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	Paul Williams (The Temptations) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paul Williams and Kendricks joined Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Elbridge Bryant to form The Elgins, who signed to the local Motown label in 1961, after first changing their name to The Temptations.
		As a member of the Temptations, Paul Williams was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
		Paul Williams himself was a member of the group from its founding in 1960 until 1971, when personal problems and failing health forced him to retire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations) (1302 words)

	Who Is Paul Williams?
		Paul Williams is a founding member; the original lead singer; and the soul gripping baritone of Motown’s world renowned Temptations.
		Paul’s voice is all over the Meet The Temptations album, originally released in 1964.
		Paul was the one that gave them their originality; he designed their shows, developed their style and sealed their deal with Motown, with that incredibly soulful, fascinating vocal talent.
	www.geocities.com /loveforpaulie/paul.htm (1246 words)

	The Temptations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The same year, The Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, honoring Edwards, Franklin, Otis Williams, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick, and, posthumously, Paul Williams.
		Paul Williams had sickle-cell disease and frequently was in poor health.
		The Temptations released two singles on Miracle, "Oh Mother of Mine" and "Check Yourself", before it was closed and merged with the Gordy label (to avoid confusion with The Miracles singing group).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Temptations (5391 words)

	MSN Encarta - The Temptations
		First known as the Elgins, the original members of the Temptations were Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, and Eldridge Bryant.
		The Temptations were also supported by two brilliant songwriter-producers at Motown Studios, Smokey Robinson and Norman Whitfield.
		Formed in 1960 by five teenagers who had moved with their families from the South to Detroit, Michigan, the Temptations combined the intricate harmonies of the Northern urban groups with the raw abandon of Southern soul music (see Rhythm-and-Blues Music: Motown and Soul Music).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761588920/The_Temptations.html (470 words)

	Myspace.com
		Paul was a fabulous dancer, and elements of his style would later be evident in all The Temptations' great moves.
		As Williams got sicker, he had no choice but to come off the road, and in 1971, Paul Williams would have no choice but to leave the group.
		Any consideration of releasing that song, with it's lyrics that were too literal to bear, came to a halt with the tragic suicide of Paul Williams.
	groups.myspace.com /PaulWilliams (467 words)

	The Temptations
		Paul Williams left due to health and alcohol problems, Eddie Kendricks was the next to leave and started a solo career.
		For The Temptations themselves, it was a different landmark of sorts because it was their first big hit after the departure of Ruffin, who was replaced by Dennis Edwards.
		Paul Williams, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, and Melvin Franklin died of various illnesses.
	www.kimmelskorner.com /the_temptations.htm (766 words)

	The Temptations - Memorable Music Hall of Fame
		The Temptations have been distinguished among their Motown stablemates (with the exception of the Four Tops) for their ability to move comfortably from smooth pop and standards to provocative, politically charged rock soul, from the Apollo to the Copacabana (and back).
		The Temptations were the most consistently commercially successful and critically lauded male vocal group of the Sixties and the early Seventies.
		The Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Daryl Hall and John Oates in 1989.
	www.memorabletv.com /memorablemusic/temptations.htm (2336 words)

	The Temptin Temptations
		The Primes{Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams} and Otis Williams & The Distants{Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin,
		They sang Oh Mother of Mine, lead by Paul Williams.
		Paul Williams died of a suspected suicide in 1973;
	members.aol.com /tfsmith1984/myhomepage/profile.html (374 words)

	Motown - The Tempting Temptations
		With Paul Williams as their first lead singer, the Temps were earthy and compelling showmen, but there was no lightning until William Smokey Robinson took over as the group’s chief writer/producer in the mid-sixties.
		Paul Williams, a baritone with a taste for the blues, their choreographer, their soul.
		Paul Williams was losing himself in alcohol, Ruffin sometimes in something worse.
	groups.msn.com /motownthetemptingtemptations/yourwebpage1.msnw (2295 words)

	The Temptations Page
		Paul Williams a baritone with a taste for the blues, the tempts first and best choreographer, their soul, he was the "Soul" of the Temptations and he was the "BackBone" that kept the group up and together.
		Paul Williams was born on July 2,1939 in Birmingham,Alabama, and died August 17,1973 in Detroit,Michigan.
		Otis Williams, the founder, the heart of the group, he kept the group together for almost 40 years, and he got his dream to be in the best group ever.
	www.angelfire.com /biz6/motownNsoul4Ever/TheTemptations (1031 words)

