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1970</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Davis Eli Ruffin<sup id="cite_ref-birthname_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birthname-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Little David Bush</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1941-01-18</span>)</span>January 18, 1941<br /><a href="/wiki/Whynot,_Mississippi" title="Whynot, Mississippi">Whynot, Mississippi</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">June 1, 1991<span 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Roll</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1956–1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Records" title="Anna Records">Anna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chess_Records" title="Chess Records">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>David Ruffin</b> (born <b>Davis Eli Ruffin</b>;<sup id="cite_ref-birthname_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birthname-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">the Temptations</a> (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known. Ruffin was the lead voice on such famous songs as "<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>." He later scored two top-ten singles as a solo artist, "<a href="/wiki/My_Whole_World_Ended_(The_Moment_You_Left_Me)" title="My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)">My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Walk_Away_from_Love" title="Walk Away from Love">Walk Away from Love</a>." </p><p>Known for his unique raspy and anguished tenor vocals, Ruffin was ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine in 2008<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and again in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 1989 for his work with the Temptations.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fellow <a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a> recording artist <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> once said admiringly of Ruffin that, "I heard [in his voice] a strength my own voice lacked."<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/David_Ruffin" title="Special:EditPage/David Ruffin">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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His siblings were Quincy B. Ruffin, Rita Mae Ruffin, and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ruffin" title="Jimmy Ruffin">Jimmy Lee Ruffin</a>. Ruffin also had another sister Rosine, who died in infancy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancestry">Ancestry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ancestry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruffin's parents were both natives of Mississippi. His father, Eli, worked as a truck driver at numerous lumber mills, and his mother, Ophelia, worked out of their home. Eli's parents had moved from <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> to Mississippi, because of the harsh circumstances of living after the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. Prior to living in Alabama, David Ruffin's great-grandparents, John and Clara Ruffin, had moved from <a href="/wiki/Bertie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bertie County, North Carolina">Bertie County, North Carolina</a>. John Ruffin was a Civil War Veteran, fighting with the 14th United States Colored Heavy <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a> Regiment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Childhood_and_adolescence">Childhood and adolescence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Childhood and adolescence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruffin's father was strict and at times violently abusive.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin's mother died from complications of <a href="/wiki/Childbirth" title="Childbirth">childbirth</a> ten months after his birth in 1941; and his father later married Earline, a <a href="/wiki/Schoolteacher" class="mw-redirect" title="Schoolteacher">schoolteacher</a>, in 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-soulbot_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soulbot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a young child, Ruffin, along with his other siblings (older brothers Quincy and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ruffin" title="Jimmy Ruffin">Jimmy</a>, and sister Reada Mae) traveled with their father and their stepmother as a family <a href="/wiki/Gospel_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gospel (music)">gospel</a> group, opening shows for <a href="/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson" title="Mahalia Jackson">Mahalia Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Five_Blind_Boys_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi">The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-soul-patrol.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soul-patrol.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin sang in the choir at Mount Salem <a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a> Church, talent shows and wherever else he could.<sup id="cite_ref-soulbot_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soulbot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1955, at the age of 14, Ruffin left home under the <a href="/wiki/Guardianship" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardianship">guardianship</a> of a minister, Eddie Bush, and went to <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, with the purpose of pursuing the <a href="/wiki/Minister_(Christianity)" title="Minister (Christianity)">ministry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At age 15, Ruffin went to <a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Arkansas" title="Hot Springs, Arkansas">Hot Springs, Arkansas</a>, with the jazz musician Phineas Newborn, Sr. There, they played at the Fifty Grand Ballroom and Casino. Billed as Little David Bush, Ruffin continued to sing at talent shows, worked with horses at a jockey club and eventually became a member of <a href="/wiki/The_Dixie_Nightingales" title="The Dixie Nightingales">The Dixie Nightingales</a>. He also sang with <a href="/wiki/The_Soul_Stirrers" title="The Soul Stirrers">The Soul Stirrers</a> briefly after the departure of <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Taylor" title="Johnnie Taylor">Johnnie Taylor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After some of his singing idols such as <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cooke" title="Sam Cooke">Sam Cooke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Wilson" title="Jackie Wilson">Jackie Wilson</a> had left <a href="/wiki/Gospel_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gospel (music)">gospel music</a> and gone secular, Ruffin also turned in that direction. Eddie Bush and his wife, Dorothy Helen, took the then-16-year-old Ruffin to <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, where his brother, Jimmy, was pursuing a career in music while simultaneously working at the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford Motor Company</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After moving to Detroit with the Bushes, Ruffin recorded his first released record with the songs "You and I" (1958) b/w "Believe Me" (1958). These songs were recorded at Vega Records and released under the name "Little David Bush", using the last name of his guardian. Ruffin would later recall how he initially recorded "a different kind of music", strongly influenced by the smoother pop and R&B of the time, when he first recorded in Detroit for Vega.