Former Temptations singer Dennis Edwards dead at 74
He was not on the list.
Former Temptations member Dennis Edwards, who contributed
lead vocals to such hits as "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," "I Can't
Get Next to You" and "Ball of Confusion," died Thursday in a
Chicago hospital after a long illness, the singer's manager confirmed to ABC
News.
He would have turned 75 on Saturday.
Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968 after original member
David Ruffin was fired. His gritty, gospel-influenced vocals were featured
prominently on most of the band's ensuing hits.
He was fired from the group in 1977, and that same year he
married Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters. Although the marriage was brief,
the couple had a daughter, Issa, in 1978.
Edwards rejoined the Temptations in 1980 and stayed with the
group until 1984. As a solo artist, he scored a No. 2 hit on the R&B charts
with "Don't Look Any Further" in 1984. Dennis returned to the band
for one more stint that lasted from 1987 to 1989. He was inducted into the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Temptations in '89.
Since the 1990s, Edwards had toured with his own version of
the Temptations called the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards. The
group's lineup also featured Paul Williams Jr., son of late founding
Temptations singer Paul Williams.
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