	Collins' Oldies Website: The Temptations
		The original five Temps were Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams.
		This Motown quintet began with a merging of two groups, the Primes and Otis Williams and the Distants.
		Don't Look Back (2:50; Paul) - The narrator tries to assure the girl that she can find true love in him after her previous boyfriend left her.
	www.srv.net /~roxtar/temptations.html (2155 words)

	Paul Williams - Guest Book
		Paul with his baritone voice and Eddie with his high sound made The Temptations a hit.
		I love Paul Williams and he was a great Temptations singer and Paul Williams is forever.
		Each one had a special talent, Paul and Eddie could sing and dance, Blue had the bass, Otis rode em hard and Nuffin was the badboy that could sing like nothing else.
	guestbook.sparklit.com /entries?gbID=68379&gbaction=viewResponses (1038 words)

	The Temptations personal appearances, the temptations
		The Temptations were initially formed from two Detroit-based vocal harmony groups: the Primes (a trio of relocated Alabamans that included Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams) and the Distants (a quintet whose members included Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Elbridge Bryant).
		Over the years, the Temptations suffered a series of tragic losses: the suicide of Paul Williams in 1971; the death of David Ruffin, after years of substance abuse, in 1991; Eddie Kendricks' succumbing to lung cancer in 1992; and the loss of Melvin Franklin from complications following a brain seizure in 1995.
		Still, the Temptations had trouble establishing themselves in the beginning, and by the end of 1963 - much like the early story of the Supremes - they had only a string of non-charting singles to their credit.
	www.barberusa.com /adult/temptations.html (780 words)

	The Temptations @ Soundbug
		Plagued by alcoholism and other personal problems, Paul Williams was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on August 17, 1973 at the age of 34.
		The group, formed in Detroit in 1961, was a merger of two local vocal groups, the Primes and the Distants; Baritone Otis Williams, Elbridge Bryant and bass vocalist Melvin Franklin from the Distants, and tenor Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams (no relation to Otis) from the Primes.
		The Temptations are an American singing group, hugely popular in the 1960s and known for their finely tuned choreography and harmonies.
	www.soundbug.com /artist/738 (589 words)

	The Classic Temptations Memorial Website
		Their three part harmonies were heavenly and their moves, smooth and sexy, yet at the same time classy, all the work of Primes member Paul Williams.
		The Primes, a trio of childhood friends from Birmingham, Alabama consisting of Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and Kell Osborne; and their sister group, The Primettes who would eventually evolve into The Supremes.
		They looked to Paul Williams to create those soulful moves and routines, while Eddie Kendricks was responsible for the look, and the stage uniforms.
	www.angelfire.com /stars/classictemptations (1939 words)

	The Temptations Tickets - The Temptations Concert Tickets
		Paul Williams was also gone by '71 (he shot himself to death two years later), and the group went through a complex series of lineup changes.
		When Ruffin was replaced by Dennis Edwards from the Contours, the Temptations went to a five lead singers-format that sealed their status as the ultimate soul vocal group.
		After Ruffin went solo, producer Norman Whitfield put the Edwards-era Temptations in a psychedelic soul bag, and together with writing partner Barrett Strong crafted some exceptionally tough-minded message material: The dizzying, drug-oriented "Cloud 9" and the doomed, disintegrating family-scenario of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" are bona fide pop masterworks.
	www.premiumconcerttickets.com /thetemptations.htm (608 words)

	Temptations Discography at CD Universe
		The Temptations were the most successful R&B vocal group of the 1960s, their popularity rivaled only by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions.
		Although the Temptations have rarely recorded outside of the legendary Motown label, 2006's REFLECTIONS finds the veteran...
		It's sad, but it must be said: Volume One of the Temptations' entry in the 20TH CENTURY MASTERS series covers...
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/Temptations/a/Temptations.htm (303 words)

	PAUL WILLIAMS - The "HEART & SOUL" of The Temptations
		PAUL WILLIAMS - The "HEART and SOUL" of The Temptations
		Re: Paul Williams is the best Temp Ever!!!!!
		Paul brought the magic of dancing to the Tempts!
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	The Temptations Photo Gallery :: VARIOUS PHOTOS :: temptations
		I saw the movie for the temptations and the man who played paul was too sexy and the real paul.I love all the music that temptations have done.And Im glad otis did what he did to keep it together.
		Paul is the best of the temptations for any body who is reading this paul didnt kill hims elf some body else did it
		Sexy baritone Paul Williams lead most of the songs.
	www.thetemptations.com /v-web/gallery/former-various/temptations (2235 words)

