28..im mad cuz al was depicted as negative and a hater..and im not like that AT ALL lmao..it just wasnt meant for al to be a long time member
Remember to David never came 2 rehearsal
thats a lie! he had to come to some of them he probably missed some of em!
The temptations are only gone only in body but there names and legacies will live on and on and forever threw the young and old, my deepest to there families and friends may all souls rips🕊️🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤
Why bleep out info
I Have to apply to RUclips guidelines and can’t say or refer to anything with the R word so I have to bleep it out
actually the greatest group was the Funk Brothers who played on all these songs
The great ty hunter of h d h s. Label an great group glass house also in the group Scherzinger Payne future Supreme an sistas with the fabulous fine Freda Payne 1luv blkpwr