@@imaniwalker4975 both David and Eddie had unique voices! Blue also! Wished they made him a song! Heck paul had a good voice also. They all had unique voices except the guy that put them together!
Dad has a great taste. And if you like golden era rap, you are bound to like soul and motown.. cause of the sampling of their parents music. Did you guys by any chance see the Love's Train performance by Silk Sonic? Same choreo style as Temptations, Four Tops, etc. A heartwarming throwback!
That's one of the reasons, The 90s was so Amazing. Hip Hop Artists were sampling & paying homage to These Outstanding R&B, Jazz, Soul Songs from The Legends and that combination was Magic.
David Ruffin wasn’t always the lead singer but he was probably the most well known and sang lead on their biggest hits if he didn’t have such a big ego and problems with addiction he would’ve been the lead guy forever was a super talented man
The biggest hit that the Temptations had wasn't "My Girl", but "Just My Imagination" led by Eddie Kendricks. I agree with you that David Ruffin is the best known singer that the Temptations ever had, but they had more commercial success when Dennis Edwards joined the group.
@@stingjunior6 : The Temptations are still singing, still selling out venues all over the world. And Otis Williams is the last man standing and everyone is coming to see him!
@@therlowfoy9738 Iiked Eddie David and Dennis it was little before my time my grandfather and father introduced me to the temptations and all our personal favorites were sang by David Ruffin but I like papa was a rolling stone to
Did y’all realize they took the songs down a key because of Diana’s range? It’s a whole backstory on this performance 😂 that’s why David took over at the end because they were pissed at Berry
Which is very common - men naturally have a bit more vocal-range than women. So arrangements like these are usually made to suit the ladies range. So I don't really get it. And the didn't take it down a key. this is a fair bit higher than the original (which is in C) this arrangement is in D#/Eb which is a minor third higher (if u were implying something like she couldn't hit the high notes... it probably just sounded dull or less energetic in c) So
Now, you must watch Soul Train. It was a dance show where they would have musical guests on an elevated stage and the audience would dance around them. The show focused on Black performers. It started as a local program in Chicago, hosted by the creator, Don Cornelius, around 1968, then became nationally syndicated in 1970 with its move to Los Angeles. It ran for over 35 years. Just search for any musical act at that time and they probably appeared on the show. My favorite performance out of the numerous great ones was Al Green singing 'Here I Am' with his arm in a sling because he had broken his wrist the day before his appearance. The show must go on!
Check out Diana Ross Live/HBO Special. The mega stardom of her position n music AND performance is on full display...especially her entrance. Huge production with the full weight of Motown money behind it.
Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams were “The Primes”. (Supremes were the sister group “The Primettes”.) Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin were “Otis Williams & The Distants”. They merged the two, and formed “The Elgins”, and later “The Temptations”.
Oh, Gosh, I've never seen this Performance of The Supremes & The Temptations. Ms. Ross out-Sang, everyone, on that stage. Way Kool. It's so weird to me that Kai doesn't know The Significance of Diana Ross, in the World of Musack. These are songs were seared into our memories, even as a child growing up in Jamaica. Dad, keep the music education going.
Interesting story behind the performance of that last song. David Ruffin didn't like the way Diana Ross sang certain notes of "HIS" song in the rehearsals (apparently she changed it because she couldn't hit certain notes) but Barry Gordy insisted that she sang it in the way that made her comfortable. So him coming down seemingly to assist her is really him trying to "show her how it's done" 😂 David was a character
Keep in mind that in 1970, Diana Ross left, and the Supremes had 7 more top 40 hits without her between 1970 and 1977. Mary Wilson (Who is in the blonde wig) did many of the lead vocals in the 1974-1977 time period. However.. Mary did get a beautiful solo turn during THIS era on the Hollywood Palace in 1969. You can see that here: ruclips.net/video/-ESIWIEnouw/видео.html
Amazing that as of right now, Diana Ross, Cindy Birdsong & Otis Williams are the only one's left with us.. Rest in Heaven all of them,, Rock n' Roll Royalty.. Lady SUPREME Mary Wilson kept The Supremes together & rolling out the Hits til 1977. 24 Million Selling Gold Record Hits between 1964 to 1973, starting with Where Did Our Love Go to Floy Joy.. Lady Mary gave The BEST Concerts & spread & exhumed So Much Love where ever she performed or appeared & always left the audiences with big smiles & satisfaction on their faces.. I witnessed her concerts several times.. Diana Ross,, the same thing, & Otis Williams & his Temptations still ROCK.. Rest In Heaven Lady SUPREME Mary Wilson, you are missed.. Thanks for this.. Check out some of The 70s Supremes & Mary Wilson stuff..