<sup id="cite_ref-StreetGold_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StreetGold-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1957, Ruffin met <a href="/wiki/Berry_Gordy_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Berry Gordy Jr.">Berry Gordy Jr.</a>, then a songwriter with ambitions of running his own label.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin lived with Gordy's father, a <a href="/wiki/General_contractor" title="General contractor">contractor</a>, and helped "Pops" Gordy do construction work on the building that would become <a href="/wiki/Hitsville_USA" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitsville USA">Hitsville USA</a>, the headquarters for Gordy's <a href="/wiki/Tamla_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamla Records">Tamla Records</a> (later <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a>) label.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StreetGold_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StreetGold-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jimmy Ruffin would eventually be signed to Tamla's Miracle Records label as an artist. </p><p>Ruffin also worked alongside another ambitious singer, <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>, as an apprentice at <a href="/wiki/Anna_Records" title="Anna Records">Anna Records</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Chess_Records" title="Chess Records">Chess</a>-distributed label run by Gordy's sister <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Gordy_Fuqua" title="Gwen Gordy Fuqua">Gwen Gordy Fuqua</a> and his songwriting partner <a href="/wiki/Roquel_Billy_Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Roquel Billy Davis">Billy Davis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StreetGold_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StreetGold-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Asked about Ruffin in the <i><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Free_Press" title="Detroit Free Press">Detroit Free Press</a></i> in 1988, Gordy Fuqua said: "He was very much a gentleman, yes ma'am and no ma'am, but the thing that really impressed me about David was that he was one of the only artists I've seen who rehearsed like he was on stage".<sup id="cite_ref-soulbot_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soulbot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Ruffin, both he and Gaye would pack records for Anna Records.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ruffin created music as both the vocalist and drummer in the Voice Masters, a <a href="/wiki/Doo-wop" title="Doo-wop">doo-wop</a> style combo<sup id="cite_ref-Ruffin,_David_2016_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruffin,_David_2016-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and eventually started recording at Anna Records, and recorded the song "I'm in Love" b/w "One of These Days" (1961), with the Voice Masters, a group which included future Motown producer, <a href="/wiki/Lamont_Dozier" title="Lamont Dozier">Lamont Dozier</a>. Other group members included members of <a href="/wiki/The_Originals_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Originals (band)">The Originals</a>: Ty Hunter, CP Spencer, Hank Dixon and (Voice Masters and The Originals founder) Walter Gaines. (At one time, The Voice Masters also included another future Temptations member, <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a>, one of numerous people David would claim as a cousin).<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinEarlyYears_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinEarlyYears-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin did sign to Anna Records as a solo artist, but his work in that time was unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-Ruffin,_David_2016_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruffin,_David_2016-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ruffin eventually met an up-and-coming local group by the name of <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">the Temptations</a>. His older brother Jimmy went on a <a href="/wiki/Motortown_Revue" title="Motortown Revue">Motortown Revue</a> tour with the Temptations, and he told David that they needed someone to sing <a href="/wiki/Tenor" title="Tenor">tenor</a> in their group. Ruffin shared his interest in joining the group with <a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a>, who also lived in Detroit. </p><p>In January 1964, Ruffin became a member of the Temptations after founding member Elbridge "Al" Bryant was fired from the group. Ruffin's first recording session with the group was January 9, 1964. Ruffin and his brother both auditioned to join the group, but they ultimately chose David after he performed with them on stage during the label's New Year's Eve party in 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_the_Temptations_(1964–1968)"><span id="With_the_Temptations_.281964.E2.80.931968.29"></span>With the Temptations (1964–1968)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: With the Temptations (1964–1968)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a></div> <p>After joining the Temptations, the bespectacled Ruffin initially sang <a href="/wiki/Background_singer" class="mw-redirect" title="Background singer">backgrounds</a> while the role of lead singer mostly alternated between <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a>. Ruffin did sing a few lead parts, both on stage and in the studio, during his first year with the group, but his leads on these studio tracks would not be released for over a year, as they were not considered good enough to showcase his vocals. However, <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, who produced and <a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">co-wrote</a> most of the Temptations' material at this point, saw Ruffin during this period as a "sleeping giant" in the group with a unique voice that was "mellow" yet "gruff."<sup id="cite_ref-npr_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robinson thought that if he could write just the 'perfect song' for Ruffin's voice, then he could have a smash hit.<sup id="cite_ref-npr_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was to be something that Ruffin could "belt out" yet something that was also "melodic and sweet".