Everybody wants to sing like you.’ ”While Edwards wasn’t an original singer with the classic Temptations lineup — David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and Otis Williams — he was the official sixth member. Edwards, who lived in the St. Louis area with his wife, Brenda Edwards, died in a hospital in Chicago. ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Grammy-winning singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dennis Edwards, an unmistakable voice of classic Motown vocal group the Temptations, died Thursday of complications from meningitis, his family confirms. The Contours, best known for their 1962 hit “Do You Love Me” (recorded before Edwards joined them), opened for the Temptations; Edwards joined in 1968 as a replacement for his friend Ruffin. His solo career also included “(You’re My) Aphrodisiac” and “Try a Little Tenderness.”While touring as Dennis Edwards & the Temptations, Edwards ran into legal problems with his former group mate Williams and changed the group name to the Temptations Review.

Source: thestar February 03, 2018 02:37 UTC