(1936-05-07)May 7, 1936[1][2] Collinsville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
November 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 78) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres
Soul
R&B
pop
Occupation(s)
Singer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1955-2014
Labels
Soul (Motown)
Polydor
RSO
EMI
Motorcity
Musical artist
Jimmy Lee Ruffin[3] (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)".
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^Ribowsky, Mark (2010), Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, p. 89. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0.
Jimmy Lee Ruffin (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations...
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recorded by JimmyRuffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer JimmyRuffin recalling the...
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All It Takes. She recorded the song "On The Rebound" as a duet with JimmyRuffin 1989, then on the album All It Takes, two years later, in 1991. However...
Detroit, Michigan such as Otis Williams, David Ruffin, and Richard Street of The Temptations, JimmyRuffin, Joe Hunter of the Funk Brothers Band, Richard...
Reeves & the Vandellas, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, JimmyRuffin, Edwin Starr, the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye and the Isley...
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Love I've Got" – JimmyRuffin "I Was Made to Love Her" – Stevie Wonder "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" – Gladys Knight & the Pips "Jimmy Mack" – Martha...
with Motown and others, including the Four Tops, the Temptations and JimmyRuffin. In 1988, Turner appeared on Corey Hart's album, Young Man Running on...
Advanced Hollywood Group Performance "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" JimmyRuffin N/A Advanced Hollywood Second Solo "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown N/A Advanced...
composed or co-composed have been recorded by The Contours, Mamie Galore, JimmyRuffin and The Temptations. Sylvester Potts was born on January 22,1938, and...
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