Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Groove Governor - Jimmy Ruffin on AllMusic - 1970 - The lesser of his two previous soul/Motown… Jimmy Lee Ruffin[3] (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and elder brother of David Ruffin of the Temptations. It was the lead single from his debut album Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten (released as The Jimmy Ruffin Way in the UK), which was released on the Motown's Soul subsidiary label in 1967. Jimmy Ruffin was born in 1936 in Collinsville, Mississippi, to Eli, a sharecropper, and Ophelia Ruffin. Jimmy Ruffin. Album Forever. Låttext på MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (THE MOMENT YOU LEFT ME) från Jimmy Ruffin feat. Best David Ruffin Songs: 20 Essential Soul Gems 20: My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) David launched his post-Temptations career with this thrilling shard of 1969 Motown. Erstelle dein kostenloses Deezer Konto und höre Jimmy Ruffin: die Top-Hits, Playlists oder die gesamte Diskografie. It contained the song "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby", which made the lower parts of the Billboard Hot 100 (#68) and was a Top 30 hit on the R&B Charts, peaking at #27. Sweet Soul Music. Fuqua and Bristol handled the recording's production. 9: 1969 by Various Artists on Apple Music. Find release reviews and credits for 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of David Ruffin - David Ruffin on AllMusic - 2000 - The late David Ruffin's solo career was spotty;… [1] He was approaching his fifth birthday when his younger brother David was born. One of the more underappreciated vocal groups of their era, the Fantastic Four created Shakespearean Soul with “The Whole World Is A Stage,” “Romeo And Juliet’s ‘I Don’t Want To Live Without You (Play)’” and “Goddess Of Love” for local Motown rival label Ric-Tic. [6] Ruffin was portrayed by Lamman Rucker in the 1998 mini-series The Temptations. Ruffin’s father was known as Eli, rather than Elias, and he was a … We have sent a confirmation email to {USEREMAIL}. His siblings were Davis Eli (David), Reada May (Marie), Rosine, and Quincy B (all deceased). ARTIST OF THE WEEK   He is as a brother to Berry Gordy, and without Smokey, perhaps Motown would not have risen to become “the Sound of Young A ... Motown: Simply the biggest hits from the biggest artists…, Subscribe me to the Classic Motown newsletter, Biggest Hit: “The Whole World Is A Stage”; for Motown, “I Love You Madly.”, Career Highlight: The Fantastic Four’s string of memorable mid-Sixties singles on Ric-Tic Records perform well on the R&B charts and soul music radio, making them the label’s best selling act – even bigger than. Seine kraftvolle Stimme wird auch heute noch von vielen Kritikern und Musikern geschätzt. + Follow Artist. Jimmy Ruffin. In 1970, "Farewell Is A Lonely Sound", "I'll Say Forever, My Love" and "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You)" each made the UK Top Ten, and he was voted the world's top singer in one British poll. Jimmy Ruffin. Not only did David not get his name above the group's, but he was dismissed from the group in 1968. He would reunite with Eddie Kendricks after he also left The Temptations, recording an album entitled Ruffin & Kendrick in 1987, as well as touring with Hall & Oates and Dennis Edwards once he too left The Temptations. Listen to I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) from Jimmy Ruffin's The Motown Anthology for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [2][6], In the 1980s, Ruffin moved to live in Great Britain, where he continued to perform successfully. Artist of the MONTH Once, a sharecropper, and James Roach late 1980s early... Best-Known song på MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED ( the MOMENT You LEFT ME från. 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