Tragic Real-Life Stories Of Motown's Biggest Stars
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- Motown has given us some of the most iconic hit songs of all time, launching the careers of countless stars. Unfortunately, a lot of Motown stars had very sad lives, too. Many of the label’s most powerful vocalists went through all kinds of horrible things before making it big, and sadly for some, the tragedy continued after they started recording hit records. From the singer who was in abusive relationships with multiple superstars to the horrifying death of Marvin Gaye at the hands of his father, let’s take a look at the tragic real-life stories of some of Motown’s biggest stars.
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Tammi Terrell | 0:00
Marvin Gaye | 1:08
David Ruffin | 2:12
Mary Wells | 3:01
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Which of these stories shocked you the most?
The one that you left out.......Florence Ballard!
Tammy Tyrrell
Damn Paul was only 34....sad
@Chinita Agee Her name was Tammi Terrell. Her birth name was Thomasina Montgomery.
@Chinita Agee I was in the 7th Grade when the news of his death came over the radio.
I still can’t believe Tammi died at 24!!! Every time I hear her story I want to cry
SAME!! It's like... She COULD'VE found true love and lived life content. Instead she suffered struggle after struggle, for 2 decades just to die. Like... Wtf?!
Me too bless her now she's an angel with a beautiful voice finally at rest.
Tammie Terrell and Marvin Gaye was awesome singing together.
I think once she died, He went down hell from Drug Abuse, and More
If this World were Mine absolutely justifies this.
@@y2jaz685 kkkk
The best singing duet EVER! Ashford and Simpson is in the conversation too. Ashford and Simpson wrote their songs too!
@@lionelkennedy1394 I had the pleasure of meeting Ashford and Simpson in Las Vegas at a bar one night, they bought me drinks and we had a long conversation, I didn't recognize who they were until they left, I thought that was so 😎
Tammi Terrell was also sexually abused when she was a young girl. She had a hard life in her short 24 years, so sad!
Proves my point, when you think you have it bad, there is always someone out there who has it worst
Tammi and Marvyn were so great together. They looked so happy in each other's presence.
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell was one of the best if not the best music duo in music history
Abusive men back then were basically overlooked & given a pass unfortunately. We've all had examples in our lives, to do & what not to do, you must choose your own path regardless because today, YOU will definitely be held accountable I assure.
Oh wow Tammy Terrell I'm so sorry u went through all the abuse but the hands of no good men.
This was a good one but wayyyyyy too short
Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 - February 22, 1976)
What the hell you mean by GOOD, oh you must be the DEVIL, looking around for shit like this
Why was Florence Ballard not included? She was a founding member of the most successful Motown act after all! Also Michael Jackson...
Micheal was very successful thats why
@@timothyypearson he was still a Motown artist.
Tammy Terrell was My blood cousin on My mother side and she died before I could even meet her😢 but I love her and miss her music she was so Beautiful Yo, (RIP) Cuzo Ur deff missed!!!!😘💜Montgomery Family!!
Do not be amazed at this, for the day is coming when all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out (John 5:28)
Ok that info should be added on google and bing Wikipedia
R.I.P Tammy
Rip Tammy
Do not be amazed at this, for the day is coming when all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out (John 5:28)
Didn't realize Tammy Terrell was so young when she passed. Also I knew she dated David Ruffin but didn't know about James Brown. Her life was so short yet so sad behind the scenes..
Marvin dad was jealous of him. So sad
No they got into an argument and Marvin was a drug addict. Marvin kept kicking his father. He's father got the gun from under his pillow. And he got shot.
@@najaminaj Tes Marvin was a drug addict. Marvin Jr was providing for the family where as Marvin Sr couldn't. Thats why i said he was jealous of his son
Veronica Cooper not at all Marvin got so sad about Tammi's death and became a drug addict and he was really mad and really stopped doing well so his father shot him because he became too violent and toxic.
@@heyheylistennow Thank you.
Tammi Terrell was so beautiful. I could any man mistreat her. Kindness always wins.
Tammi was so beautiful! It’s a shame she always found herself in the arms of men who abused her 😔 Marvin Gaye was never the same after she died and his death is beyond tragic since it was at the hands of his own father
She was dating a doctor before she passed. A nice reserved quiet man
Tammi Terrell was a beautiful light during a dark time. She was a woman of color, who made white guys fall in love with her, and was one of the great voices that provided young America's "1960s Soundtrack". RIP
Is it just me or does Taraji P. Henson favor Tammy ? The resemblance is uncanny
I thought the same thing too.
Rick James and Tina Marie was with Motown too for awhile.
Was Motown tha First DEATH ROW RECORDS wow so much talent an so many bad endings!
