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Rathausgasse 18
CH-3011 Bern
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www.ch-cultura.ch.ch

DER US-AMERIKANISCHE SOUL- UND R&B-SÄNGER DENNIS EDWARDS (THE TEMPTATIONS) IST GESTORBEN

DER US-AMERIKANISCHE SOUL- UND R&B-SÄNGER DENNIS EDWARDS (THE TEMPTATIONS) IST GESTORBEN

03.02.2018 Der am 3. Februar 1943 in Birmingham (Alabama) geborene US-amerikanische Soul- und Rhythm-and-Blues-Sänger Dennis Edwards ist am 1. Februar 2018 in Chicago gestorben. Er war vor allem als Leadsänger der Gruppe The Temptations berühmt geworden.


Bild: Gordy Records / Motown Records Corp. / Stone Diamond Music Corp. - Public domain - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone_by_The_Temptations

Dennis Edwards, Temptations Vocalist, Dies at 74

Dennis Edwards, who joined the top Motown act the Temptations to take lead vocals on some of the group's most memorable latter-day hits such as "Just My Imagination," died Friday in Chicago of undisclosed causes.

Chris Morris

http://variety.com/2018/music/news/dennis-edwards-dies-dead-the-temptations-1202685852/

Edwards was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Temptations in 1989. In 2013, Edwards also received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, given to the Temptations. 

Kory Grow

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/temptations-lead-singer-dennis-edwards-dead-at-74-w516296

Dennis Edwards is best-known for his hit single, "Don't Look Any Further." This song goes down in hip hop history, as Tupac sampled it for "Hit 'Em Up." A few years later, Lil Wayne sampled it for "Way of Life," featuring Big Tymers and TQ.

https://www.hip-hopvibe.com/2018/02/02/dennis-edwards-former-lead-singer-of-the-temptations-has-died-at-75-years-old-twitter-mourns-his-death-ripdennisedwards/

Edwards, who replaced David Ruffin as lead singer in 1968, was the voice of hits including "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Cloud Nine"

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/02/dennis-edwards-temptations-dead-74

Videos:

THE TEMPTATIONS - PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE.LIVE TV PERFORMANCE 1972

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDi2XdFUy3I

The Temptations - Live In Concert, 1983

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpPPGYLN3ik

Dennis Edwards with Siedah Garrett - "Don't Look Any Further" [Soul Train 1984]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8cmJamfNHI

Temptations, Hall of Fame 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp_qpbFQgv4

Mehr:

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000201779

https://www.discogs.com/artist/94079-Dennis-Edwards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Edwards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations

https://www.temptationsofficial.com/

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