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    "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after...
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    song "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", to a more complementary commentary on "freedom" from excessive rootedness, such as in the band The Rolling Stones. The...
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  • spearheaded by a cover of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Guest musicians included Iggy Pop, Leonard Cohen, The Roches, and Syd Straw. After a tour with Dire...
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  • All Directions (category Albums recorded at Hitsville U.S.A.)
    LP features the #1 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single. "Papa" won three Grammy Awards...
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    Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1971), and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972), are included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500...
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    with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". In 2004, Strong was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Whitfield. Strong was born in West Point...
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  • Nispel. "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (English edit) "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Ligosa mix) "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (P.M. Dawn remix)...
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  • contains the original version of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (US #63, US R&B #24), which Norman Whitfield rerecorded into a huge hit for his other group, The...
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    (1971), and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972). According to Otis Williams' account, during the recording of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", Edwards was allegedly...
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  • (Salaam Remi Krunk-A-Delic Party Mix) – The Jackson 5 "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Mocean Worker Remix) – Rare Earth "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (DJ Jazzy Jeff...
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  • (by Stevie Wonder) "Ben" "Happy" "Music and Me" "With a Child's Heart" "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations) "That's How Love Goes" "Never Can...
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  • Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Their single top-40 hit in the United States was the ominous "Smiling Faces Sometimes"...
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    Celebrate 60th Anniversary With New Smokey Robinson-Penned Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 16, 2023. "RUFFIN-STEINBACK v. dePASSE (UNITED STATES COURT...
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  • Arena on 23 March 1991, where the duet was recorded. In 1993, live performances of "Killer", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "Calling You" from 22 March 1991...
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  • Temptations) for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)" Best R&B Song Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield (songwriters) for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" performed...
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  • Billboard 200. A shortened version of "Killer" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", a live medley performed by Michael at Wembley Arena, was released as a further...
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    (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (1971), "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972), "Masterpiece" (1973), and was featured solo on "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)"...
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  • "Smiling Faces Sometimes", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Whitfield worked extensively with the Temptations as a producer and songwriter, producing...
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    "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". This performance received praises from all the three judges and converted Simon Cowell into a fan. His "Papa Was a Rollin'...
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  • Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". In the 1980s, he was a member of the new wave band Romeo Void and the Christian alternative rock band the 77s. With a singular...
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  • Slip", David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream", and the Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". "Rocks Off" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:31 "The Slider"...
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    2024. ""Killer/Papa Was A Rollin Stone" video". VH1. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009. ""Jesus to a Child" video"...
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  • to date alongside King of Rock. "Papa Crazy" is based on "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations. The album was recorded at 5 studios in New York...
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    Everybody Plays the Fool (category A&M Records singles)
    It was certified gold by the RIAA. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song at the 1973 ceremony, losing to "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"...
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  • obvious from which to draw a title. As with their Whitfield-produced hit from the previous year, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", the Temptations do not make...
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  • Through the Grapevine", "Baby Love", " I Was Made to Love Her", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "The Tears of a Clown", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and...
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     46. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Google Books. "Temptations Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 20, 2021. The...
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  • his track "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone", and "Morning Glory". She has made some 30 performances on American Idol: The Search for a Superstar as a backing singer...
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  • Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. The instrumental arrangement for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (The Temptations) earned Riser a Grammy...
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  • the category Best Rhythm & Blues Song but lost to "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". "Freddie's Dead" was ruled ineligible for the Academy Award for Best Original...
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