Marvin Gaye and David Ruffin strongest voices of Motown👌🏾
And Michael Jackson of course.
You gotta include Stevie Wonder too
I prefer the falsetto of Eddie Kendricks, his voice was absolutely beautiful!!!
Bugalina9 yeah for sure !
David ruffin got kicked out for questioning barry gordy about their money and they put his demons on front street smh
Actually, “My Guy” was the second number one hit for Motown! The first was the Marvelettes ‘s Please Mr. Postman!
I Agree wholeheartedly and
who ever this was that posted the video needs to go back and do some research.
My Guy was actually the third. The second was Fingertips by Stevie Wonder
You tell them Mr. Kitt!
Thank you for setting the white man straight. They always think they know more about everything and don't know doodliesquat
I watched Tammie Terrell story on unsung .It was sad as hell
Absolutely love Motown, some of the greatest songs and performers ever.
They made a lot of careers and they destroyed a lot of careers!
Samantha Best performers ever
Very informative and very heartbreaking, all at the same time.
Things seem so tragic due to the fact that not everyone lives a "cookie cutter" happy life and end up having to suffer just to see their greatness shine later on down the road of life.
I heard Motown didn’t treat the artists very well. Most of their pay went into a trust & they didn’t get residual pay. They only got a small percentage of what was earned & the execs like Berry Gordy ran all the way to the bank. Too bad. Motown produced a lot of great talent
Motown produced beautiful music but the price was so high , tragic story .
I heard "Ain't no mountain high enough" from the kitchen show, and when I started searching for more songs of this duet I was like "NOOOO TAMMI"🥺Hope Tammi and Marvin are together in heaven ❤️
As a kid I loved Mary Wells. Still do.
I wish they would of went deeper into david ruffin. He suffered sexual abuse and phyiscal abuse from his father. It was so bad he refused to speak fully on it to anyone. Doesnt make it right how he behave but it does help you understand more.
Yeah, and he didn’t die in a crack house, they brought him to the hospital where he died, and it’s alleged that his death was on purpose
Like someone killed him is what I mean by that
Thank you for having understanding
You could probably say the same about every bad person, murderer, child molester, rapist, and everything else. People usually go bad because they weren't raised right or someone treated them bad when they were young and none of that is their fault. But we're all expected to rise above those circumstances but it's not easy and we will be held accountable for our actions in any case.
I knew if he and his brother, jimmy, suffering horrible Physical abuse from their, father. But, never, have I heard of any Sexual Abuse, by his father. How do you know, this, to be true?
You could write an entire library of books about Motown artists and their tragic lives. May they ALL rest in peace. They may be gone, but their music will live on forever.
Rip Motown most dearest talents. May they now rest.♥️🌌😩😩
In the entertainment game there is NO PEACE
They gave us some peace and joy with their performing, may they feel the same in the afterlife
Do not be amazed at this, for the day is coming when all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out (John 5:28)
Man, thank you so much for this
Tammy was so beautiful and talented.😢
Love some old school music...they all are/were great to me..#✔👌
This video forgot to mention Florence Ballard and Marv Johnson ( a vocalist who started out with Motown in the early stages and was conveniently forgotten when they had their anniversary tribute in 1984).
Shoutout to the Funk Brothers, the band who made all of that great Motown music!
And never got credit for it....Barry Gordy crooked behind
Paul Williams is one of the most underrated mowtown artist
Wow oh Wow what a terrible life the beautiful Queen Tami Terrell had with men. Rest In Peace Tami Terrell
Aww that's said about Tammi Terrel that breaks my heart she never got any happiness
1:32 is a scene of Marvin Gaye & his father on the porch of their rowhouse... My family lived & still lives a few houses down (behind them).
Marvin Gaye seemed to have been a wonderful guy. His music often shared love, love making, and positivity. It is so unfortunate that he died by the hands of his father. Often, parents can be controlling, and entitled. I am sure Marvin is at peace.
Exactly. And a lot of people don't react well to that afterwards like Marvin Gaye. James Brown is an example. His father's abuse to both him and his mother clearly affected him heavily. It wasn't *completely* his fault for beating women, especially Tammi Terrell. It's what he learned. While yes, he could've not copied his father, realistically if you're a young boy that sees your own father beating your mother aggressively and being violent to her at such a young age and underdeveloped brain, then you'll probably turn into an abuser as well. Apparently, there was one time James' father pushed his mother out of a window in the house breaking the glass. That's not something that you can easily recover from seeing. If you have a violent father then you'll probably turn into a violent man.
Google what Marvin Gaye himself did to women...
@@jettewolvette4215 He wasn't any better. That's what I'm saying, nobody's perfect. We're all sinners.
