Is Otis Williams the only remaining original Temptation?
Get ready: The Temptations are coming By Kevin W. Smith KSMITH@AZSTARNET.COM Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.07.2008 The recorded work of The Temptations is a part of the American experience. Timeless songs such as “My Girl,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “Get Ready” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” bring nostalgia for some and await discovery by future generations. Otis Williams, 66, is the only surviving member of the original Temptations, a Detroit quintet that was signed to Motown in 1961. The group — known early on for its smooth harmony, slick choreography and stylish suits — would become legendary, but its first string of singles went nowhere. All seven of the group’s singles released between 1961 and 1963 failed to make it onto the Hot 100 pop chart. Other Motown groups started calling them the Hitless Temptations. “We were hungry enough to stay in the game,” said Williams during a recent phone interview from his Los Angeles home. The first Top 20 h