😂😂the fallout from this performance is the funniest thing I’ve heard apparently David Ruffin out sang her on purpose to humble and she ended up crying after and refused to work with David Ruffin again
This was so great 👏🏽👏🏽. Please do more Diana Ross, she is one of the greatest artists of all time and her accomplishments go way way beyond even what she did with the Supremes.
It was rumored that Berry Gordy was furious with David from this performance. Apparently David was upset that Diana was getting all this attention and grew frustrated that she was butchering his song. That’s why you see him begin to take over the song because she was struggling to hit the notes.
OMG😃That was soooo Great!! A Classical Performance By 2 Iconic Groups! The Supremes Were good But David Ruffin was 🔥🔥🔥. His voice was amazing. Great Reaction Guys👍🏾💯👍🏾
Yes please kinda grew up listening to this , was waiting for some classics , please do some Luther Vandross his love performance A house is not a home.
Love your pops taste. My dad forced me to listen to old school temptations growing up and I feel like it’s influenced my music choices for my entire life
Really, I enjoy Chopin, Joplin Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Motown, Philadelphia sound & Stax Records music from my Gparents and my parents generation, nobody had to force me to listen...
@@casey4602 it’s not like he tied me down and made me listen. Lol. I meant that he wouldn’t just let us listen to our own music he’d make us listen to his as well
Since the stage was mentioned as was Stephen Colbert at one point, I have to point out that the Late Show with Stephen Colbert is filmed in the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Gotta say I really enjoy when Kai gets introduced to some classic performances/songs. There are so many gems hidden now due to time and it’s great to discover them all over again
The venue of The Ed Sullivan Theater is the same theater on B'way(btw 53rd & 54th St.) in Manhattan that later became The "Late Show" with David Letterman and now "Stephen Colbert." I think the young fellow thought that the stage looked much bigger here cuz there was no desk that Ed Sullivan sat at with seats for his guests. Everyone from back-in-the-day, knew that Barry Gordy wanted Diana in the front because he felt that her voice was the most marketable for crossover at that time, rather than say, "Florence Ballard's" voice, who was deemed by many to have the most beautiful voice of the eventual trio. BTW, I must say, "I feel real OLD now that your son was talkin' about how unreal the set looked and couldn't believe that you lived through an era like this." -- Your dad is older than me kid! But you just made me feel like an "ancient artifact!!!" 🤨🙄
You guys mentioned Erykah and I definitely hear the comparison. I would love for you guys to do a reaction to her video for Honey. I love the song but the video is great
What Ed Sullivan was giving a short history lesson on the two groups. Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks were in a trio called The Primes. Paul had an idea for a sister group and asked their manager at the time if he could put one together. So he first found Florence Ballard, who brought along Mary Wilson. Paul then found Diana Ross and brought her on along with his then girlfriend Betty McGlown. Eddie and Paul named them The Primettes. After no success, The Primes broke up and joined another group who was in search of a tenor snd and baritone, The Distants, which had Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Al Bryant. They renamed themselves The Elgins, but another group had that name, so a Motown employee suggested The Temptations. Meanwhile Florence, Mary and Diana signed to Motown and changed their name to The Supremes. The rest is history!
Yes this is great. Can’t compare these performances to current day late night. This show appeared in prime time- before 11pm on Sunday nights. Late night (Johnny Carson) were weeknights only, and their performers were on smaller stages much like Colbert and Kimmel, etc today. Ed Sullivan’s show was a variety show like your dad said, and these shows (like the Carol Burnett Show and Sonny and Cher) were designed to showcase the performances. Late night was mainly for the conversation.