<sup id="cite_ref-npr_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Robinson achieved his goal, the song, "<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>", was recorded in November 1964 and released a month later. It became the group's first number-one single in 1965. "My Girl" subsequently became the Temptations' signature song, and elevated Ruffin to the role of lead singer and frontman. </p><p>The follow-ups to "My Girl" were also extremely successful singles, and included the Ruffin-led hits "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Growing" title="It's Growing">It's Growing</a>" (1965), "<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Lost_My_Baby" title="Since I Lost My Baby">Since I Lost My Baby</a>" (1965), "<a href="/wiki/My_Baby_(Temptations_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="My Baby (Temptations song)">My Baby</a>" (1965), "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>" (1966), "<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Skin_Deep" title="Beauty Is Only Skin Deep">Beauty Is Only Skin Deep</a>" (1966), "<a href="/wiki/(I_Know)_I%27m_Losing_You" title="(I Know) I'm Losing You">(I Know) I'm Losing You</a>" (1966), "<a href="/wiki/All_I_Need_(The_Temptations_song)" title="All I Need (The Temptations song)">All I Need</a>" (1967), "<a href="/wiki/(Loneliness_Made_Me_Realize)_It%27s_You_That_I_Need" title="(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need">(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need</a>" (1967), "<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>" (1967), and "<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Love_Another_(After_Loving_You)" title="I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)">I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)</a>" (1968). Ruffin also shared lead vocals on the 1967 hit single "<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Everything_(The_Temptations_song)" title="You're My Everything (The Temptations song)">You're My Everything</a>" with Eddie Kendricks. The tall, 6'3", Ruffin's passionate and dramatic performances endeared him to the Temptations' audiences and fans. According to <a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a>, Ruffin (playfully nicknamed "Ruff" by the group) was a natural comedian and a hard-working singer when he first joined the group. </p><p>Ruffin's most notable non-vocal contribution to the Temptations was the masterminding of their trademark four-headed microphone stand.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This enabled the other members to sing and do their dances without having to crowd around one microphone while the lead singer would sing into a separate microphone. </p><p>However, by 1967, difficulties with Ruffin became an issue for the group. He became addicted to <a href="/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a> and began missing rehearsals and performances.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinProbs_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinProbs-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Refusing to travel with the other Temptations, Ruffin and his then-girlfriend, <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a>, traveled in a custom <a href="/wiki/Limousine" title="Limousine">limo</a> (with the image of his trademark black rimmed glasses painted on the door).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">the Supremes</a> had their name changed to <i>Diana Ross & the Supremes</i> in early 1967, Ruffin felt that he should become the focal point of the Temptations, just as <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a> was for her group, and began demanding that the group name be changed to <i>David Ruffin & the Temptations</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinProbs_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinProbs-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to a number of disagreements between Ruffin and the group's <i>de facto</i> leader, Otis Williams.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinProbs_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinProbs-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the group's problems with Ruffin's ego, he began inquiring into the Temptations' financial records, demanding an accounting of the group's money.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This caused friction between Ruffin and Gordy.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1968, the Temptations agreed that Ruffin had finally crossed the line when he missed a June 22 <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, date with the Temptations in order to attend a performance by his new girlfriend, Barbara Gail Martin (<a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a>'s daughter).<sup id="cite_ref-RuffOut_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffOut-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin was fired on June 27, and replaced with <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a>, a former member of <a href="/wiki/The_Contours" title="The Contours">the Contours</a>, who had been a friend of Ruffin and the group as a whole beforehand.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffOut_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffOut-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though Ruffin himself personally encouraged Edwards to take his place, Ruffin began turning up unannounced at Temptations concerts during Edwards' first few dates with the group.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffOut_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffOut-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the group started to perform a Ruffin-era song such as "My Girl" or "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", Ruffin would suddenly walk on to the stage, take the microphone from Edwards' hands, and steal the show, embarrassing the group but entertaining the fans.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffOut_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffOut-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Edwards, the adulation and Ruffin's pleas convinced the other four Temptations to give Ruffin a second chance, but when he arrived late to what was to be his return show with the group in <a href="/wiki/Gaithersburg,_Maryland" title="Gaithersburg, Maryland">Gaithersburg, Maryland</a>, the Temptations decided to keep Edwards and drop considerations of rehiring Ruffin.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Otis Williams has always maintained that Ruffin's firing was permanent and he was never considered for rehiring. </p><p>In October 1968, Ruffin filed suit against Motown Records, seeking a release from the label and an accounting of his money.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Motown counter-sued to keep the singer from leaving the label and eventually the case was settled.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlement required Ruffin to remain with Motown to finish out his initial contract (Ruffin joined Motown as a solo artist and always had a separate contract from the other Temptations, which some felt caused a lot of the in-fighting within the group).<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMoneyLawsuit1968-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_years">Solo years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Solo years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruffin's first solo single was a song originally intended for the Temptations, "<a href="/wiki/My_Whole_World_Ended_(The_Moment_You_Left_Me)" title="My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)">My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)</a>". The single (from the album also titled <i><a href="/wiki/My_Whole_World_Ended" title="My Whole World Ended">My Whole World Ended</a></i>) was released in 1969, and reached the US Pop and R&B Top Ten. This was followed by the 1969 album <i><a href="/wiki/Feelin%27_Good_(David_Ruffin_album)" title="Feelin' Good (David Ruffin album)">Feelin' Good</a></i>. A third album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/David_(David_Ruffin_album)" title="David (David Ruffin album)">David</a></i>, was recorded in 1970–71, but was shelved by Motown and did not see commercial release until 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1970, Ruffin recorded an album