Otis Williams shares how The Temptations faced unfair contracts in the 1960s and reflects on the group’s legacy and losses.
Otis Williams, the last surviving founding member of The Temptations, has spoken about the restrictive and poorly paid contracts the group faced in their early Motown years. He described how, despite ...
Williams, the only remaining member of the ‘classic five’ (as the group was called), still performs with a version of the Temptations today.
Williams said his survival was a matter of discipline and a refusal to succumb to the vices that claimed his peers.
Otis Williams, the founder and, at 84, last surviving original member of the Temptations, remembers the night in 1964 when the group was performing at the 20 Grand Club in Detroit. Smokey Robinson ...
It doesn’t get much smoother than The Temptations’ 1971 track “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”. From its slow, easy fade-in to Eddie Kendricks’ sugary sweet vocal delivery, it’s one of the ...
The Temptations have made plenty of special appearances at sporting events during the Motown group’s 64 years together. But performing during halftime of the Detroit Lions-Dallas Cowboys game Thursday ...
“Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” a Tony-winning jukebox musical, highlights the group's influence on music and culture. The Temptations, formed in Detroit in the 1960s, played ...