The Temptations are known as a group with four lead singers. Technically, all five have recorded leads. This is a recording of the "Classic V Temptations: David Ruffin (Lead Tenor) and Eddie Kendricks (First Tenor lead). The other three are Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams. The Tempts are in every musical Halls of Fame, and are still singing and recording today (2023).
I know that those words are from the biopic. Leon ad-libbed the script and those apocryphal words have had the same impact as scripture in the canon of the Temptations' history. I stand by what I said: "Everybody is coming to see Otis now." Most folk have NEVER seen the original Temptations anyway, since David Ruffin was not an original Temptation (he joined four years after the group signed with Motown).
Check out a “Boys 2 Men” & “New Edition”. This is a more modern reference to performers wearing the same clothing, although this is an era where influences of hip-hop come into the R&B music, specifically members of New Edition forming a sub group BellBivDevoe.
Ed said in the beginning of the video that Paul Williams & Eddie Kendricks had a group with Diana Ross and her gang called 'The Primes & The Primettes' they were one group before separating and forming the two groups in the video.
Barry Gordy did Florence Ballard who founded The Supremes wrong. One of the reasons he got rid of Ballard was because she gain weight and he could not control her. He made her work when she had pneumonia. He constantly told her she needed to lose weight. That she was fat. The only singer he cared about in the group was Diana Ross Barry was sleeping around with Diana Ross So of course he made her the lead singer Florence died penniless, she had to get on food stamps She died from a blood clot The movie Dream Girls is loosely based on The Supremes
So the temptations used to be Otis Williams and the Distance. I then they came up with Temptations. The Surpremes were originally the Prime and the Primettes. Eddie and Paul left and joined the Temptations before they were the Temps and so they were The Primettes, then Supremes and Diana Ross and the Supremes. ☺️ I think I got the order right lol
Heard It Through the Grapevine was a hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips. Gladys's solo theme song for Licence to Kill is my fave. Tough decision between her and Diana (mother of Tracee Ellis Ross from Blackish). So good.
Believe it or not , I remember a similar appearance on TV when I was 5 in 1969. My mom was a huge fan of both The Supremes and The Temptations. Aretha Franklin was not a Motown artist, she was on Atlantic Records. Your son should watch the amazing Temptations movie with Leon doing an amazing job as David Ruffin. They don’t do classy performances like this anymore. Nowadays everyone is half naked on stage doing nearly soft core porn.
I was born in 65, so Ed Sullivan was around but my family lived in London; by the time I was old enough to form memories, and back in the states, it was in its last years. I grew up, glued to the TV on certain nights, too! Wednesday night we were watching Sonny and Cher and The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour, after Sonny left their show. Then Donny and Marie and the Jackson's had a short season or two. Plus there was a slew of comedy-heavy shows that featured a musical act like Hee Haw for country music and the Carol Burnett Show would have coroners or the occasional pop star. The best, though, was Saturday afternoons: American Bandstand!
The 60's were the greatest period for music and Motown was my favourite. The Supremes were my favourite group then and in my opinion are still the greatest girl group ever. And Diana Ross is still touring and selling out venues at almost 80 years old.
The Supremes at that time: Lead singer and last surviving founding member Diana Ross (Soprano) (Still performing as a solo artist) Founding member Mary Wilson (Alto) (R.I.P.) Cindy Birdsong (Retired) (Soprano) (Replaced founding member Florence Ballard) ----------- The Temptations: David Ruffin (R.I.P.) (Falsetto/Tenor/Baritone) (Replaced founding member Elbridge Bryant) Founding member Eddie Kendricks (First Tenor/Falsetto) (R.I.P.) Last surviving founding member Otis Williams (Second Tenor/Baritone) (Still performing) Founding member Paul Williams (Second Tenor/Baritone) (R.I.P.) Founding member Melvin Franklin (Bass) (R.I.P.)