with his brother Jimmy, <i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_My_Brother%27s_Keeper" title="I Am My Brother's Keeper">I Am My Brother's Keeper</a></i>, for which they had minor hits with "When My Love Hand (Comes Tumbling Down)" and "Your Love Was Worth Waiting For". His next official release for Motown did not arrive until 1973 when <i><a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin_(album)" title="David Ruffin (album)">David Ruffin</a></i> was released. While his solo career initially showed promise, Ruffin quickly declined as a performer due to his cocaine addiction, and Motown only giving him the bare minimum of support when it became clear that he was not nearly as popular without the Temptations behind him. </p><p>Ruffin’s final top ten hit was "<a href="/wiki/Walk_Away_from_Love" title="Walk Away from Love">Walk Away from Love</a>" in 1975, produced by <a href="/wiki/Van_McCoy" title="Van McCoy">Van McCoy</a>, which reached number nine on the Pop Charts. It was also Ruffin's only entry into the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Charts</a> (as a solo artist), and was a hit there as well, making it into the Top Ten (peaking at number 10) in early 1976. The single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_certification" title="Music recording certification">gold disc</a> by the <a href="/wiki/R.I.A.A." class="mw-redirect" title="R.I.A.A.">R.I.A.A.</a> in February 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other notable recordings from Ruffin's solo career include "I Lost Everything I've Ever Loved" (1969); the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gospel (music)">gospel</a>-inflected "I'm So Glad I Fell For You" (1970); "Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)" (1973); "Common Man" (1973) (which was <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sampled</a> on the 2001 <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> song "Never Change"); "No Matter Where" (1974); "Who I Am" (1975); "<a href="/wiki/Statue_of_a_Fool" title="Statue of a Fool">Statue of a Fool</a>" (1975); and cover versions of <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_Five" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jackson Five">the Jackson Five</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_You_Back" title="I Want You Back">I Want You Back</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Rainy_Night_in_Georgia" title="Rainy Night in Georgia">Rainy Night in Georgia</a>" (popularized by <a href="/wiki/Brook_Benton" title="Brook Benton">Brook Benton</a>)—both recorded for the shelved 1970 album; and <a href="/wiki/Harold_Melvin_and_the_Blue_Notes" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes">Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes</a>' "I Miss You" (1973), featuring Eddie Kendricks (later Kendrick). </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:22%; ; padding:8px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"Although some blame Ruffin's very intermittent post-Tempts success on deliberate corporate neglect, I've never found even his biggest solo hits all that undeniable—ungrouped, his voice seems overly tense whether it's grinding out grit or reaching for highs." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—<i><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Record_Guide:_Rock_Albums_of_the_Seventies" title="Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies">Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies</a></i> (1981)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>After leaving Motown in 1977, Ruffin recorded for <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros. Records</a>, releasing the albums <i><a href="/wiki/So_Soon_We_Change" title="So Soon We Change">So Soon We Change</a></i> (1979) and <i><a href="/wiki/Gentleman_Ruffin" title="Gentleman Ruffin">Gentleman Ruffin</a></i> (1980). He then signed with <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a> and formed a duo with fellow Temptation Eddie Kendricks, who had recently departed from the group under his own set of difficulties, including the weakening power of his voice after years of chain-smoking. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collaborations">Collaborations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Collaborations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1982, Ruffin and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a> re-joined the Temptations for the recording of their album <i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reunion (The Temptations album)">Reunion</a></i> and a tour to promote the album, which included the R&B hit, "Standing on the Top", that the group recorded with <a href="/wiki/Rick_James" title="Rick James">Rick James</a>. The reunion tour was short-lived, however, as Ruffin repeatedly failed to show up for concerts while using cocaine, leading the group to be fined thousands of dollars. Otis Williams fired Ruffin from the group for the second and final time by Christmas 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ruffin started touring with Kendricks (who dropped the "s" from his last name at this time) as a duo act in 1985 when he was also dismissed for his poor singing. That year, longtime Temptations fans <a href="/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates" title="Hall & Oates">Hall & Oates</a> teamed up with Ruffin and Kendrick to perform at the re-opening of the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Theater" title="Apollo Theater">Apollo Theater</a> in New York. Their performance was released as a successful live album and single. The four singers also sang a medley of Temptations hits at <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a> on July 13, 1985. In 1985, a live medley of "<a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Do_the_Things_You_Do" title="The Way You Do the Things You Do">The Way You Do the Things You Do</a>" and "My Girl" was released by Hall & Oates featuring Ruffin and Kendrick. It reached number 20 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100, number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 40 on the R&B chart.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The single earned Ruffin his first and only Grammy nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Oates" title="John Oates">John Oates</a> later wrote a minor hit single for Ruffin and Kendrick, but the two duos fell out, allegedly due to <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Hall" title="Daryl Hall">Daryl Hall</a>'s objections to Ruffin's heavy drug use. </p><p>After being inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> with the Temptations in 1989,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin, Kendrick and Dennis Edwards began touring and recording as "Ruffin/Kendrick/Edwards: Former Leads of The Temptations". In 1991, they completed a successful month-long tour of England which grossed nearly $300,000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his death, they were planning a European tour.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin's final recording in his lifetime was "Hurt the One You Love", which was released as a solo record for <a href="/wiki/Motorcity_Records" title="Motorcity Records">Motorcity Records</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationships,_children_and_domestic_abuse"><span id="Relationships.2C_children_and_domestic_abuse"></span>Relationships, children and domestic abuse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Relationships, children and domestic abuse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruffin was married twice. His first marriage was to Sandra Barnes in 1961, with whom he had three daughters: Cheryl, Nedra, and Kimberly.