But lost on that disc was a prototypical emotional david ruffin ballad. Former temptation david ruffin had already made a solo success of himself when he cut the material contained here. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from david ruffin at the discogs marketplace. Davis added a sonic backdrop of gentle horns, stirring strings, and slow and sexy dancefloor beats to accent ruffins smooth and amatory side. Check out gentleman ruffin by david ruffin on amazon music.
He was the third born son of elias eli ruffin, a baptist minister, and ophelia ruffin born davis. The coverart of ruffin s last album gentleman ruffin was the inspiration for the art of rapper wiz khalifa s mixtape kush and also orange juice. Coming out after motown refused to put out his proposed third album in 1971, ruffin was likewise no longer afforded access to alist material and support musicians. After making a name for himself with the temptations, soul singer extraordinaire david ruffin released a slew of quality solo material throughout the 1970s. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed.
Gentleman ruffin is the final solo album from former temptations frontman, david ruffin before his tragic death. Co june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer most famous for his work as lead singer of the temptations from 1964 to 1968. Listen to your favorite songs from gentleman ruffin by david ruffin now. Gentleman ruffin by david ruffin on mp3, wav, flac, aiff. Ranked one of the greatest singers of all time by rolling stone magazine, david ruffin brought to life such hits as my girl and aint too proud to beg. Asked about ruffin in the detroit free press in 1988, gordy fuqua said. Music profile for david ruffin, born 18 january 1941. Download free david ruffin gentleman ruffin mp3 track rock 60s 70s. David ruffin gentleman ruffin lyrics and tracklist genius. After he left the motown supergroup, ruffin s voice grew a bit more gravelly but no less heartrending as evidenced in his later, more solemn recordings. David ruffin my whole world ended 1969 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The unreleased album by david ruffin on apple music. David ruffin in my stride remastered mp3 album download.
David ruffin unsung full episode tvone documentary. This previously and mysteriously unreleased 1971 recording finally received an internet launch in 2004. David ruffin has a killer if not somewhat general voice that powers itself through most of the songs here, and does what it can with the ones that just arent that interesting. David ruffin died of an adverse reaction to drugs namely cocaine in a hospital in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Ruffin followed his brother to detroit, where jimmy was. David ruffin my whole world ended 1969 internet archive. Gentleman ruffin is ruffin s last album as a solo act.
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 followups as since i lost my baby 1965, beauty is only skin deep 1966, all i need 1967, and i wish it would rain 1968. He was born in collinsville, ms on july 22, 1929, son of the late ophelia davis ruffin and william e payne. January 18 today we commemorate the birthday of the late, great david ruffin, born january 18, 1941 certainly one of the greatest soul singers of all time, david ruffin was an enigmatic man whose own internal struggles and contradictions led to a tumultuous career, both as the lead vocalist of the temptations and subsequently as a solo singer. A few years later the same labels issued the great david ruffin the solo albums vol. Was offered the chance to sing with the temptations, but he politely declined and suggested his younger brother, david ruffin. Januar 1941 als davis eli ruffin in whynot, mississippi. He was very much a gentleman, yes maam and no maam, but the thing that really. Eddie kendricks invites david ruffin to the stage at a solo performance to sing my girl. My whole world endedfeelin good by david ruffin music cd. Gentleman ruffin the last solo album davis eli david ruffin january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the temptations 196468 during the groups classic five period as it was later known. Gentleman ruffin by david ruffin album listen for free.
Download david ruffin 8 albums torrent or any other torrent from category. The temptations is a fan site dedicated to the emperors of soul. The ultimate collection is just that, a 20track compilation of hit singles and obscure album cuts alike. June 1, 1991 davis eli david ruffin the temptations was born january 18, 1941 in the rural unincorporated community of whynot, mississippi, 15 miles from meridian, mississippi. He is one of the most remembered members of the hit 60s group, and will always be remembered as such. During his fouryear stint with the temptations, it.
Listen free to david ruffin gentleman ruffin radio on. Rode by the place where we used to stay by david ruffin. Ruffin, along with his brother jimmy ruffin, began singing with gospel groups, before following in the footsteps of sam cooke in turning to the devils secular music. Ruffin s father was strict and at times violently abusive. Listen to songs by david ruffin on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. What happened to david ruffin from the temptations. David ruffin from the temptations was known as the man with the raspy voice, who injected a whole lotta soul into his songs. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. David ruffin can we make love one more time lyrics. Listen to gentleman ruffin in full in the spotify app.
Biography of david ruffin from 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 followups as since i lost my baby 1965, beauty is only skin deep 1966, all i need 1967, and i wish it would rain. David ruffin is the selftitled album from singer david ruffin. Download gentleman ruffin by david ruffin at juno download. Quincy b ruffin, sr, age 86, of cincinnati, oh, passed away on october 10, 2015.
On june 1st 1991 the music world lost one of its brightest and most tortured souls in david ruffin. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Gentleman ruffin by david ruffin on amazon music unlimited. Download david ruffin8 albums torrent kickasstorrents. Although ruffin s solo career has many fans with questions of what might have been, time has been very kind to his work and its left an enduring and powerful legacy.
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