Great choice! You must see two performances in which The Supremes do "You Can't Hurry Love" and "The Happening" on Ed Sullivan as well as The Temptations do "The Way You Do The Things You Do" (with Diana Ross) and "For Once In My Life" from their collective TCB special, in which Paul Williams takes the lead. As for Nina Simone, you must hear her "Love Me Or Leave Me", "To Be Young Gifted and Black" (live!) and "My Sweet Lord"/"Today is A Killer."
I thought I was the only one who saw a similarity between Diana Ross and Erykah Badu vocally. I also feel like Chante Moore reminds me a lot of Diana Ross and Diana reminds me of Eartha Kitt vocally. I feel like she has a lot of her mannerisms.
They open the doors for Erykah, Jill, Lauren, and Neyo to walk through. This was a time where to see a black person on TV was a big thing. Representation is very important to young children. Thanks for this review.
Maybe Kai has already seen it but if not the Beatles debut on ed Sullivan would be cool to show him. I know it may be talked about too much but whatever just do it
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Man… David Ruffin…
And the tenor (“lighter voice”) the late great Eddie Kendricks
Under rated.
@@imaniwalker4975 both David and Eddie had unique voices! Blue also! Wished they made him a song! Heck paul had a good voice also. They all had unique voices except the guy that put them together!
@@Ab.thebarberi wish they would have covered “stop in the name of love” and “baby love” they made those songs their’s
He SHOWED OUT in Duana Ross LOL
Dad has a great taste. And if you like golden era rap, you are bound to like soul and motown.. cause of the sampling of their parents music. Did you guys by any chance see the Love's Train performance by Silk Sonic? Same choreo style as Temptations, Four Tops, etc. A heartwarming throwback!
That's one of the reasons, The 90s was so Amazing. Hip Hop Artists were sampling & paying homage to These Outstanding R&B, Jazz, Soul Songs from The Legends and that combination was Magic.
Dad's turn!!! Come through Old School🎉🎉🎉🎉
Aretha Franklin was on the Atlantic Label
"I can't believe you were alive to witness stuff like this!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Aretha was never on Motown, however she grew up with a lot of the big acts such as Smokey Robinson. Aretha was on Columbia and Atlantic.
Correct, people always associate her with Motown because she’s from Detroit.
David Ruffin wasn’t always the lead singer but he was probably the most well known and sang lead on their biggest hits if he didn’t have such a big ego and problems with addiction he would’ve been the lead guy forever was a super talented man
Ain’t nobody coming to see you Otis 😂
The biggest hit that the Temptations had wasn't "My Girl", but "Just My Imagination" led by Eddie Kendricks. I agree with you that David Ruffin is the best known singer that the Temptations ever had, but they had more commercial success when Dennis Edwards joined the group.
@@stingjunior6 : The Temptations are still singing, still selling out venues all over the world. And Otis Williams is the last man standing and everyone is coming to see him!
@@therlowfoy9738 Iiked Eddie David and Dennis it was little before my time my grandfather and father introduced me to the temptations and all our personal favorites were sang by David Ruffin but I like papa was a rolling stone to
@@stingjunior6 🤣 that part!
Diana has such a Great presence on stage every time
Shout out David Ruffin that man had soul for days!!!
My Fav!!!!!❤❤❤
Ruffin and Kendricks gave them so much range. Temptations are my favorite group of all time.
Check out The Dramatics, Be My Girl and What You See, Is What You Get. This band is definitely underrated.
“Ain’t nobody coming to see you Otis!”- David Ruffin.. now you guys have to watch Dreamgirls and The Vh1 Tv Documentary “ The Temptations
Did y’all realize they took the songs down a key because of Diana’s range? It’s a whole backstory on this performance 😂 that’s why David took over at the end because they were pissed at Berry
Which is very common - men naturally have a bit more vocal-range than women.
So arrangements like these are usually made to suit the ladies range. So I don't really get it.
