Timeline The Temptations: My Girl

Five voices and the Temptation Walk — the Temptations from My Girl to Papa Was a Rollin' Stone.

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The Temptations: My Girl 13

1960 The Temptations formed in Detroit The Primes and the Distants Members of two local groups come together, signed by Motown in 1961.
1964 David Ruffin joins the Temptations Classic line-up With Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams.
1965 The Temptations top the charts with My Girl Written by Smokey Robinson Their first number one.
1966 The Temptations release Ain't Too Proud to Beg Norman Whitfield The start of their work with producer Norman Whitfield.
1968 The Temptations fire David Ruffin Dennis Edwards joins Ruffin is fired after missing a show.
1968 The Temptations release Cloud Nine Psychedelic soul Motown's first Grammy winner.
1969 The Temptations top the charts with I Can't Get Next to You Number one Another number one.
1970 The Temptations release Ball of Confusion Social commentary A song about the state of the world in 1970.
1971 The Temptations release Just My Imagination Kendricks' farewell Number one as Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams leave.
1972 The Temptations top the charts with Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Three Grammys A 12-minute album version — three Grammys.
1982 The Temptations' Reunion tour Ruffin and Kendricks return The classic singers tour again.
1989 The Temptations inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted with the classic members.
2019 The Temptations' musical Ain't Too Proud opens on Broadway Musical A musical on their story.