R&B/Soul
United States
The Temptations
Populaire muziekvideo's van The Temptations
![Bekijk de videoclip voor Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 31, 1971] van The Temptations](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video115/v4/13/33/65/133365d5-b6aa-5af3-f8a5-9372c61617f5/20UMGIM38667.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Bekijk de videoclip voor Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 31, 1971] van The Temptations")
Over The Temptations
Just about every R&B vocal group formed since the mid-’60s owes a debt to The Temptations, who came together in Detroit in 1960 and quickly forged a ubiquitous template marked by sartorial splendor, elaborate choreography, and sublime harmony singing, matching artistry with commercial savvy. Signed by Motown Records in 1961, they helped establish the label’s polished strain of driving, meticulously arranged soul with a string of indelible singles, continuing well into the 1970s, that remain inescapable signifiers of the naïveté, hope, and tumult of America during the period. The group updated its sound often, moving from early hits written by Smokey Robinson, including the irresistibly sunny “My Girl,” to a tougher attack, with singers David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks tapping into raw gospel roots on “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.” Upon Ruffin’s departure, the Temptations under producer Norman Whitfield adroitly adapted to changing tastes, embracing a mixture of funk and psychedelia on songs like the No. 1 smash “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” They have weathered many personnel changes since, with only founding member Otis Williams a constant. In 1982 Kendricks and Ruffin returned for the one-off Reunion album and tour, and the group continued to chart R&B hits through the late ’90s.
Muzikale invloedenDe muzikale invloeden van The Temptations zijn onder andere Smokey Robinson, The Platters, Jackie Wilson en meer.
Beïnvloed door The TemptationsThe Temptations heeft de muziek van Bill Withers, George Clinton, Maxwell en meer beïnvloed.
Vergelijkbaar met: The Temptations
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