David Ruffin - Since I Lost My BabyThis clip should be labeled Temptations really, but I think it particularly shines through for Ruffin Fans more. The record is playing quietly in the background and the guy's are reminiscing the song and it's footwork routine - priceless!
Also harmonies from Eddie Kendricks & Dennis Edwards. A TV magic moment not often capured. Thanks Bill & Dawn.
David Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin) (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 to 1968 (or the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known). His was the lead voice on such classic songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".
Known for his unique raspy and anguished tenor vocals, Ruffin was ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2008. Along with fellow Temptations Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, and posthumously Paul Williams Ruffin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Fellow Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye once said admiringly of Ruffin that "I heard in [his voice] a strength my own voice lacked.
Drug problems ruined his life and when died Michael Jackson paid for the funeral costs.
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