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a son with his long-term girlfriend, Genna Sapia, whom he met in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-amazon.com_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amazon.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She named their son David E. Sapia, but Ruffin later changed his name to David Eli Ruffin, Jr. The three lived together for years.<sup id="cite_ref-amazon.com_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amazon.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1976, Ruffin married Joy Hamilton. After his death, Sapia would add "Ruffin" to her last name in tribute to their relationship, and for continuity with her son.<sup id="cite_ref-amazon.com_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amazon.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, Sapia-Ruffin published <i>A Memoir: David Ruffin--My Temptation</i>, which details Ruffin's infidelity and <a href="/wiki/Domestic_violence" title="Domestic violence">abusive</a> behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1966, Ruffin began dating <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a> after she joined the <a href="/wiki/Motortown_Revue" title="Motortown Revue">Motortown Revue</a>; opening for the Temptations. They had a tumultuous relationship. Ruffin surprised her with a marriage proposal, but after she announced their engagement onstage she learned he was already married.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin became increasingly violent towards Terrell as his drug abuse worsened. Terrell ended their relationship after Ruffin hit her in the head with his motorcycle helmet in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though she had migraines since childhood, Terrell told <a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)"><i>Ebony</i></a> magazine in 1969 that she believed her emotional state during this relationship was a contributing factor to her headaches.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Terrell died from a brain tumor in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time of his death, Ruffin had been living in Philadelphia since 1989 with his girlfriend Diane Showers, who met him as a 14-year-old fan.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drug_addiction_and_legal_issues">Drug addiction and legal issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Drug addiction and legal issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruffin first sought treatment for his drug addiction in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978, Ruffin was arrested at a birthday party in Memphis. He was charged with <a href="/wiki/Disorderly_conduct" title="Disorderly conduct">disorderly conduct</a> "for refusing several requests" to leave the area after he allegedly made threats against some policemen and their families while being transported to jail. Ruffin denied making threats and was released on his own recognizance.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1982, Ruffin was charged $5,000 and sentenced to six months in a low-security prison in <a href="/wiki/Terre_Haute,_Indiana" title="Terre Haute, Indiana">Terre Haute, Indiana</a>, for failing to pay taxes amounting to more than $310,000 over two years (1975–1977).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served four months and was released early for good behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 19, 1986, he pleaded no contest to a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property worth less than $100 (a Colt .32-caliber handgun) and was fined $50 plus $100 in court costs. Charges of assault and battery and receiving stolen property worth more than $100 were dropped.<sup id="cite_ref-soulbot_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soulbot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 1987, Ruffin spent a night in jail after he was arrested after a raid at a Detroit house. He was charged with cocaine possession with intent to distribute less than 20 grams (¾ oz) of cocaine. He was released after posting a $1,500 bond.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin was found not guilty of possession, but was found guilty of using the drug.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sentenced to two years' probation and 50 days of community service.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1989, he was ordered to enter a drug rehabilitation center after violating his probation three times.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed a 28-day drug treatment program at the Areba Casriel Institute in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After completing a successful month-long tour of <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> with Kendricks and Edwards, Ruffin died on June 1, 1991, from an accidental <a href="/wiki/Drug_overdose" title="Drug overdose">overdose</a> of <a href="/wiki/Crack_cocaine" title="Crack cocaine">crack cocaine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had reportedly collapsed at a <a href="/wiki/West_Philadelphia" title="West Philadelphia">West Philadelphia</a> <a href="/wiki/Drug_house" title="Drug house">crack house</a>, where he had gone with his friend Donald Brown, according to authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown then drove Ruffin to the <a href="/wiki/Hospital_of_the_University_of_Pennsylvania" title="Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania">Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania</a>, where he was declared dead at 3:55 a.m. that morning from "an adverse reaction to drugs (cocaine)" after emergency room personnel spent almost an hour attempting to revive him.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Associated_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="The Associated Press">The Associated Press</a> reported that Ruffin and a man named William Nowell split ten vials of crack cocaine inside of Nowell's <a href="/wiki/West_Philadelphia" title="West Philadelphia">West Philadelphia</a> home hours before he died.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the cause of death was ruled an accident, Ruffin's family and friends suspected foul play, claiming that a <a href="/wiki/Money_belt" title="Money belt">money belt</a> containing $40,000 was missing from his body.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his girlfriend at the time, Diane Showers, was not surprised when she was informed of his death.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "When David had a lot of money, he would be able to do things that he wanted to do," she said.