Scary talented group of men. Truly, they were workin' on a whole 'nother level with music, lyrics, rhythm, songwriting, preforming, etc. There was The Temptations and there was everyone else who came afterwards.
I think a lot of folks maybe don't understand the kind of pressure that kind of living/lifestyle brings, especially when it comes early. Using narcotics...works. They'll get you up early if you need. Keep you going on those long days. Help you sleep if you need to catch a few hours before...whatever. You develop a dependency after a while. Only a matter of time 'till the wheels fall off completely and you're running on bare rims. Crashing into anything/anyone who can't get out of the way fast enough.
The best to ever do it!!!!! Mr. Ruffin, Mr. Williams , Mr,Otis Williams, Mr . Kendricks, MR. Melvin Franklin. Those five together…… Can never be touched!!!!
When I was younger I was part of a recording group that opened up a concert in Chicago for Eddie; in between shows he came to our dressing room and asked us to accompany him on a temptation medley; it was a great and memorable experience
I would love to see their contract, I bet it was a crappy deal with the label getting the majority of the percentage. Just think of you working hard at concerts and not know how much you would get paid. That’s messed up.
The Temptations royalty percentage was 2.3% per record. When Ruffin joined, he was working under his solo contract of 1.9%. The Tempts' 2.3% was originally split 5 ways, when Al left it was divided 4 ways. David's royalty percentage was higher than his band mates. They didn't sign a new contract until 1967.
Yes. Paul drank to cut the pain of his Sickle Cell disease. He wasn’t full of himself. Sickle Cell is so hard, even today, to manage. I had a first cousin who died from Sickle Cell Anemia, and he was in constant pain ~ especially as his disease progressed. 🙏🏾
The Temps had high standards before they signed with Motown. Thus, they adapted well to Motown's high standards...at first. They eventually discovered that Motown wanted too much control over them. The Temps cherished their artistic autonomy and they became chafed by Motown controlling that aforementioned autonomy.
The narrator confuses Ruth Pointer and Brenda Edwards. He was only married to Ruth for one year. The troubled marriage and allegations of abuse were while married to his wife Brenda.
What I really want to know is how these people are always telling stories of people and they were not even there it's sickness to always hearing other people tell the stories of people wouldn't it be better to tell ur own stories if you get my drift
The artist back then was in on a down spiral world wind of mistreatment in the music field💤their talent was used and abused with malice intent to handicap stars success into label pocket only as they require distribution to them*
So, what is the lesson here to be learned? If you have talent and can consistently produce a marketable product then you are an asset. The important thing to remember is that you are in a business to make money. To prosper in the music business requires you to acknowledge this and maintain a standard of excellence while understanding all of its dynamics. That means the strength of your last performance. It means a total understanding of this industries reason for existence. It is to make money. A while ago I had a young talented man ask me just what it takes to make it in the music business? I told him it requires not only your talent, but your education. Put simply, the person who will rip you off is the person who will profit from both your success and your failure. Your success because they will enjoy the profit you made them and your failure because you were too stupid to appreciate it and how to go about getting your share.
Paul was the best after Al left because Eddie was the best before David. Things changed. David came. Game changer. Next Dennis. Otis the goat. Kept em together as he could. Blue the real genius by bringing The Primes and The Distance together to form The Temptations. Richard. Day one. All of them. So, yeah... It's true. "Ain't nobody bigger than the group"! 💪🏼👍🏼👊🏼🙏🏼
Berry Gordy took unfair advantage of all his acts. He’s the one reason why, if you want to go into show business, you need to know the business inside out FIRST.
Its all personal taste. None could play an instrument or am I wrong. I Love Motown since 1969, but I am not racist, not a black power merchant. The underrated Osmonds could all sing and each accomplished musicians using a variety of instruments. Aside, lets seperate the talent from the personal bad habits. Applaud the talent is the Main thing.
You need a business/accounting degree to be an entertainer. It's called "show business" for a reason. It's not just Motown either. Teen idol's and people like Jim Croce were all ripped off.
Men, get along better than females. David, Eddi, Dennis and others kept friendships. We don't see Jealous Diane with Jean or Smokey with Billy G just to talk about their legacy.
