The Temptations Review – Dennis Edwards & The Manhattens

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Dennis Edwards
Edwards' career began in 1968 when he was selected as the replacement for lead singer David Ruffin. With Edwards at the helm, The Temptations enjoyed some of their most remarkable achievements. Beginning with a long string of #1 Hit records, such as Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, Memories, Psychedelic Shack, Ball of Confusion, Cloud Nine, Can't Get Next to You...and many more.

Their first Grammy award, which was also the first for MOTOWN Records, was won by The Temptations with Dennis Edwards as lead singer. The first Grammy was followed in succession by fourteen Gold albums, seven Grammy Nominations and five Grammy Awards. In 1989 Edwards was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and also inducted in 1999 into the Alabama Hall of Fame. Sales of over 100 million recordings moved audiences across the generations, from preteen to the grown and sexy.

The Manhattans
The group enjoyed enormous success in the 70s and 80s with songs such as There's No Me Without You, Wish That You Were Mine, Hurt, We Never Danced To A Love Song, Don't Take Your Love From Me, I Kinda Miss You and It Feels So Good To be Loved So Bad. Their 1976 single Kiss and Say Goodbye was both a number one R&B and Pop hit. The Manhattans won a Grammy in 1980 for the big hit Shining Star.