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations (TV miniseries)">The Temptations</a></i> television miniseries, Ruffin's beaten body is depicted as being dumped in the street in front of a hospital where he dies. It was also stated in the miniseries that his body remained unclaimed in a morgue for a week after his death. As a result, Ruffin's estate filed suit against <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> and other major players involved in the making of the series, claiming <a href="/wiki/United_States_defamation_law" title="United States defamation law">defamation</a>. According to the plaintiffs in the case, Ruffin was actually taken to the hospital by a limousine and was escorted to the waiting area by his driver, who informed the attendants of his identity. Ruffin's children further stated that his body was claimed by one of them within a few days of his death. Ruffin's estate lost the lawsuit, and the ruling against it was upheld on appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-OpenJurist_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OpenJurist-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ruffin's funeral was held at <a href="/wiki/New_Bethel_Baptist_Church_(Detroit,_Michigan)" title="New Bethel Baptist Church (Detroit, Michigan)">New Bethel Baptist Church</a> in Detroit. Surviving members of the Temptations sang "My Girl". <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> also sang at the funeral.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> volunteered to pay for the funeral expenses, but did not attend the service. Jackson, <a href="/wiki/Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates" title="Hall & Oates">Daryl Hall and John Oates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_group)" title="The Spinners (American group)">the Spinners</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Martha_and_the_Vandellas" title="Martha and the Vandellas">Martha Reeves and the Vandellas</a> sent floral arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ruffin is buried in section three at <a href="/wiki/Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Detroit)" title="Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)">Woodlawn Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruffin had many admirers among his fellow artists. "Nobody could sing like David Ruffin", said his close friend and colleague <a href="/wiki/Martha_Reeves" title="Martha Reeves">Martha Reeves</a> (of Martha and the Vandellas fame).<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His contemporary, label-mate, and long-time acquaintance <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> was particularly impressed with the <a href="/wiki/Virility" title="Virility">virility</a> of Ruffin's voice. Gaye said Ruffin's work "made me remember that when a lot of women listen to music, they want to feel the power of a real man."<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Hall" title="Daryl Hall">Daryl Hall</a> said, "His voice had a certain glorious anguish that spoke to people on many emotional levels".<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin himself said, "I don't know what kind of voice I have, I really don't...it's just about the feeling I get for the song".<sup id="cite_ref-soul-patrol.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soul-patrol.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart</a> said: "'<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>' jumped out of the speakers and ravished my soul".<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stewart would later become friends with Ruffin. "His voice was so powerful—like a foghorn on the <i>Queen Mary</i>", Stewart told <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cover art of Ruffin's last album, <i><a href="/wiki/Gentleman_Ruffin" title="Gentleman Ruffin">Gentleman Ruffin</a></i>, was the inspiration for the art of rapper <a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a>'s mixtape <i><a href="/wiki/Kush_%26_Orange_Juice" title="Kush & Orange Juice">Kush & Orange Juice</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-soulbot_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soulbot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, David Ruffin was inducted twice into the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_Blues_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame">Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame</a> at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_University" title="Cleveland State University">Cleveland State University</a>. He is inducted as a solo artist and member of the Temptations.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin is also inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Musicians_Hall_of_Fame" title="Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame">Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2019, the city of Detroit unveiled "David Ruffin Avenue" as the secondary street name where he formerly lived at 17385 Parkside. The ceremony was hosted by the founder LaMont Robinson of the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. It was attended by Ruffin's family and friends including Martha Reeves and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Wilson_(singer)" title="Mary Wilson (singer)">Mary Wilson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 26, 2019, the city of <a href="/wiki/Meridian,_Mississippi" title="Meridian, Mississippi">Meridian</a> ceremonially named a section of 8th Street near the <a href="/wiki/Temple_Theater_(Meridian,_Mississippi)" title="Temple Theater (Meridian, Mississippi)">Temple Theatre</a> "David Ruffin Boulevard."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin was born in nearby rural Whynot, but claimed Meridian as home. Ruffin's family was in attendance for honor and the unveiling of his star on Mississippi's Arts + Entertainment Experience's walk of fame. During the celebrations, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_State_University" title="Jackson State University">Jackson State University</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Sonic_Boom_of_the_South" title="Sonic Boom of the South">Sonic Boom of the South</a>" marching band led a parade. Lamont Robinson, head of the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_Blues_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame">National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame</a> and also Ruffin's son-in-law, presented the idea to Meridian.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/David_Ruffin" title="Special:EditPage/David Ruffin">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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In 2019, rapper Lil Durk referenced David Ruffin on a song of the same name, off his mixtape "Love Songs 4 the Streets 2.", with lyrics such as "I know a killer who got inside that jam ... we call him David Ruffin, and they didn't even use his statement so he sang for nothin'." (The track references Ruffin's singing abilities metaphorically, as "singing" is slang in many urban neighborhoods for snitching, or telling on someone to law enforcement in order to get a lighter sentence. But, the Feds didn't end up using his statement, so he did it all for nothing.) </p><p>Paul K and the Weatherman have a song on the 1996 <i>Love is a Gas</i> LP titled "David Ruffin's Tears". </p><p><a href="/wiki/Little_Brother_(group)" title="Little Brother (group)">Little Brother</a> sampled Ruffin's song Slow Dance for their song <a href="/wiki/The_Minstrel_Show" title="The Minstrel Show">Slow It Down</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first song on <a href="/wiki/Fall_Out_Boy" title="Fall Out Boy">Fall Out Boy</a>'s 2005 CD <i><a href="/wiki/From_Under_the_Cork_Tree" title="From Under the Cork Tree">From Under the Cork Tree</a></i> was to have been titled "My Name is David Ruffin...and These are The Temptations," but for legal reasons the name was changed to "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued". </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">Hip