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Temptations & Four Tops Medley Live Motown 25
Temptations & Four Tops Medley Live Motown 25 121gamers 2 Views • 2 years ago

The Temptations and Four Tops competed in a "Battle of the Bands" style Motown 25 soul event at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California in 1983. The only original or "Classic Five" Temptations performing were Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams, as Eddie Kendricks (who left the group in 1971) and David Ruffin (who left the group in 1968, and was replaced by Dennis Edwards) had a falling out with the group. Paul Williams (who also left the group in 1971) had died in 1973, and Al Bryant (who left the group and was replaced by Ruffin in 1964) had died in 1975.

Joining Williams and Franklin were then-Temptations Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, and Ron Tyson. All of the original members of the Four Tops performed: Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, and Lawrence Payton, with Levi Stubbs providing the lead vocals. The two groups performed "Reach Out I'll Be There","Baby I Need Your Loving", "Get Ready", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", "My Girl" "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "I Can't Get Next to You", among other numbers. The joint performance was a success, and the Temptations and Four Tops toured together for two years following the Motown Records special. Source: Wikipedia

Update February 2, 2018: Former Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards died in Chicago from meningitis on February 1, 2018 at age 74. RIP Dennis Edwards.

Motown 25 was remembered on Motown 60 A Grammy Celebration 2019 at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles. The Motown 60th anniversary special event was broadcast on CBS.

[1981] The Four Tops • When She Was My Girl
[1981] The Four Tops • When She Was My Girl 121gamers 7 Views • 2 years ago

BluesNote ☢ Levi Stubbs... pure soul, no question.
☣ De-bullshiter · Stevie Wonder did not play harmonica on this track: (a) the distinctive instrument during the solo break is a melodica; (b) said melodica was played by session musician, Ralph Schuckett; (c) according to
www.steviewonder.org.uk/discog....raphy/sessions/sessi Stevie isn't credited in this performance at all.
☣ Close-but-no-friggin'-cigar · While the Tops remained in the Motown stable for most of their illustrious career, this particular cut was released by the now-defunct Casablanca Records label.
☣ Five-o · https://youtu.be/t1lQXF5nsBs is snatched from an appearance on the short-lived American TV comedy-variety show, "Fridays"; note prominent use of the melodica around the 2-minute mark.
☣ Re-respex · US chart debut was 15 Aug 1981 (not 19 Sep 1981).

Four Tops
Four Tops 121gamers 5 Views • 2 years ago

Four Tops "Reach Out I'll Be There" performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on October 16, 1966. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe

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