(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about a Temptations record that hits you before the vocals even begin—the groove sets in, the bassline walks into your bones, and the harmony builds like a slow ...

Some music artists are blessed with both industry accolades plus more personal, mind-blowing honors. The Temptations, known as the pioneers of the psychedelic soul genre with innovative songs, are no ...

It's unavoidable, perhaps, given how many great songs came out of the Motown empire in the '60s and '70s. But for every great Motown single that is still widely heard today, there are many that have ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Temptations, and they’re marking the occasion with the release of the new Smokey Robinson-penned song “Is It Gonna Be Yes or No.” It will appear on their ...

With the Detroit Lions Cheerleaders and Honolulu Boom drumline as accompaniment, 84-year-old Temptations founder Otis Williams cut a familiar figure onstage during the three-song set: “Get Ready” (Ron ...

“Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations” tells the story of the Motown group's rise to fame when doors were opening for Black artists in the 1960s. The Broadway hit documents their ...

As he brainstormed ideas for an album that would celebrate 60 years of The Temptations, Otis Williams had an epiphany. If we’re making a record for the Tempts’ diamond anniversary, Williams thought to ...

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is further proof, as if we need it, that the term “jukebox musical” just isn’t fair – to jukeboxes. Feed a juke some cash and it delivers music, ...

Members of the cast of the musical "Ain't Too Proud" bring to the stage the story of how the Temptations rose to fame on their strength of soulful harmonies and synchronized choreography that was part ...