hop</a> group <a href="/wiki/Hotstylz" title="Hotstylz">Hotstylz</a> used Ruffin's song and referred his name on their single "<a href="/wiki/Lookin%27_Boy" class="mw-redirect" title="Lookin' Boy">Lookin' Boy</a>". </p><p><a href="/wiki/NLE_Choppa" title="NLE Choppa">NLE Choppa</a> referenced Ruffin on <a href="/wiki/Polo_G" title="Polo G">Polo G</a>'s 2020 single, "<a href="/wiki/Go_Stupid" title="Go Stupid">Go Stupid</a>" stating: "Givin' niggas temptation like he David Ruffin". </p><p>American <a href="/wiki/Rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Rap">rap</a> rock group <a href="/wiki/Gym_Class_Heroes" title="Gym Class Heroes">Gym Class Heroes</a> references Ruffin in the 2008 song "Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song)" from their album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Quilt" title="The Quilt">The Quilt</a></i> stating: "I never understood temptation. But I guess we both got a little David Ruffin in us." </p><p>Ruffin was portrayed in the Broadway musical, <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud" title="Ain't Too Proud">Ain't Too Proud</a></i>, by <a href="/wiki/Ephraim_Sykes" title="Ephraim Sykes">Ephraim Sykes</a>. </p><p>Ruffin's performance at the 1969 <a href="/wiki/Harlem_Cultural_Festival" title="Harlem Cultural Festival">Harlem Cultural Festival</a> was featured in the award-winning documentary film <i><a href="/wiki/Summer_of_Soul" title="Summer of Soul">Summer of Soul</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Questlove" title="Questlove">Questlove</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_The_Temptations">With <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: With The Temptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_discography" title="The Temptations discography">The Temptations discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo">Solo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Solo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin_discography" title="David Ruffin discography">David Ruffin discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/My_Whole_World_Ended" title="My Whole World Ended">My Whole World Ended</a></i></li> <li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/Feelin%27_Good_(David_Ruffin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feelin' Good (David Ruffin)">Feelin' Good</a></i></li> <li>1970: <i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_My_Brother%27s_Keeper" title="I Am My Brother's Keeper">I Am My Brother's Keeper</a></i> (The Ruffin Brothers: David & <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ruffin" title="Jimmy Ruffin">Jimmy Ruffin</a>)</li> <li>1973: <i><a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin_(album)" title="David Ruffin (album)">David Ruffin</a></i></li> <li>1974: <i><a href="/wiki/Me_%27N_Rock_%27N_Roll_Are_Here_To_Stay" class="mw-redirect" title="Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay">Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay</a></i></li> <li>1975: <i><a href="/wiki/Who_I_Am_(David_Ruffin_album)" title="Who I Am (David Ruffin album)">Who I Am</a></i></li> <li>1976: <i><a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Coming_Up_Love" title="Everything's Coming Up Love">Everything's Coming Up Love</a></i></li> <li>1977: <i><a href="/wiki/In_My_Stride" title="In My Stride">In My Stride</a></i></li> <li>1979: <i><a href="/wiki/So_Soon_We_Change" title="So Soon We Change">So Soon We Change</a></i></li> <li>1980: <i><a href="/wiki/Gentleman_Ruffin" title="Gentleman Ruffin">Gentleman Ruffin</a></i></li> <li>1987: <i><a href="/wiki/Ruffin_%26_Kendrick" title="Ruffin & Kendrick">Ruffin & Kendrick</a></i> (Ruffin & Kendrick: David Ruffin and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendrick" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Kendrick">Eddie Kendrick</a>)</li> <li>2004: <i><a href="/wiki/David_(David_Ruffin_album)" title="David (David Ruffin album)">David</a></i> (recorded between 1969 and 1971)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Ruffin&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay">Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who_I_Am_(David_Ruffin_album)" title="Who I Am (David Ruffin album)">Who I Am</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Coming_Up_Love" title="Everything's Coming Up Love">Everything's Coming Up Love</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_My_Stride" title="In My Stride">In My Stride </a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Soon_We_Change" title="So Soon We Change">So Soon We Change</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gentleman_Ruffin" title="Gentleman Ruffin">Gentleman Ruffin</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_(David_Ruffin_album)" title="David (David Ruffin album)">David</a></i> (2004, recorded between 1969 and 1971)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ruffin" title="Jimmy Ruffin">Jimmy Ruffin</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin_discography" title="David Ruffin discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Statue_of_a_Fool" title="Statue of a Fool">Statue of a Fool</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-group" aria-labelledby="The_Temptations" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a></li> <li>Larry Braggs</li> <li>Willie Green</li> <li>Mario Corbino</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Temptations" title="Meet the Temptations">Meet the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Sing_Smokey" title="The Temptations Sing Smokey">The Temptations Sing Smokey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptin%27_Temptations" title="The Temptin' Temptations">The Temptin' Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Ready" title="Gettin' Ready">Gettin' Ready</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_with_a_Lot_o%27_Soul" title="The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul">The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="The Temptations Wish It Would Rain">The Temptations Wish It Would Rain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations album)">Cloud Nine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_People" title="Puzzle People">Puzzle People</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack" title="Psychedelic Shack">Psychedelic Shack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky%27s_the_Limit_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)">Sky's the Limit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Rock_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Solid Rock (The Temptations album)">Solid Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Directions" title="All Directions">All Directions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations album)">Masterpiece</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1990_(The_Temptations_album)" title="1990 (The Temptations album)">1990</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_You_(The_Temptations_album)" title="A Song for You (The Temptations album)">A Song for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(The_Temptations_album)" title="House Party (The Temptations album)">House Party</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Love_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Wings of Love (The Temptations album)">Wings of Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Do_the_Temptations" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations