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  Features9 months ago

  All Aboard: Gladys Knight & The Pips Ride The ‘Friendship Train’

  The Whitfield-Strong song matched a typically socially aware lyric with a busy, funky, brass-fuelled beat.

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  Features9 months ago

  ‘Cloud Nine’: The Story Behind The Temptations’ Song

  The Grammy-winning song is a revered example of the group’s fruitful relationship with producer Norman Whitfield and his co-writer Barrett Strong

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  Features9 months ago

  ‘I Can’t Get Next To You’: The Temptations Unite Soul And Pop Again

  The powerful song was the second single from the group's 'Puzzle People' album.

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  Features10 months ago

  ‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone’: Temptations & Norman Whitfield Strike Again

  Whitfield and Barrett Strong's psychedelic soul story of a wayward father and the family he left behind became a Motown classic.

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  Features10 months ago

  ‘Beauty Is Only Skin Deep’: More Than A Surface Thrill For The Temptations

  'Beauty Is Only Skin Deep' became the third of four consecutive R&B No.1s for the Emperors of Soul.

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  Features11 months ago

  ‘War’: Edwin Starr’s Powerful Motown Message Wins A Grammy

  'War' was deemed a little too forthright to be a Temptations single, but Edwin made it a powerful message song and a huge hit.

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  Features1 year ago

  ‘Take A Look Around’: The Temptations’ Eloquent Urban Lament

  The single entered the pop and soul charts as its parent album 'Solid Rock' climbed to No. 1 R&B.

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  News3 years ago

  Former Temptations Lead Singer Dennis Edwards Dies at 74

  Dennis Edwards, lead singer with Motown legends the Temptations from 1968 up to 1977 and again in later years, has died in Chicago at the age of 74.

• Features4 years ago

  Temptations Release Motown’s First Grammy-Winner

  The Temptations negotiated a potentially hazardous line-up change and told their fans they were still doing fine, on 'Cloud Nine,' released 25 October 1968.

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  In-Depth6 years ago

  All Funked Up… And How We Got That Way

  What is funk? Some say it’s all about the groove, for others it’s the attitude, the glide in your stride, the dip in yo’ hip. Time to immerse yourself...

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  Features7 years ago

  How Rod Stewart Followed ‘Maggie May’

  On November 20, 1971, Rod Stewart followed 'Maggie May' by hitting the Hot 100 again with a cover of one of his favourite groups, the Temptations.

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  Features7 years ago

  Tempts Get Next To You

  The No. 1s came thick and fast for the Temptations in the late 60s. 46 years ago, the Tempts got their fourth in 20 months with ‘I Can’t Get Next To You.’

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  News7 years ago

  Marvin Gaye Has The U.K.’s Motown Favourite

  The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song ended with the revelation that the Tamla track that won the vote was… Marvin Gaye’s ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’.