And the didn't take it down a key. this is a fair bit higher than the original (which is in C) this arrangement is in D#/Eb which is a minor third higher (if u were implying something like she couldn't hit the high notes... it probably just sounded dull or less energetic in c)
So
Now, you must watch Soul Train. It was a dance show where they would have musical guests on an elevated stage and the audience would dance around them. The show focused on Black performers. It started as a local program in Chicago, hosted by the creator, Don Cornelius, around 1968, then became nationally syndicated in 1970 with its move to Los Angeles. It ran for over 35 years. Just search for any musical act at that time and they probably appeared on the show. My favorite performance out of the numerous great ones was Al Green singing 'Here I Am' with his arm in a sling because he had broken his wrist the day before his appearance. The show must go on!
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Both Soul Train and American Bandstand were the highlight of my weekends, growing up as a kid.
My favorite episode on Soul Train. Have it taped somewhere.
Soul Train the place you always learned the new dances😁
Would love it if you reacted to the Jackson 5 on the Ed Sullivan Show 🙌🏼
Yes🙌🏾
Absolutely
Check out Diana Ross Live/HBO Special. The mega stardom of her position n music AND performance is on full display...especially her entrance. Huge production with the full weight of Motown money behind it.
The money for the production came out of the artist's pocket...that's why she was almost broke when she left Motown.
Eddie Kendricks and
Paul Williams were
“The Primes”.
(Supremes were the sister group “The Primettes”.)
Otis Williams and
Melvin Franklin were
“Otis Williams &
The Distants”.
They merged the two,
and formed
“The Elgins”,
and later “The Temptations”.
Oh, Gosh, I've never seen this Performance of The Supremes & The Temptations. Ms. Ross out-Sang, everyone, on that stage. Way Kool. It's so weird to me that Kai doesn't know The Significance of Diana Ross, in the World of Musack. These are songs were seared into our memories, even as a child growing up in Jamaica. Dad, keep the music education going.
60s R&B is always a banger
Interesting story behind the performance of that last song. David Ruffin didn't like the way Diana Ross sang certain notes of "HIS" song in the rehearsals (apparently she changed it because she couldn't hit certain notes) but Barry Gordy insisted that she sang it in the way that made her comfortable. So him coming down seemingly to assist her is really him trying to "show her how it's done" 😂 David was a character
Legend has it that Diana cursed him out and David called her several unlady like names that referenced her oral talents,....with men !
Keep in mind that in 1970, Diana Ross left, and the Supremes had 7 more top 40 hits without her between 1970 and 1977. Mary Wilson (Who is in the blonde wig) did many of the lead vocals in the 1974-1977 time period. However.. Mary did get a beautiful solo turn during THIS era on the Hollywood Palace in 1969. You can see that here:
ruclips.net/video/-ESIWIEnouw/видео.html
Amazing that as of right now, Diana Ross, Cindy Birdsong & Otis Williams are the only one's left with us.. Rest in Heaven all of them,, Rock n' Roll Royalty.. Lady SUPREME Mary Wilson kept The Supremes together & rolling out the Hits til 1977. 24 Million Selling Gold Record Hits between 1964 to 1973, starting with Where Did Our Love Go to Floy Joy.. Lady Mary gave The BEST Concerts & spread & exhumed So Much Love where ever she performed or appeared & always left the audiences with big smiles & satisfaction on their faces.. I witnessed her concerts several times.. Diana Ross,, the same thing, & Otis Williams & his Temptations still ROCK.. Rest In Heaven Lady SUPREME Mary Wilson, you are missed.. Thanks for this.. Check out some of The 70s Supremes & Mary Wilson stuff..
The greatest record label of all time will never be duplicated timeless music
😂😂the fallout from this performance is the funniest thing I’ve heard apparently David Ruffin out sang her on purpose to humble and she ended up crying after and refused to work with David Ruffin again
I was 8yrs old & I remember watching this on the Ed Sullivan show! I Love the Supremes & The Temptations! I still listen to them!
Great Musack never goes out of style.
Temptations will always stand the test of time.
This was so great 👏🏽👏🏽. Please do more Diana Ross, she is one of the greatest artists of all time and her accomplishments go way way beyond even what she did with the Supremes.
It was rumored that Berry Gordy was furious with David from this performance. Apparently David was upset that Diana was getting all this attention and grew frustrated that she was butchering his song. That’s why you see him begin to take over the song because she was struggling to hit the notes.