	Janice's Blues Cafe Presents "The Temptations"
		Paul Williams left the group in 1971, to be replaced by another former Distant member, Richard Street; Williams shot himself in 1973, after years of depression and drug abuse.
		The Temptations were greeted as representatives of the counter-culture, a trend that climaxed when they recorded Whitfield's outspoken protest against the Vietnam War, 'Stop The War Now'.
		Over the next four years, Whitfield and the Temptations pioneered the concept of psychedelic soul, stretching the Motown formula to the limit, introducing a new vein of social and political comment, and utilizing many of rock's experimental production techniques to hammer home the message.
	www.geocities.com /BourbonStreet/Delta/7733/temptations.html (1698 words)

	THE TEMPTATIONS
		Although Otis Williams and Franklin continued with the group for more than 30 years, the Temptations became less a band and more a brand name.
		(RandB) groups: Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams sang with the Primes; Melvin Franklin, Eldridge Bryant, and Otis Williams came from the Distants.
		The Temptations was one of the most successful groups in the history of black music.
	www.wntb.com /blackachievers/thetemptations (434 words)

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		Soon, Paul Williams left the group as well; long plagued by alcoholism and other personal demons, he was eventually discovered dead from a self-inflected gunshot on August 17, 1973 at the age of 34.
		The Temptations enjoyed one mega-hit after another in the mid-to-late 1960s, and they were still tremendously popular when Kendricks left to pursue a solo a career in 1971 (the year he sang lead on their hit "Just My Imagination").
		In 1998, the Temptations returned with Phoenix Rising; that same year, their story was also the subject of a well-received NBC television miniseries.
	thugradio.net /temptations-main.html (2335 words)

	Maurice "THE VOICE" Watts WHCR 90.3FM Dedication In Memory Of Paul Williams
		one of the greatest Temptations that ever lived, the late, great Paul Williams.
		Maurice "THE VOICE" Watts WHCR 90.3FM Dedication In Memory Of Paul Williams
		Paul, may your heavenly slumber be peaceful and still,
	www.mauricewatts.com /paul.html (136 words)

	Meet The Temptations CD
		The Temptations: David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin.
		As the Temptations first album, it is greatly unappreciated.
		This is the best temptation CD with my favorite sng of them all "Paradise".
	cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1050968/a/Meet+The+Temptations.htm (302 words)

	The Temptations Real Audio and MIDI
		Paul Williams, Otis Williams, Al Bryant, Eddie Kendricks,
		Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams
		David Ruffin Eddie Kendricks Melvin Franklin Paul Williams
	temptations1.users1.50megs.com (104 words)

	:: R.I.P. David,Paul,Eddie, & Melvin
		So we have a new lineup Eddie Kendricks, Paul williams, Otis williams(no relation), Melvin franklin, and Elbridge "AL" bryant (these will be the original temptations...
		The temptations have one of the most complex stories you will ever find in the music industry.
		it is January 1, 1964 the temptations have had no hit songs YET.
	www.freewebs.com /tempts/groupbio.htm (953 words)

	The Temptations (1998) (TV)
		The Temptations is clearly one of the finest music miniseries ever made.The casting is great all of the men(some of whom were unknowns) are great in the film, but the scene stealers is Leon as the group's lead singer David Ruffin.
		Goofs: Continuity: When Eddie and Paul are singing "Stay" and Eddie starts singing "Oh won't" in one shot his hand is on the microphone.
		Then it cuts to another shot for "you stay" and his hand is not on the microphone, although he brings it up while singing.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0164292/combined (411 words)

	The Temptations
		The Temptations were Motown's top-selling male vocal group, racking up a ton of mid-60s hits, most of which were written by Smokey Robinson.
		After decades of trying, Otis Williams finally wrote a hit song: "Treat Her Like A Lady" went to #2 on the R&B chart, though it barely scratched the pop charts - a nice blend of smooth vocal harmony and whomping 80s percussion, with lead vocals by new singer Ali-Ollie Woodson.
		Otis Williams says this collection of tracks from disparate sources was released without the group's approval, and is terrible.
	www.warr.org /tempts.html (5519 words)

	temptations
		Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and Cal Osborne did so, then changed their name to The Primes.
		The members were now Otis Miles (now calling himself Otis Williams) Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and Elbrige "Al" Bryant.
		Standing on the porch of MOTOWN's Hitsville office Otis Williams and label employee Billy Mitchell came up with the name The Temptations for the group.
	members.tripod.com /SoulfulKindaMusic/temptations.htm (3223 words)

	80sKid.com presents: The Temptations: Paul Williams
		He was also the first lead singer for The Temptations.
		Official Paul William's Website Show your love and respect.
		His death was caused by suicide (self-inflicted gunshot)
	www.80skid.com /Paul_Williams.htm (190 words)

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