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Wednesday, 29 July 2020 08:09
Motown: -The Temptations -The 1961 - 1978 Years
The Temptations formed in 1961 and were made up of singers from several doo-wop groups. The Cavaliers (1955-57), The Primes (1957 -1960), The Siberians/The El Domingoes (1958 -1959), Otis Williams & The Distants (1959 -1960), and The Elgins (1959 - 1960). The Elgins re-christen themselves, The Temptations before signing with Miracle Records, a subsidiary of Motown Records in 1961.
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Tuesday, 24 May 2016 13:15
A Short Biog of William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr (The Miracles)
William Robinson, Jr was born in 1940 in Detroit. He grew up in a poor neighborhood, and was brought up by his elder sister after his mother died when William was young.
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