Do the Temptations">The Temptations Do the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hear_to_Tempt_You" title="Hear to Tempt You">Hear to Tempt You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bare_Back" title="Bare Back">Bare Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_(Temptations_album)" title="Power (Temptations album)">Power</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(1981_album)" title="The Temptations (1981 album)">The Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reunion (The Temptations album)">Reunion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surface_Thrills" title="Surface Thrills">Surface Thrills</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Basics (The Temptations album)">Back to Basics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Truly_for_You" title="Truly for You">Truly for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_Me_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Touch Me (The Temptations album)">Touch Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Be_Continued..._(The_Temptations_album)" title="To Be Continued... 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Here</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_60" title="Temptations 60">Temptations 60</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cover albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_a_Mellow_Mood" title="The Temptations in a Mellow Mood">The Temptations in a Mellow Mood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Lovers_Only_(The_Temptations_album)" title="For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)">For Lovers Only</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reflections_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reflections (The Temptations album)">Reflections</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Front_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Front (The Temptations album)">Back to Front</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Time_(The_Temptations_album)" title="All the Time (The Temptations album)">All the Time</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_Live!" title="Temptations Live!">Temptations Live!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Copa_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Live at the Copa (The Temptations album)">Live at the Copa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_London%27s_Talk_of_the_Town_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Live at London's Talk of the Town (The Temptations album)">Live at London's Talk of the Town</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_Japan" title="The Temptations in Japan">The Temptations in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_the_Supremes_Join_the_Temptations" title="Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations">Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TCB_(TV_program)" title="TCB (TV program)">TCB</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Show" title="The Temptations Show">The Temptations Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_(The_Supremes_and_the_Temptations_album)" title="Together (The Supremes and the Temptations album)">Together</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/G.I.T._on_Broadway" title="G.I.T. on Broadway">On Broadway</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Christmas_Card" title="The Temptations Christmas Card">The Temptations Christmas Card</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_Love_at_Christmas" title="Give Love at Christmas">Give Love at Christmas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_and_Found:_You%27ve_Got_to_Earn_It_(1962%E2%80%931968)" title="Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)">Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Greatest Hits (The Temptations album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (The Temptations album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Anthology (The Temptations album)">Anthology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Emperors_of_Soul" title="Emperors of Soul">Emperors of Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(The_Temptations_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (The Temptations album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li><i>My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations</i></li> <li><i>Psychedelic Soul</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(US/UK Top 10)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Get Ready (The Temptations song)">Get Ready</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Skin_Deep" title="Beauty Is Only Skin Deep">Beauty Is Only Skin Deep</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Know)_I%27m_Losing_You" title="(I Know) I'm Losing You">(I Know) I'm Losing You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Need_(The_Temptations_song)" title="All I Need (The Temptations song)">All I Need</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Everything_(The_Temptations_song)" title="You're My Everything (The Temptations song)">You're My Everything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Love_Another_(After_Loving_You)" title="I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)">I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations song)">Cloud Nine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I'm Gonna Make You Love Me">I'm Gonna Make You Love Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Runaway_Child,_Running_Wild" title="Runaway Child, Running Wild">Run Away Child, Running Wild</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_to_You" title="I Can't Get Next to You">I Can't Get Next to You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack_(song)" title="Psychedelic Shack (song)">Psychedelic Shack</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)" title="Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)">Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations song)">Masterpiece</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Your_Hair_Down_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song)">Let Your Hair Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_People_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Happy People (The Temptations song)">Happy People</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shakey_Ground" title="Shakey Ground">Shakey Ground</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">Treat Her Like a Lady</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Motown_Song" title="The Motown Song">The Motown Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" (reissue)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Temptations_band_members" title="List of the Temptations band members">Band members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(miniseries)" title="The Temptations (miniseries)"><i>The Temptations</i> (miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud" title="Ain't Too Proud"><i>Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_discography" title="The Temptations discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">The Supremes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undisputed_Truth" title="The Undisputed Truth">The Undisputed Truth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrett_Strong" title="Barrett Strong">Barrett Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" 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