David Melvin English (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin or his nickname "Blue", was an American bass...
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rival Detroit vocal groups: Otis Williams, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and Melvin Franklin of Otis Williams & the Distants, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams...
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tenor lead singer (e.g., Eddie Kendricks) bass lead singer (e.g., Melvin Franklin) background second tenor and baritone w/ occasional lead (since 1961...
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of The Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams) broke apart. During the recording of the album...
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"Al" Bryant, Otis Williams, and fellow Alabamians Eddie Kendricks and Melvin Franklin, Williams was a member of the Temptations. Personal problems and failing...
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American banker Melvin T. Tukman, American asset manager, investor, philanthropist. Melvin Edmonds, member of R&B group After 7 Melvin Franklin (1942–1995)...
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audiences. Part of the background vocals were sung by Temptations member Melvin Franklin. List of Billboard number-one dance club songs List of number-one R&B...
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Things You Do". The lineup on the cover features Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and newest Temptation Davis (later David)...
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his perspective: the focus of the story tended to be on Williams and Melvin Franklin, with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks seen as antagonists for much...
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actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in The Temptations, Robin Wood in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm...
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Dennis Edwards on a song written by Leon Russell. Richard Street and Melvin Franklin sing lead on the track "Firefly". A Song for You features a familiar...
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Jones, Robert Dobyne, Robert Staunton) (lead singers: David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin)* 2:33 "Little Miss Sweetness" (Smokey Robinson) (lead singer: David...
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troublesome that Williams and Melvin Franklin promised each other they would never quit the group.: 146–147 Franklin would remain in the group until...
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Frustrated by conflicts and fights with Temptations Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, and producer Whitfield's steadfast insistence on producing psychedelic...
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(lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin; intro: Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 3:01 "My Christmas Tree" (lead...
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Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with Melvin Franklin of The Temptations). The group only produced...
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Strong, Norman Whitfield) (lead singers: Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) – 3:27 "I Wish It Would Rain" (Roger...
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he regularly quarreled with either Otis Williams or his best friend Melvin Franklin, and the fights often became violent. Kendricks began spending more...
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kaput." Lead vocals by David Ruffin and Melvin Franklin Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, and Otis Williams Instrumentation...
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"Ma", an ode to a hillbilly mother led by Street, Damon Harris, and Melvin Franklin, which was recorded as the title track of Rare Earth's 1973 Whitfield-produced...
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On". The Distants also included future Temptations Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin (who referred to Street as his cousin), and Elbridge "Al" Bryant, who...
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"The Temptations' Melvin Franklin Remembered". 102.1 The Ville. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023. "Temptations' Franklin dies". Tampa Bay Times...
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and Me Get Together" (lead singers: Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, Melvin Franklin) - 4:54 "Who Are You (and What Are You Doing With The Rest Of Your...
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performed in a true ensemble style: Temptations singers Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Richard Street (who was a frequent fill-in for Paul Williams and his...
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suicide barely a week after the single's release. Issued with the Melvin Franklin-led "I Truly, Truly Believe" as its B-side, "I Wish It Would Rain"...
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Kendricks, Paul Williams, and Melvin Franklin Background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams Written...
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conflicts and tension between him and his bandmates, Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, and after being denied the opportunity to record a solo album of classic-styled...
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5" era, during which David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams constituted the Temptations' lineup. All lead vocals...
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five Temptations - Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams - trading verses and harmony lines, "Runaway Child...
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Street, Melvin Franklin, Damon Harris, Otis Williams) Dennis Edwards – vocals Damon Harris – vocals Richard Street – vocals Melvin Franklin – vocals...
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