Men get along better than _WOMEN._ I fixed it for you. Why do you call Women _females_ and not call men _Males?_ It makes it seem like _Women_ are a completely different species. Can you imagine addressing a crowd and saying, "Females and Gentlemen?" I'm really curious and would like to understand the point. I hear it and see it on sm so much it's crazy.
@@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324 It really depends on the context. It often used as if describing a non human species. Men get along with one another better than women do. Not the same. 🤫
You need to do more digging because what you nt gone do is deminish the mans legacy all over again like the movie. He had a successful career. I like this channel and watch you alot just had to put that out there.
Ok, now this AI or whomever this voice telling the information is always getting things WRONG. Paul Williams was never a drinker until he found out that he had a spot one of his internal organs and he was dealing with Siclecell anemia. He was I'll and became depressed which is when he began drinking. The drinking lead to having issues during performing with the group so he was kind of put on a hiatus for a period of time, he continued to get paid by the group regardless of the circumstances of him not being able to perform. Otis always saw to it that Paul was still paid. The fact that he was not working with the group sent him into a further downward spiral. The gun that he was shot with was not in his hand. You want to tell a story, then get your facts straight. And do yourself a favor stop repeating yourself over and over again.
David Ruffin is the man any young man or man period would desire to be like, despite his drug troubles he in my opinion was and is a musical genius and in a way great individual, who was just very troubled by his demons. I say REST in PEACE David Ruffin, miss you bru. 😄😌
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The Temptations Will Always Be Remember As one Of The Greatest Group Ever. I Will Always Love Them❤
There will never be another Temptations, keep on trucking baby ❤
Scary talented group of men. Truly, they were workin' on a whole 'nother level with music, lyrics, rhythm, songwriting, preforming, etc. There was The Temptations and there was everyone else who came afterwards.
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, ..that man was gorgeous.
The Tempts are the blueprint for black harmony.
Yes he was
And so was my David.
Absolutely 💯 the most talented groups of all times, they are still singing today but the classic 5 is untouchable! In a Class by themselves
THAT was the era of time that talent was required
No doubt! Those guys were working on a whole 'nother level with songwriting, rhythm, lyrics, performing...everything. Scary talented people.
I love the voice Paul Williams
Me too Paul in my opinion was the Best!
That mini series did not come out in 2013 … it came out in 1998
Facts. I remember it like it was yesterday ❤😂
Wasn't showing Ruth pointer. Was current one giving him issues ❤
❤classic 👌
Dennis Edwards provided a great contribution to the group. Cloud 9 would not be the same without him.
@@maureenchapman7111 Absolutely 💯
Ruffin wasn’t on drugs by himself. This was an era that submerged most of the music industry. Who can say they were clean?
It wasn't a Era. It still goes on today its just less frowned upon in society.
They admitted to dabbling. Not as much obviously
I think a lot of folks maybe don't understand the kind of pressure that kind of living/lifestyle brings, especially when it comes early. Using narcotics...works. They'll get you up early if you need. Keep you going on those long days. Help you sleep if you need to catch a few hours before...whatever. You develop a dependency after a while. Only a matter of time 'till the wheels fall off completely and you're running on bare rims. Crashing into anything/anyone who can't get out of the way fast enough.
Dennis Edward's said all of them were taking drugs.
My all time favorite Motown group.
No group compares 2 the "ICONIC" Temptations! They never get old.
Uh, New Edition duh
The temptations is the greatest group ever assembled bottom line!
The original 5
"Classic" Tempts. Original Temptations had Al Bryant as a member.@@certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224
Periodt and new edition as well
And boyz II men who all learned from the best (; @@parisvines8827
@parisvines8827 New Edition couldn't carry the Temptations, Dells & Spinners Microphones
The best to ever do it!!!!! Mr. Ruffin, Mr. Williams , Mr,Otis Williams, Mr . Kendricks, MR. Melvin Franklin. Those five together…… Can never be touched!!!!
“Ain’t nobody coming to see you Otis!” 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You can’t work it the way I do
😂😂😂😂😂
There has Never been a greater singing group to perform for Motown than The Temptations.!
Agree, why I cry that the Supremes Jean Terrell success shocked BG to hold them back. The Temps still holding up with various members.
The Four Tops have entered the chat….
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When I was younger I was part of a recording group that opened up a concert in Chicago for Eddie; in between shows he came to our dressing room and asked us to accompany him on a temptation medley; it was a great and memorable experience
The Narrator repeats so much that it is annoying.
