Grammy-winning singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dennis Edwards, an unmistakable voice of classic Motown vocal group the Temptations, died Thursday (Feb. 1, 2018) of complications from meningitis, his family confirms. Mr. Edwards, who lived in Florissant with his wife, Brenda Edwards, was 74; he would have been 75 on Saturday (Feb.…
Another soul singer has ventured upward to join that heavenly soul choir on high. Our prayers are with Gerald Alston, Troy May, David Tyson, Justice Butler, Jeffrey Scotty Scott and the entire Manhattans family. Edward “Dwight” Fields of the Legendary R&B Group, The Manhattans will be missed by many who knew him and everyone who…
CNN.com reports: Billy Paul, the Grammy-winning soul singer of the 1970s hit “Me and Mrs. Jones,” has died, a statement on his official website said. He was 80. Paul died at home Sunday after a “serious medical condition,” the statement read. The song about an affair with the mysterious “Mrs. Jones” reached No. 1 and…
AP News reports: Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including “Little Red Corvette,” ”Let’s Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry,” was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57. His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press that…
SoulTracks.com reports: In a year that has been filled with sad news for the millions of fans of the singing group The Manhattans, we have another piece: Kenneth “Wally” Kelly, the last surviving founding member of the group, has died. Kelly was there at the beginning of the iconic act and remained a member right…
The world has lost another great Soul Legend and one of the baddest bass singers in the world; the incomparable Mr. Winfred “Blue” Lovett of the historical Grammy award winning R&B classic soul group, The Manhattans. For over 50 years, Blue’s voice and incredible lyrics have embellished numerous musical tracks and his presence has graced…
DETROIT (Reuters) – Singer Bobby Rogers, a founding member of the hit-making Motown group the Miracles along with Smokey Robinson, died on Sunday in suburban Detroit after a lengthy illness, family members and associates said. He was 73. Rogers was a tenor in the original Motown lineup of the group that also included Robinson as…
Richard Street was the one who was there when others couldn’t, wouldn’t or just didn’t. He is and always will be a true Temptation. We are saddened to hear of the passing of another legendary member of the world’s greatest group to ever grace this planet earth, “The Temptations”. His voice and that radiant smile…
(Reuters) – Otis “Damon” Harris, a former member of The Temptations who sang on the group’s 1972 hit “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” has died at the age 62, the Baltimore Sun reported on Friday. Otis Harris Harris, a native of Baltimore, auditioned to join the Temptations in 1971 at the age of 21 after…
Legendary Vernon Sawyer of Blue Magic (original member of Blue Magic) Showed at the Beacon in New York for the 70’s Soul Jam that he can still get down and do his thing.