@@ILoveGod06 This is nothing that easily goes with 'nobody's perfect'. There are many men that treat women well. Not everybody is a 'sinner' like that. Don't compare spilled milk to abusive behaviour, copied or not.
@@jettewolvette4215 Let me tell you something. If you believe in God you'd know that as a FACT that nobody's perfect. In the eyes of a Christian, doing drugs and being an alcoholic ain't nothing better than abusive behavior. And let me remind you that it's not only men that can be abusive to women, women can be abusive to men too. Women can sexually abuse young underaged boys, women can mentally abuse men. And yes, everybody is a sinner as long as they have ANY kind of flaws. There's no "better sin" than the other.
Damn I had no idea about Tammi Tarrell's history re: being treated so badly by James Brown n David Ruffin. She was so lovely! 😢
Man,Paul's Story is just sad 😢😢
How sad this happened to the most iconic people in soul music 🎶. I still love motown and always will. Thank you America 🇺🇸, much love from England 🇬🇧. X
Motown cursed 😱
I'm shocked at how old some of them looked back then. They were dying in their 30s, 40s and 50s but looking much older than that.
I loved Tammy Terrell. I was born in Detroit and saw her in various ways.
Finally a person who tells the truth about the life of Marvin Gaye❤🌷✔
All of them were so great and their legacy will always live on. Gone too soon and May they all RIP
Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 - February 22, 1976)
Why did they treat young Tammy so bad? She was a baby and these old men beat her like that. Why did she even go for them? So sad.
Because women like badboys. She did meet a nice, reserved, easygoing Black doctor before she passed.
Wow
At the 46 second mark, i noticed that the narrator mentioned how tammi was abused by David ruffin. I did see the temptations movie ( too many times) & there was this one specific scene where the Motown picnic took place & David ( his part was played by actor Leon Robinson ( from the five heartbeats movie) & tammi was flirting with a guy at the picnic & David told his limo driver : go get that ( expletive) & he grabbed her very aggressively. I had no idea that they were 2gether until I saw this video
This was very dark and sad. I'm pretty sure that the stars did not deserve this. Someone should've looked after those precious.
Wow, so SAD... May they all be in a Better place now. Thank you all, for your GREAT Music and Incredible performances. God bless your souls.
Like my dad always said it's sad but is true...rest easy tammi a young woman life cut short I'm done PERIOD....🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😭😭😭💔💔💔
My favorite group of all time is the temptations . I wasnt born when they got together but grew up listening to their music. And when the movie came out I feel in love. I watched it 20 times in one day. My firSt concert was theirs in 2011. So when the part where Paul williams killed himself hurt. Every time I hear Pappa was a rolling stone I cry
20 * 3 hrs = 60 hrs. Hmmm.
Because it’s such a good outlet, Music and art tends to attract ppl who have awful beginnings and don’t know how to deal with the pain and emotions they experience. I don’t necessarily think it’s money and game that turns you crazy and depressed. They were already that way before it showed up. Self destruct is the natural end point of abused people who never learned to cope.
They never mentioned in the Temptations movie that Paul had Sickle Cell. That was the true cause of his alcoholism
Wow, this was very informative. I consider myself an old R&B head, and I hadn't known all what went down with Tammy Terrell.
snowblo1 it’s not r&b ... it’s soul that’s why you didn’t know
Continue to rest in paradise miss Tammi Terrell ❤❤❤
Tammi Terrell - During the last year of her life Tammi was engaged to Dr. Ernest Garrett who loved and
adored her.Along with Tammi's family,friends and Ernie;s family,friends Tammi was surrounded with the
love and care she required in her in final days.I have heard David would visit at times and
Dr. Garrett showed no animosity but realized Tammi enjoyed seeing him.With Tammi's sense of
humour written she had said to David " you're a Ernie Garrett Wantabee" It's difficult to
imagine the pain and suffering Tammi went through in her final days.I praise the
unconditional love Dr. Ernest Garrett showed Tammi Terrell.Sadly Dr. Garrett passed away on
March 31, 2018. Tammi Terrell was a courageous young woman who just wanted to be a star.
She did not ask for the trauma she suffered as a young girl nor the abuse she suffered.
Then just as she beginning to peak in her career with duets with Marvin Gaye she was
diagnosed with a brain tumour.I have great respect and love for Tammi Terrell and her sister
and family for all they endured.So when I read negative or slights aimed at Tammi Terrell
I find it appalling.The book Tammi's sister Ludie Montgomery wrote was an honest fair
account of Tammi's life. Ludie described the family dynamics,the hardships,pain and
suffering along the the excitement of having a celebrity sister and meeting famous singers.
