The Temptations
USA
Formed: 1960
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Motown, Pop/Rock, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Soul, Early R&B
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Thanks to their fine-tuned choreography -- and even finer harmonies -- the Temptations became the definitive male vocal group of the 1960s; one of Motown's most elastic acts, they tackled both lush pop and politically charged funk with equal flair, and weathered a steady stream of changes in personnel and consumer tastes with rare dignity and grace. The Temptations' initial five-man lineup formed in Detroit in 1961 as a merger of two local vocal groups, the Primes and the Distants. Baritone Otis Williams, Elbridge (aka El, or Al) Bryant, and ba...
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