…and he (it) mispronounces words but it’s A. I.
I can’t watch these videos because of the A.I. and I really want to watch this
I thought I was the only one hearing them repeat themselves
It's an A.I. robot
And he takes to long to tell the story 😮😮
I would love to see their contract, I bet it was a crappy deal with the label getting the majority of the percentage. Just think of you working hard at concerts and not know how much you would get paid. That’s messed up.
The Temptations royalty percentage was 2.3% per record. When Ruffin joined, he was working under his solo contract of 1.9%. The Tempts' 2.3% was originally split 5 ways, when Al left it was divided 4 ways. David's royalty percentage was higher than his band mates. They didn't sign a new contract until 1967.
Good afternoon to mention Paul Williams struggles with alcohol and not mention his sickle cell condition is grossly unfair.
Yes. Paul drank to cut the pain of his Sickle Cell disease. He wasn’t full of himself. Sickle Cell is so hard, even today, to manage. I had a first cousin who died from Sickle Cell Anemia, and he was in constant pain ~ especially as his disease progressed. 🙏🏾
OUTSTANDING GROUP
The Temps had high standards before they signed with Motown. Thus, they adapted well to Motown's high standards...at first. They eventually discovered that Motown wanted too much control over them. The Temps cherished their artistic autonomy and they became chafed by Motown controlling that aforementioned autonomy.
You would find this in just about every act or artist in the music industry
You’re right. If you don’t know the business end of the music industry they will eat you alive.
MOTOWN DONT GAF. THEY GOT THEIR MONEY. LET IT GO
They need to edit this video properly.
And get a human to narrate it.
Love love love the temptations
Nobody is perfect, So what are we supposed to do, discredit them now? I Think Not!
Yes let's discredit them. It'll be fun
15:55 The Temptations Movie came out in 1998.
LOVE TEMPTATIONS FOREVER, Rest Easy
Someone is fascinated with the temptations drug abuse lol thats 3/4 of the video 😂
The narrator confuses Ruth Pointer and Brenda Edwards. He was only married to Ruth for one year. The troubled marriage and allegations of abuse were while married to his wife Brenda.
Boy that movie from the late 90’s
In my opinion, Otis seemed to treat members as his children subject to discipline.
What I really want to know is how these people are always telling stories of people and they were not even there it's sickness to always hearing other people tell the stories of people wouldn't it be better to tell ur own stories if you get my drift
Don't look Back not I'll be in trouble.
2013 and 1998 don't even sound the same😒
And some of this is not truthful
The artist back then was in on a down spiral world wind of mistreatment in the music field💤their talent was used and abused with malice intent to handicap stars success into label pocket only as they require distribution to them*
He was sososo sososo sososo untouchable
So, what is the lesson here to be learned? If you have talent and can consistently produce a marketable product then you are an asset. The important thing to remember is that you are in a business to make money. To prosper in the music business requires you to acknowledge this and maintain a standard of excellence while understanding all of its dynamics. That means the strength of your last performance. It means a total understanding of this industries reason for existence. It is to make money.
A while ago I had a young talented man ask me just what it takes to make it in the music business? I told him it requires not only your talent, but your education. Put simply, the person who will rip you off is the person who will profit from both your success and your failure. Your success because they will enjoy the profit you made them and your failure because you were too stupid to appreciate it and how to go about getting your share.
Paul was the best after Al left because Eddie was the best before David. Things changed. David came. Game changer. Next Dennis. Otis the goat. Kept em together as he could. Blue the real genius by bringing The Primes and The Distance together to form The Temptations. Richard. Day one. All of them.
So, yeah...
It's true.
"Ain't nobody bigger than the group"! 💪🏼👍🏼👊🏼🙏🏼
What was the mob's cut?
Good question.
a.I will have you watching complete lies
I swear this guy is just repeating himself...lol
Larry Muller from 1010 News love voice, but stop repeating everything. The temptation got Robb by motown and Barry Gordy
Berry Gordy took unfair advantage of all his acts. He’s the one reason why, if you want to go into show business, you need to know the business inside out FIRST.
These AI videos suck and they repeat info over and over lol 😂
I thought it was me!
The narrator has a really unique way of pronouncing words
I wonder if it’s computer generated….