You should do more like this
I was born in 1963. I love R&B.
You guys are great. I've seen the supremes in person 9 times and Diana Ross 12 times. Just great. Thank you.
OMG😃That was soooo Great!! A Classical Performance By 2 Iconic Groups! The Supremes Were good But David Ruffin was 🔥🔥🔥. His voice was amazing. Great Reaction Guys👍🏾💯👍🏾
It’s funny that after all these years, even a young person can see when someone is a star.
This channel is very important so people can see what a father and son relationship should be!!!!!
#UNDERSTANDING
Holy Mackerel did your channel grow! Congratulations on you and your fathers success. You two deserve it.
This is the music that I grew up on! My house was The Motown House, followed by the Philadelphia sound of Stax records! Thanks mama! ❤❤
Yes please kinda grew up listening to this , was waiting for some classics , please do some Luther Vandross his love performance A house is not a home.
Love your pops taste. My dad forced me to listen to old school temptations growing up and I feel like it’s influenced my music choices for my entire life
Really, I enjoy Chopin, Joplin Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Motown, Philadelphia sound & Stax Records music from my Gparents and my parents generation, nobody had to force me to listen...
@@casey4602 it’s not like he tied me down and made me listen. Lol. I meant that he wouldn’t just let us listen to our own music he’d make us listen to his as well
Y E S !!!
"I can't believe you've been alive to witness a stuff like this..." "yeah, I know, neither can I some times..." :)
Otis Williams is the founder and sole surviving original member of the Temptations he control's and owns the group
This one is another wonderful reaction
Since the stage was mentioned as was Stephen Colbert at one point, I have to point out that the Late Show with Stephen Colbert is filmed in the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Love me some Temptations!!!
You guys should watch the temptations movie from 1998
Ain't nobody coming to see you Otis 😂
This makes me want to watch it now. I love that movie
Gotta say I really enjoy when Kai gets introduced to some classic performances/songs. There are so many gems hidden now due to time and it’s great to discover them all over again
Ohh yaaay!!! you guys are Canadian I feel even more proud of you guys
I love this song and both groups
NF- Only. Such an underrated and under appreciated song
Perfect timing
I would highly recommend watching The Temptations biopic, it's a long watch but well worth it.
Whew! YES! I hope you do more old school live performances.
I love the temptations movie! This is a great song collaboration!
The venue of The Ed Sullivan Theater is the same theater on B'way(btw 53rd & 54th St.) in Manhattan that later became The "Late Show" with David Letterman and now "Stephen Colbert." I think the young fellow thought that the stage looked much bigger here cuz there was no desk that Ed Sullivan sat at with seats for his guests. Everyone from back-in-the-day, knew that Barry Gordy wanted Diana in the front because he felt that her voice was the most marketable for crossover at that time, rather than say, "Florence Ballard's" voice, who was deemed by many to have the most beautiful voice of the eventual trio. BTW, I must say, "I feel real OLD now that your son was talkin' about how unreal the set looked and couldn't believe that you lived through an era like this." -- Your dad is older than me kid! But you just made me feel like an "ancient artifact!!!" 🤨🙄
First…I’m excited for this one.
Isn’t Boss Ross fantastic? And she is still great when she performs live!
Great but I prefer Mary, love her on You Can't Hurty Love.
@@ADAMdinho1 😂
Boss Ross ? Wasn’t she salty asf after this performance cuz David Ruffin outsang her …..
Mary couldn't have pulled this off, and you and everybody else know it.@@ADAMdinho1
You guys mentioned Erykah and I definitely hear the comparison. I would love for you guys to do a reaction to her video for Honey. I love the song but the video is great
What Ed Sullivan was giving a short history lesson on the two groups. Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks were in a trio called The Primes. Paul had an idea for a sister group and asked their manager at the time if he could put one together. So he first found Florence Ballard, who brought along Mary Wilson. Paul then found Diana Ross and brought her on along with his then girlfriend Betty McGlown. Eddie and Paul named them The Primettes. After no success, The Primes broke up and joined another group who was in search of a tenor snd and baritone, The Distants, which had Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Al Bryant. They renamed themselves The Elgins, but another group had that name, so a Motown employee suggested The Temptations. Meanwhile Florence, Mary and Diana signed to Motown and changed their name to The Supremes. The rest is history!
