Eddie Kendricks
As a founding member of iconic R&B group the Temptations and later as a solo
star, Eddie Kendricks was a pillar of soul music and Motown. Born on December
17, 1939, Kendricks grew up with fellow future Temptation Paul Williams in
Alabama before the two moved north to Detroit. The Temptations formed in 1961,
and Kendricks’ falsetto was a key component of the group’s sound, as featured on
the hits “Get Ready”, “The Way You Do the Things You Do”, and “Just My
Imagination (Running Away with Me)”. As the latter song hit Number 1 in 1971,
Kendricks left the Temptations and embarked on ...
