The Temptations were the first Motown recording act to win a Grammy Award, for "Cloud Nine" in 1969.
NEWARK -- The Temptations are shown performing at Newark Symphony Hall in this photo from 1968.
The band members at the time were Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and David Ruffin. Later that year, Ruffin would leave the group and be replaced by Dennis Edwards.
The group had scored major hits in the previous three years including "Get Ready," "My Girl," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You."
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The Temptations were the first Motown recording act to win a Grammy Award, for "Cloud Nine" in 1969, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
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