Biography of David Ruffin from AllMusic.com:
One of the greatest lead singers the Motown stable ever had, David Ruffin became one of the artistic cornerstones of the Temptations after his lead vocal on “My Girl” (1965) paved the way for such majestic follow-ups as “Since I Lost My Baby” (1965), “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” (1966), “All I Need” (1967), and “I Wish It Would Rain” (1968). Unfortunately, ever-mounting internal pressures within the group, coupled with Ruffin’s swelling ego, led to his dismissal from the group in late 1968. His solo career got off to a promising start with the powerful ballad “My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me),” which cracked the pop and soul Top Ten in early 1969. His last hit to reach the Top Ten was the Van McCoy-produced dance ballad “Walk Away From Love,” from 1976. After leaving Motown in 1977, Ruffin recorded for Warner Brothers and later for RCA accompanied by Eddie Kendricks. Unfortunately, Ruffin’s career, marred by years of substance abuse and artistic indifference, culminated in his death from a drug overdose in 1991.
Here are some of our favorite David Ruffin songs:
David Ruffin – Since I Lost My Baby
David Ruffin – Walk Away from Love
David Ruffin – I Wish It Would Rain
7 comments
What a waste of such a great talent
Totally. We were thinking the same. Such a typical story in music unfortunately.
I LOVE YOU DAVID RUFFIN.HIS VOICE WAS SEXY,AND SO WAS HE.THANK GOD HIS MUSIC LIVES ON
REST IN PEACE DAVID.YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
Thank you so much for your wonderful message. We agree. That brother is a legend.
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I actually fell in love with David Ruffin last year.His voice is soo sexy,and so was he.I wish that I could have known him back in the day.I listen to his songs every day,it helps me through the day.The negative things that I have read about him does not change the beautiful music that he left behind.No one is perfect in this world.I LOVE YOU DAVID RUFFIN.REST IN PEACE ,YOU SEXY MAN. I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
I watched the Unsung story of the Temptations David Ruffin. There was a very short church scene (about 4 seconds) near the beginning where he was getting down as a teenager. Can you tell me the name of the tune that was being played on the piano during that 4 second dance scene??
Thanks a million,
Alh
We will try to help you but we need the exact time stamp of the scene you are referring to. The scene we saw in the beginning only had general background music.