independent and unofficial
Prince fan community
Welcome! Sign up or enter username and password to remember me
Forum jump
Forums > Music: Non-Prince > Legendary Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies
« Previous topic  Next topic »
  New topic   Printable     (Log in to 'subscribe' to this topic)
Author

Tweet     Share

Message
Thread started 11/19/14 12:22pm

Graycap23

avatar

Legendary Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies

Legendary Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies
Receive Future Email Notices

Join Our Mailing List
Jimmy Ruffin dies

Jimmy Ruffin, who was a vital part of the Motown hit machine of the 60s and early 70s with songs like "What Becomes of a Brokenhearted" and "I've Passed This Way Before" has died at age 78 after a long illness. He was also part of a musical family, as he was the brother of legendary Temptations lead singer David Ruffin.

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #1 posted 11/19/14 2:19pm

phunkdaddy

avatar
sad
I read awhile back that he was ill and not doing very well.
He was a key part of the Motown family. R.I.P
[Edited 11/19/14 14:19pm]
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #2 posted 11/19/14 3:59pm

JabarR74

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #3 posted 11/19/14 4:19pm

Stymie

sad

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #4 posted 11/19/14 4:33pm

AlexdeParis

avatar

rose
Rest in Peace Mr. Ruffin

"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #5 posted 11/19/14 4:52pm

TD3

avatar
YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/ladybret

8Tracks - http://8tracks.com/ladybrett
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #6 posted 11/19/14 6:37pm

HuMpThAnG

rose

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #7 posted 11/20/14 9:28am

Identity



"The Foolish Thing to Do"


This somber ballad was a minor UK hit in 1986 for Heaven 17 featuring Jimmy on lead vocals.

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #8 posted 11/22/14 3:34pm

JoeyC

avatar

We lost another great one.

rose

Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon.
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #9 posted 11/23/14 9:03am

MickyDolenz

avatar
You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #10 posted 11/23/14 8:18pm

mjscarousal

R..I.P. sad

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
  New topic   Printable     (Log in to 'subscribe' to this topic)
« Previous topic  Next topic »
Forums > Music: Non-Prince > Legendary Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies