"Cloud Nine" is a 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968 hit song recorded by The Classic 5 lineup of the Temptations, circa 1965. Left to right: Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, and David Ruffin. The Temptations (also abbreviated as The Tempts) are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included, at various periods during its long existence, doo-wop, soul... The Temptations for the Motown, also known as Tamla-Motown outside the U.S., is a record label founded on December 14, 1959 by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, Michigan (Motor Town), and named for the citys association with the automobile industry. In the 1960s it was the most successful proponent of what... Motown label. It was the first of their singles to feature Dennis Edwards instead of David Ruffin (Davis Eli Ruffin) (January 18, 1941 - June 1, 1991) was an African-American soul singer, most famous for his work as lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 to 1968. Born in Whynot, Mississippi, David Ruffin and his older Jimmy Ruffin moved first to Memphis, Tennessee, and later... David Ruffin in the lineup, was the first of producer Norman Whitfield (born in 1943) was a songwriter and producer for Berry Gordys Motown label during the 1960s. He is credited as being one of the creators of the Motown Sound, as well as one of the major instrumental figues in the late-60s sub-genre of psychedelic soul... Norman Whitfield's psychedelic soul tracks, and won Motown its first Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Grammy Award. The song was written by Whitfield and former Motown artist Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941 in West Point, Mississippi) is an African-American singer and songwriter. Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordys Motown label, and is the performer on the labels first hit, Money (Thats What I Want) (#2 US R&... Barrett Strong.

In 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968, Psychedelic music draws its inspiration from the experience of mind-altering drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, ecstasy and especially LSD. Characteristic features of the style include modal melodies, lengthy instrumental solos, esoteric lyrics and trippy special effects such as reversed, distorted, delayed and/or phased sounds. History In the... psychedelic Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. As a cultural... rock band Sly & The Family Stone, circa 1969. Front row, l to r: Jerry Martini, Sly Stone, and Greg Errico. Middle row, l to r: Larry Graham, Freddie Stone, and Rosie Stone. Back row: Cynthia Robinson. Sly & the Family Stone was an important and influential American rock band from San... Sly & the Family Stone had a smash hit with their innovative single " Dance to the Music is a 1968 hit single by the influential soul/ rock/ funk band Sly & the Family Stone for the Epic/ CBS Records label. It was the first single by the band to reach the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10, peaking at #8 and the first to... Dance To The Music", and Temptation Otis Williams introduced Norman Whitfield to the band's music. At first, Whitfield didn't want to produce anything with such a radically different sound, but within a few weeks, he had created the backing tracks for the newest Temptations single, "Cloud Nine". Featuring all five Tempts trading lead vocals à la The Family Stone, "Cloud Nine" was a marked departure from the standard Tempts sound: wah-wah The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. The acoustic guitar features steel strings and more guide dots on the fretboard. A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). The sound is produced by vibrating strings. Guitars have a body (hollow in acoustic... guitars and a harder, driving beat propelled the record, as opposed to The piano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). Its sound is produced by strings stretched on a rigid frame. These vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers, which are activated by the keyboard. The word pianoforte is Italian for... pianos and strings. The lyrics for the song were about the struggles and pains of living poor, as opposed to being about relationship and love troubles.

"Cloud Nine" won Motown its first Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Grammy Award in 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January... 1969 for The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1970. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances. The award had several minor name changes: From 1967 to 1968 the award was known as Best... Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental, and led the way for the Temptations' full-blown venture into Psychedelia is a term describing a category of music, visual art, fashion, and culture that is associated originally with the high 1960s, hippies, and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It generally began in 1966, but truly took off in 1967 with the Summer of Love. Its beginnings... psychedelia, with increasingly eclectic and socio-political-themed records, including "Runaway Child, Running Wild", "Psychedelic Shack", and " Ball of Confusion (Thats What the World is Today) is the name of a 1970 hit single for the Motown label performed by The Temptations and produced by Norman Whitfield. Like Psychedelic Shack before it, Ball of Confusion delves head-on into psychedelia, this time with a strong political... Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)", following within the coming two years. The Cloud Nine LP in 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January... 1969 featured psychedelic soul tracks such as "Cloud Nine" and "Runaway Child, Running Wild" on Side A, with more traditional Tempts ballads on Side B. By 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January 1 - Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 - Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January 15... 1970, both sides of the group's albums were filled with psychedelic material, including the original versions of Whitfield and Strong's "War" and "Smiling Faces Sometimes", later hits for Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 - April 2, 2003) was a soul music singer. He was born with the name Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1957 he formed the group The Future Tones. He lived in Detroit, Michigan in the 1960s and recorded at first for the small label... Edwin Starr and The Undisputed Truth, respectively.

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• Lead and Background Vocals by Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks (Edward James Kendricks) (December 17, 1939, - October 5, 1992) was an African-American tenor singer. He is noted for being one of the lead singers of the Motown singing group The Temptations, and also for recording hit records as a solo artist. Biography Kendricks was born in Union... Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams (July 2, 1939 - August 17, 1973) was an African-American baritone singer. He is noted for being one of the founding members of the popular Motown group The Temptations. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Williams and his lifelong best friend Eddie Kendricks moved to Detroit, Michigan as teenagers... Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin was the bass voice for The Temptations until his death in 1995. Categories: Substubs ... Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams

• Written by Norman Whitfield (born in 1943) was a songwriter and producer for Berry Gordys Motown label during the 1960s. He is credited as being one of the creators of the Motown Sound, as well as one of the major instrumental figues in the late-60s sub-genre of psychedelic soul... Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941 in West Point, Mississippi) is an African-American singer and songwriter. Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordys Motown label, and is the performer on the labels first hit, Money (Thats What I Want) (#2 US R&... Barrett Strong
• Produced by Norman Whitfield
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers were the house band at Detroits Motown Records from 1959 to 1972, when the company moved to Los Angeles. Their story was told in Paul Justmans 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Early members included bandleader Joe Hunter and Earl Van Dyke... The Funk Brothers.