Yes this is great. Can’t compare these performances to current day late night. This show appeared in prime time- before 11pm on Sunday nights. Late night (Johnny Carson) were weeknights only, and their performers were on smaller stages much like Colbert and Kimmel, etc today. Ed Sullivan’s show was a variety show like your dad said, and these shows (like the Carol Burnett Show and Sonny and Cher) were designed to showcase the performances. Late night was mainly for the conversation.
This one and the B.B King one helped me connect with my dad! Thanks
My favourite The Supremes song is actually sung by Mary it's called You Can't Hurry Love which is really good, a great hit.
I absolutely love me some The Supremes & The Temptations too, my god David Ruffin was absolutely sensational.
The Temptations are known as a group with four lead singers. Technically, all five have recorded leads. This is a recording of the "Classic V Temptations: David Ruffin (Lead Tenor) and Eddie Kendricks (First Tenor lead). The other three are Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams. The Tempts are in every musical Halls of Fame, and are still singing and recording today (2023).
I know that those words are from the biopic. Leon ad-libbed the script and those apocryphal words have had the same impact as scripture in the canon of the Temptations' history. I stand by what I said: "Everybody is coming to see Otis now." Most folk have NEVER seen the original Temptations anyway, since David Ruffin was not an original Temptation (he joined four years after the group signed with Motown).
Yeeeesssss!!!! We have this on tape. It was put in an HBO special "Temps vs Tops." That's a good one to watch btw, but I love the Temptations!
Check out a “Boys 2 Men” & “New Edition”. This is a more modern reference to performers wearing the same clothing, although this is an era where influences of hip-hop come into the R&B music, specifically members of New Edition forming a sub group BellBivDevoe.
Ed said in the beginning of the video that Paul Williams & Eddie Kendricks had a group with Diana Ross and her gang called 'The Primes & The Primettes' they were one group before separating and forming the two groups in the video.
I love how y’all switch spots this time. And dad is now educating you and tellin us what he knows. Love these classic legends as well.
Sang along to every song. My Nan (Grandma) taught us well 😂 🕺 💃
Class … I’m 47 and love this ❤
Barry Gordy did Florence Ballard who founded The Supremes wrong.
One of the reasons he got rid of Ballard was because she gain weight and he could not control her.
He made her work when she had pneumonia.
He constantly told her she needed to lose weight. That she was fat.
The only singer he cared about in the group was Diana Ross
Barry was sleeping around with Diana Ross
So of course he made her the lead singer
Florence died penniless, she had to get on food stamps
She died from a blood clot
The movie Dream Girls is loosely based on The Supremes
I love that dad is. Schooling his son.❤
Made me go into deep thoughts of my mother🫡🫡
Love hangover by Diana
So good
So the temptations used to be Otis Williams and the Distance. I then they came up with Temptations. The Surpremes were originally the Prime and the Primettes. Eddie and Paul left and joined the Temptations before they were the Temps and so they were The Primettes, then Supremes and Diana Ross and the Supremes. ☺️ I think I got the order right lol
Oh my gosh this brings back memories. Sunday night sitting around the tv set family time
Just think you only had radio and national three TV channels. So, to see these acts, you would have to catch them on TV. 😊
stevie WAS AND IS one of Motown's biggest artist.
Heard It Through the Grapevine was a hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips. Gladys's solo theme song for Licence to Kill is my fave. Tough decision between her and Diana (mother of Tracee Ellis Ross from Blackish). So good.
Ms. Gladys is my All Time Favorite Soul Singer. Her Voice is still so Amazingly Powerful and her Career longevity is Unparalleled.
Marvin Gaye version is amazing and feels like a different song
I remember watching this at home
The Temptations did sing I heard it through the grapevine as well.
Diana … the Queen!
