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The Temptations


Rock and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. The Van Dykes (3)

The Van Dykes were originally called The Temptations under which name the New York group - Tommy Rivera, Benny Ortiz, Mike Cruz, Junior Garcia and Ray Martinez- were signed to king records of Cincinnati and made their debut with a Rock'n'Roll novelty "Roach's Rock" in 1958. Another group as the temptations who recorded for Savoy, staked a prior claim to the name obliging the King Group to change its name to the Van Dykes in time for their next release, "The Bells are ringing", an exquisite record that surprisingly failed to elicit the response it merited.

     
Genres
  • Rock
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
My Girl on The Temptations Sing Smokey by The Temptations
Ain't Too Proud To Beg on Gettin' Ready by The Temptations
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Single Version on 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 2 - The '70s, '80s, '90s by The Temptations
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) on Sky's The Limit by The Temptations
Get Ready on Gettin' Ready by The Temptations
Ain't No Mountain High Enough on Oldies 101 by Various Artists
The Way You Do The Things You Do on Meet The Temptations by The Temptations
I Wish It Would Rain on Wish It Would Rain by The Temptations
I Can't Get Next To You on Puzzle People by The Temptations
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me on Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations by Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Standing Alone / Roach's RockThe Temptations1958Single
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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