Jimmy Ruffin (born May 7, 1939 in Collinsville, Mississippi) is an African-Americansoul singer and older brother of David Ruffin, one of the lead singers for The Temptations. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... // Events January-March January 2 - End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. ... Collinsville is a census-designated place located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Soul Music is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1994. ... David Ruffin. ... The Classic 5 lineup of The Temptations, circa 1965. ...
His last major hit was 1980's "Hold on to My Love". In 1986 he collaborated with British group Heaven 17 singing "The Foolish thing To Do" and "My Sensitivity" in a 12" EP record. He continues to tour and perform to this day. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Born in Whynot, Mississippi, David Ruffin and his older brother JimmyRuffin moved first to Memphis, Tennessee, and later to Detroit, Michigan in the 1950s, both pursuing careers in music.
Both Ruffins were eventually signed to the local Anna label as solo artists; the label was absorbed by Motown Records in 1962.
Ruffin sang backgrounds on the Temptations' records until November 1964, when songwriter/producer Smokey Robinson wrote a single especially for Ruffin to sing lead on.
Ruffin and Kendricks performed with Hall & Oates at the renovated Apollo Theatre in Harlem, then at the Live Aid concert for African famine victims and on the anti-apartheid record Sun City.
Ruffin used a trick he would often perform: he threw the microphone into the air, caught it, and fell down into full splits.
Ruffin and Kendricks continued to work on material for Hall & Oates' Empire label, and in 1988 RCA released an album entitled Ruffin and Kendrick--Kendrick had dropped the s from his name.
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