Believe it or not , I remember a similar appearance on TV when I was 5 in 1969. My mom was a huge fan of both The Supremes and The Temptations. Aretha Franklin was not a Motown artist, she was on Atlantic Records. Your son should watch the amazing Temptations movie with Leon doing an amazing job as David Ruffin. They don’t do classy performances like this anymore. Nowadays everyone is half naked on stage doing nearly soft core porn.
Good Look!!
I was born in 65, so Ed Sullivan was around but my family lived in London; by the time I was old enough to form memories, and back in the states, it was in its last years. I grew up, glued to the TV on certain nights, too! Wednesday night we were watching Sonny and Cher and The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour, after Sonny left their show. Then Donny and Marie and the Jackson's had a short season or two. Plus there was a slew of comedy-heavy shows that featured a musical act like Hee Haw for country music and the Carol Burnett Show would have coroners or the occasional pop star. The best, though, was Saturday afternoons: American Bandstand!
Okaayyyy... You kind of surprised me, when you even mentioned Tony Orlando & Dawn and didn't even mention "The Flip Wilson Show." ... just sayin' ^_^
@@Transcendent-Economics-101 You are so right!! When he dressed up as Geraldine, us kids thought he was hysterical.
Thank you! I've never seen this before. Amazing!!
The 60's were the greatest period for music and Motown was my favourite. The Supremes were my favourite group then and in my opinion are still the greatest girl group ever. And Diana Ross is still touring and selling out venues at almost 80 years old.
The Supremes at that time:
Lead singer and
last surviving
founding member
Diana Ross
(Soprano)
(Still performing as
a solo artist)
Founding member
Mary Wilson
(Alto)
(R.I.P.)
Cindy Birdsong
(Retired)
(Soprano)
(Replaced
founding member
Florence Ballard)
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The Temptations:
David Ruffin
(R.I.P.)
(Falsetto/Tenor/Baritone)
(Replaced
founding member
Elbridge Bryant)
Founding member
Eddie Kendricks
(First Tenor/Falsetto)
(R.I.P.)
Last surviving
founding member
Otis Williams
(Second Tenor/Baritone)
(Still performing)
Founding member
Paul Williams
(Second Tenor/Baritone)
(R.I.P.)
Founding member
Melvin Franklin
(Bass)
(R.I.P.)
The featured clip is one of the best things I have ever seen.
Glad you liked it, Jen. Yes, what a clip it is!
You should react to Erykah Badu Love of my Life Video for pops. Very important song/video for hip hop
Great choice! You must see two performances in which The Supremes do "You Can't Hurry Love" and "The Happening" on Ed Sullivan as well as The Temptations do "The Way You Do The Things You Do" (with Diana Ross) and "For Once In My Life" from their collective TCB special, in which Paul Williams takes the lead. As for Nina Simone, you must hear her "Love Me Or Leave Me", "To Be Young Gifted and Black" (live!) and "My Sweet Lord"/"Today is A Killer."
Have you guys ever heard the Temptations version of Silent Night. Is showcases everyone's voices.
You guys are so much fun!
I thought I was the only one who saw a similarity between Diana Ross and Erykah Badu vocally. I also feel like Chante Moore reminds me a lot of Diana Ross and Diana reminds me of Eartha Kitt vocally. I feel like she has a lot of her mannerisms.
They open the doors for Erykah, Jill, Lauren, and Neyo to walk through. This was a time where to see a black person on TV was a big thing. Representation is very important to young children. Thanks for this review.
Steven Wonder had one of the labels of, Motown. Look it up.
Jackie Wilson Lonely teardrops live Ed Sullivan show
David Ruffin's Voice. Please More reaction to his songs
Maybe Kai has already seen it but if not the Beatles debut on ed Sullivan would be cool to show him. I know it may be talked about too much but whatever just do it
This is such a joy to watch
This is a 🔥🔥🔥reaction!!!
Yall should watch The Temptations Movie !!!! You guys would love it !
Great selection for this video!
Aretha is from Detroit but she was on Atlantic Records but they all lived near and were friends.
The supremes and a few temptation membrs were once the primes and the primettes but both went on to be the supremes and the temptations