The Temptations Still Tantalize in Beverly Hills: It’s very easy to be dismissive of legacy bands that only have a small number of original members. You hear phrases like “glorified tribute band” tossed out with reckless abandon by people who aren’t really thinking about the words that they’re saying. I look at it like this: In June 2004, […]
As the last surviving member of the “classic five” lineup of the great, long-running Motown act the Temptations, Otis Williams still gets old-fashioned fan mail. He recently heard from a woman who implored him to call her mother, a lifelong fan. He called the number. “The first thing out of her mouth, she said, ‘I […]
We are celebrating our 60th Anniversary through 2022. To mark this milestone, we released on January 28, 2022, a brand-new album, Temptations 60, with nearly all-original songs. We are currently touring in the U.S and will tour abroad in the fall of 2022. For up-to-date concert tour details and ticket information, please go to our “Tour” section of […]
Welcome to The Temptations’ official website. The group is celebrating its 60th Anniversary through 2022. To mark this milestone, The Temptations released a brand-new album, Temptations 60, with nearly all-original songs. Otis Williams, the group’s founding member and the album’s executive producer said, “Our new album carries with it, our legacy, our love of music and our hope that through […]
Seeing the pages of his memoir brought to life in “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” on a Broadway stage was a profound emotional experience for Otis Williams. Read the full article here.
The three-part series promises to offer fans new and old unprecedented insight into the formation, creative process, and brilliance of The Temptations. Read the full article here.
The Temptations Release New Album, ‘Temptations 60,’ Coming January 28th Features The Hit Smokey Robinson Duet, “Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No” DECEMBER 3, 2021 (LOS ANGELES, CA) – Today, the Grammy Award®-winning Temptations announce their much-anticipated new album, TEMPTATIONS 60. Released by UMe, a leading global music company, the new album consists of nearly all-original songs that […]
Ain’t Too Proud made its return to Broadway on Saturday in honor of original Temptations member and special guest Otis Williams’ 80th birthday. The hit musical, which tells the story of The Temptations’ rise to fame, reopened on Broadway at the Imperial Theater in New York City. The reopening also coincided with Williams’ upcoming birthday on […]
