David Ruffin was an American soul singer who rose to fame as a member of the Motown group The Temptations. Born in 1941 in Mississippi, Ruffin moved to Detroit in the 1950s and started his music ...

*Before this Black History Month is over, I’d like to remind those of the civil rights era, and perhaps introduce to newer generations the importance of the voice of Motown’s David Ruffin. I will ...

Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the death of one of Motown's greatest performers: David Ruffin of The Temptations. Ruffin passed away from a drug overdose on June 1, 1991 at the age of 50. More ...

They were (and some say, still are) the greatest group in R&B history with a signature sound from their beginnings in Detroit. David Ruffin was one of the tight-knit quintet until his drug and ego ...

L-R: Paul Williams, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Eddie Kendricks of the R&B group “The Temptations” perform onstage at the Apollo Theater in 1964 in New York City, New York. (Photo ...

CHILDERSBURG — Career coaches and motivational speakers often say lasting success happens in stages. For Childersburg native Corey Mekell, one of those stages will be on the Oxford Performing Arts ...