But in the end once Tammi's passed, then her mother,father along with her marriage she
did not want anything to remind her of the past.Then years later she came to a point in her
life of acceptance to reconnect with past friends of Tammi who were still alive and singers
and finished her book in 2003.In her book she appeared to regret not reaching out sooner but
had accepted and acknowledged past friends,fans and everyone who loved Tammi.The book is a
beautiful testimony of a sisters and family's love. It will be 50 years on March 16, 2020 that
Tammi Terrell passed.Today we are still admiring,talking and wondering about this Princess of
Motown.Yes Tammi became a star as she wished so let us love and respect her memory as she
would wish. It would be nice if a street in Philadelphia could be named after Tammi Terrell as 2020 will
be 50 years since she died. God bless from Jay Balvin
Do not be amazed at this, for the day is coming when all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out (John 5:28)
@@Lanny615 Learn some emotional intelligence, dude. Glossing over other people's feelings or glossing over other people's grief or losses because you don't know how to deal with loss, is not "spiritual"... just annoying. Also people have a right to their *opinions*, but people emerging from tombs is super creepy... worm-ridden bodies and decaying bones should be left where they are, LOL.
Man thanks. I think anyone that wants to go in to Entertainment should watch this.
Marvin Gaye and the temptations were the best
Wow , some I knew or heard others came with a dull shock but thanks for the 411.
My granny knew Tammi, the Temptations, Smokey etc... she said David killed her. The news is a lie, yes she did have brain tumor but she had that prior to David. His beatings caused so much damage to her body and brain... she only quickened her death. It's sad. 24 yrs old smh. Rest in Peace Tammi. Sorry you suffered so much at the hands of others.
Anyone who likes this vid should check out the Unsung documentary series- a show about old school R&B/ soul singers. It also covers artists from the 90's/ early naughties. Most of the episodes are on TH-cam. Just a suggestion.
These stories are so sad
I came her after the release of ms ross's new album! They were all so gifted!
Loved these two x
Motown was awesome back in the day.
Bobby DeBarge was a tragic story which will air on TV ONE this summer
sad and tragic, the whole family
Tammi Terrell is the Princess of Motown
All I can say is Damn 😢that broke my heart 💔
Those men killed Tammy. If they were still alive they would be charged with her murder.
My gawd.. That first story alone
Interesting stuff.
My heart breaks for Tammi Terrell
Tammy Terrell was so beautiful !
Tammy wat a beautiful voice💕
Tammi left her make on this world 🌎 BEAUTIFUL 😊❤
this video is nothing fans don't already know
Such tragic things happen to these great people but what really hurt my heart was Tammi Terrell she had a really messed up short life I just pray that she's resting in God's presence as we speak a right now!
I had to stop this video at 1:55. I decided that I don't won't to rehash these tragic memories in my mind again. I want to laugh sing along and be happy, and this video just don't do that for me; so, I'LL MOVE ON. GOODBYE.
Please a do a PART ll. Posters have mentioned, Florence Ballard & and agree she should be added.
Also Wanda of the Marvellettes.
It's ironic how motown music was uplifting and made you feel good but all these artists had very dark stories so sad
I need a Tami Terrell film!!!
Watch her story on TV One Unsung. It is one of the saddest stories ever
Tammy needs a biopic
Mary Wells may have had the first #1 on the Motown label IMPRINT. but make no mistake that The Marvelettes gave Motown it's very first double #1 record with Please Mr. Postman on the Tamla input. The second double #1 is Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips"....and the third double #1 is "My Guy" by Mary Wells.
They had the first hit for Motown not Mary
Oh, now you gotta do one on The Spinners. Those guys had alot of tragedies too lol
What aboit Florence Ballard of The Supremes? She had a tragic life cut short too! 😔
AN Morgan
Hello just came across to this random video it's sad. I never heard about her life story. Don't take this wrong but I think your beautiful.
@@joemontes3350 Awww Joe, no offense taken. Thank you for the lovely compliment!
AN Morgan
Your very welcome just saying that's all ☺.
@@joemontes3350 😄
@Kanoasha Jackson she passed away from a blood clot in her artery which lead to cardiac arrest. She was only 32.
Sooo much promise and such beauty to be takn for granted Rip Tammy..🙏💔❤
More please
"My Guy" by Mary was great,but wasn't Motown's first No#1 record.That distinction belongs to the Marvelettes "Please Mr. Postman' from 1961.
"Please Mr. Postman," by the Marvelettes, topped the Hot 100 on Dec. 11, 1961, thus the first no.1 hit for Motown.
Correct!
What tragedies.
So sorry to hear that offer news.
Such great music & talented people. So sad...