Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown

Live Aid

The Making of Sun City

MTV Video Music Awards

David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin; January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known. Ruffin was the lead voice on such famous songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." He later scored two top 10 singles as a solo artist, "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" and "Walk Away from Love."
Known for his unique raspy and anguished tenor vocals, Ruffin was ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2008 and again in 2023. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 for his work with the Temptations. Fellow Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye once said admiringly of Ruffin that, "I heard [in his voice] a strength my own voice lacked."



David Ruffin

Acted in

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown

Live Aid

The Making of Sun City

MTV Video Music Awards