Barrett Strong, an artist and songwriter who was present for the birth of Motown and had a key role in classic hits for the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr and others, has died. He was 81.

You might say it was an album six decades in the making. "Temptations 60," the anniversary record that became a passion project for Tempts founder Otis Williams, arrived overnight Friday. It's the ...

Well into the sixth decade of their careers, two of Motown’s iconic vocal groups are still working the road. Whether you remember them from your AM radio, FM radio or the roller rink, the Temptations ...

Otis Williams, the last of the original Temptations, says each time he sees “Ain’t Too Proud,” the Broadway musical based on the lives of the legendary Motown vocal group, it feels as amazing as the ...

There are a number of dates that count as the Temptations’ 60th anniversary — whether it’s the formation of seed groups the Primes and the Distants during the mid- and late-’50s, the establishment of ...

When it comes to the impact that vocal groups have had, the Temptations are in a class by themselves. A crucial contributor to Motown Records’ legacy, the Detroit group laid out a string of hit ...