Motown Singer Jimmy Ruffin dead at 78

[Kingofalldems]

Source: CBS News

Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love", died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/motown-singer-jimmy-ruffin-dead-at-78/

[Tom_Foolery]

1. He and his brother David had the best singing voices ever! n/t

[frazzled]

2. In case anyone's forgotten

[Zorra]

3. Thanks. I've loved that song since it first came out. nt

[Kingofalldems]

5. That came out when I was in high school.

RIP Jimmy.

[burrowowl]

7. Me too!

RIP Jimmy and may yor heart be requieted.

[KMOD]

4. such an incredible voice

RIP

[Mnemosyne]

6. ...

[DeSwiss]

8. ....

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[KoKo]

10. Some...Good Times....

they were. 's

[KoKo]

9. THE RUFFIN BROTHERS -"DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME?"

Here's what they did after leaving the "Temptations." for Jimmy.

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(1970)
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine [-]

With neither Ruffin brother experiencing significant success in the wake of their non-simultaneous departure from the Temptations, Jimmy latched upon the idea of recording a duet album with the younger David -- partially as a way to pay tribute to their recently passed parents, partially as a way to jump-start their stalled careers. In regards to the latter, 1970’s I Am My Brother’s Keeper was no great shakes, barely scraping the pop charts and its lead single “Stand by Me” only reaching 24 on the R&B charts, but as a testament to the familial talents of the Ruffins, the LP succeeds, proving that these two great voices could enliven familiar tunes.

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Jimmy Ruffin Motown "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" Extended Version!

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[frazzled]

14. That was the Delfonics (Philly Groove)

They wrote and originated the song, but there have been many covers.

Mr. Frazzled bought the entire Philadelphia Sound box set a few years back and I think we've listened to that song 10,000 times.

[KoKo]

15. The Delfonics version was better..imho

I think when they left the Temptations they were trying to recreate themselves by redoing old faves. I also thought David's voice was better than Jimmy's.

I was just trying to find a sample of what they had sung. But, I have a collection of the oldies that PBS did awhile back (boxed set) and love to relisten. Delfonics were great! Love 'em all though.

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Sad to hear of this. Thanks for letting us know.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. R.I.P.

Lots of classics that I grew up with from Motown.

Condolences to his family and R.I.P.

[hamsterjill]

13. The world lost a great talent.

My sympathies to his family, and my great respect for his talent and his work.