Dennis Edwards was married to his 2nd wife when he died and her name was Brenda
fIRST WIFE WAS NAMED dIANE.
@@jeffreyconyers-z3r 😩... They never talked about the 2nd wife that would degrade him
Was he ever married to Ruth Pointer?
@@DVPerry220 Yes
Starts:
things Motown wouldn’t want you to know
Then goes on to tell us everything Motown already told us
Ridiculous
I curious because I watched the movie at least 4 times
Its all personal taste. None could play an instrument or am I wrong. I Love Motown since 1969, but I am not racist, not a black power merchant. The underrated Osmonds could all sing and each accomplished musicians using a variety of instruments. Aside, lets seperate the talent from the personal bad habits. Applaud the talent is the Main thing.
T The FASTEST GROUP EVER LIVED AND PREFORMED AND MADE THE WAY FOR ALL THESE IGNORSNT FOLKS THEY CALL GROUPS NOW..UGGGGGGG
Williams left the group because he was born with sickle cell and it began to catch up with him
Paul drank to cut the pain of his Sickle Cell disease
This is a good example of bad AI
You need a business/accounting degree to be an entertainer. It's called "show business" for a reason. It's not just Motown either. Teen idol's and people like Jim Croce were all ripped off.
Wow ~ Jim Croce was ripped off?
#TemptationsForever
Men, get along better than females. David, Eddi, Dennis and others kept friendships. We don't see Jealous Diane with Jean or Smokey with Billy G just to talk about their legacy.
I have seen her on Facebook.. about her life... and she is still alive...
Men get along better than _WOMEN._ I fixed it for you.
Why do you call Women _females_ and not call men _Males?_
It makes it seem like _Women_ are a completely different species.
Can you imagine addressing a crowd and saying, "Females and Gentlemen?"
I'm really curious and would like to understand the point. I hear it and see it on sm so much it's crazy.
A fool debate non-importance issues.@@WanderingSpirit-ld1zc
@@WanderingSpirit-ld1zc its all the same men female male woman we all human beings it not lime he called them dogs or cat or cow or pigs
@@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324 It really depends on the context. It often used as if describing a non human species. Men get along with one another better than women do. Not the same. 🤫
How many times are you going to say the word challenges?
I found this story to be repetitive and it had no depth into the temptations lives
The fact that Otis is the only one left to tell the stories 🙄😒 We still aint came to see him either 💯😂😂
Or Melvin who seemed to act like he was Mr. Temptation.
@@CarolynGardner-v2o The girls LOVEEEDDDDDD Blue !! Otis was the only one who barely got 😺 😂😂😂
Sad PIC"S All wrong Damn shame
Can’t pronounce Motown’s iconic name “Lowdown group” 🤐Up 🥴
Stop using AI to do these videos!!! It’s shows laziness…
Why don’t you talk about the oak ridge boys
Nice voice, but he doesn't speak English correctly. Also he repeats himself - often! Nothing new here to see. What's and "S" by gunshot?
You need to do more digging because what you nt gone do is deminish the mans legacy all over again like the movie. He had a successful career. I like this channel and watch you alot just had to put that out there.
What ever
There music will live on t there is enough of the group to be bothered besides the
Ok, now this AI or whomever this voice telling the information is always getting things WRONG. Paul Williams was never a drinker until he found out that he had a spot one of his internal organs and he was dealing with Siclecell anemia. He was I'll and became depressed which is when he began drinking. The drinking lead to having issues during performing with the group so he was kind of put on a hiatus for a period of time, he continued to get paid by the group regardless of the circumstances of him not being able to perform. Otis always saw to it that Paul was still paid. The fact that he was not working with the group sent him into a further downward spiral. The gun that he was shot with was not in his hand. You want to tell a story, then get your facts straight. And do yourself a favor stop repeating yourself over and over again.
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#temptationsruled
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😂😂the movie was good
There was a lot wrong parts in the TV movie.
David Ruffin is the man any young man or man period would desire to be like, despite his drug troubles he in my opinion was and is a musical genius and in a way great individual, who was just very troubled by his demons. I say REST in PEACE David Ruffin, miss you bru. 😄😌
WELL DAMN HE KEEPS REPEATING EVERYTHING 🤷🏽♀️😂🙄😮