25 YEARS GONE: THE TEMPTATIONS’ MELVIN FRANKLIN REMEMBERED

It was Williams who urged Franklin to take a break from the road after discovering how ill he was. At his final shows, Franklin had a wheelchair and oxygen waiting for him backstage.

Correspondingly, Who was the tallest temptation? Dennis Edwards, a Temptation who stood nine feet tall.

Next, Is Otis Wilson of The Temptations still alive?

Both The Temptations and The Supremes scored hit after hit, helping to cement their record label’s unmatched dominance. In 2021, The Temptations and The Supremes – Williams, and Wilson – revealed special plans to mark 60 years in show business. Wilson died on Feb. 8 at the age of 76.

When did Otis Lamont Williams died? Otis Lamont Miles was a construction worker who died from falling off a building in a workplace accident in Detroit in 1983. Williams was engaged to Patti LaBelle. She ended the engagement when he asked her to quit music and become a housewife. Williams was married to Ann Cain from 1967 to 1973.

Regarding this, Which pointer sister was Dennis Edwards married to? Edwards was briefly married to Ruth Pointer, whom he wed in Las Vegas in 1977. The couple had one daughter, Issa Pointer, who became a member of her mother’s vocal group, The Pointer Sisters.

Why was blue from The Temptations in a wheelchair?

“He sustained significant neurological damage, which was complicated by diabetes and other medical problems,″ Wise said.

Who was the best Temptations lead singer?

In many ways, Paul Williams was the Temptations’ unsung hero. He and Eddie Kendricks were their original lead singers, but when of the Motown group broke worldwide and became soul heroes with “My Girl” in 1964, it was David Ruffin’s voice that rang out.