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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Temptations’ sole surviving and founding member, Otis Williams shares his memories of fellow Tempt, Paul Williams (July 2, 1939-August 17, 1973), and pays tribute to Paul's legendary career with the group.
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Man I just wanna sit and listen to him tell stories all day
Absolutely!! Otis was there from its inception!! 💯👍🏾
😊😊 no no no l@@oneluv72
I cried when Paul passed away in the movie. I loved his voice so much.
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Paul Williams was the secret sauce for the 1960s Temptations -- his husky, smoky voice was part of those wonderful backing vocals on all of their classic hits. HIs best three lead vocals were "I Want a Love I Can See", "Don't Look Back", and "For Once In My Life" -- wish he had done more, but just be thankful for what we've got, right?
Gotta add "No Man Could Love Her Like I Do" to this too!
I don't know why "I want a love I can see" did not chart!! I listen to it often and it's a smash. I would definitely buy that record over a sandwich!🤭🤗🤚🏽🤚🏽Temptations forever ❤️
Paul Williams sang lead on The Temptations " Running away ain't gonna help you." And also, " Little Green Apples." Both songs from The Temptations " Message from the Black Man " Album.
I wish we could've heard paul sing lead on I wish it would rain.
You might as well add Just Let Me know Check Yourself and I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted to and Slow Down Heart and Who You Gonna Run To
Paul was an absolutely dynamic performer! Great singer and dancer! R.I.P.
Thank you Otis Williams for talking about Paul
Love it
Happy 82nd birthday Mr. Paul Williams!
Lol
Exactly. I was like wasn't he born in 1939?
@@danielabraham5901 Yes Paul Williams was born on July 2nd, 1939.
@@thefamecameranshow8250 ya. But was Otis recorded in 2019?
Paul Williams is my favorite Temptation. If I could sing like Paul, I would probably “cut the fool” as old people say!😂
LOL!!!
👏🏾👏🏾☺️
He was my favorite Temptation too.I always try to sound like him.I especially love the way he pronunciate the words to every song he sang.
Paul Williams is the singer and choreographer who every singing group wanted because he was the man for everything
Thank u Mr. Otis Williams. You were and still are the glue that keeps the Temptations moving.
Ain’t nobody come to see no Otis 😂
Paul Williams is my favorite member of The Temptations. Many great artists have had alcohol problems. Just as many everyday people do. Unfortunately, it's not enough to tell someone to quit drinking. It's not that easy for them to do. There is a pain deep down that drives them to take refuge. I don't think there were as many ways to get help back then. Thank goodness, we can still enjoy the music and videos of the original Temptations, and see Paul dancing and singing and looking so great in those beautiful suits. I love when he sang: I Want a Love I Can See. RIP Paul.
Who was taller, Paul or Melvin? I say Paul by an inch. What yall think
Paul had sickle cell anemia and was in great pain. The drinking was to alleviate the suffering.
@@kevingoins9858 yes I know but I'm asking who do you was taller, him or blue. I say Paul was.. on several videos Melvin looks the shortest
@@kevingoins9858 There were several things that caused his suffering in addition to the sickle cell.
Paul Williams was my favorite, truly a legend to me He was unmatched in His voice singing and dancing, Powerful force his voice could make you feel every emotion from Happiness to Heartbroken....I miss Paul , love you Paul Williams ❤ forever a never met fan, Julia Carter.
I love the temptations 😭❤️
Same
Me too! ❤❤❤
All day long
Paul was a sensitive soul he had multiple women and let depression take over he suffered from sickle cell which is painful read he started drinking heavily to cope with the pain and depression so sad his life cut short at 34.
Loved the group on one of my favorite jams where Paul killed it - No more water in the well!!!!! Miss you Paul Williams. Saw the group in 1971 at Indiana State University. Line up was Mel, Otis, Dennis & Paul. Eddie had just split. Paul carried the group on his back that day. Man did he step. The man was out of site!!!!
Otis was not reading from paper when he starting talking about Paul. It was all heartfelt facts and memories.
Paul's mournful baritone wailing out front, gave as much of a solid lead voice to the sound of The Classic Five, as did Ruff's and E.K's. Another reason why that David Ruffin and the Temptations nonsense was ill-fated from the very beginning.
Your reference to the Copa must be in regards to the "Live At The Copa" LP, recorded in late '67 right after the breakup, and issued in early 1968. That was indeed a showcase for just how strong Paul's influence was on the group's legacy, sound, and harmonies. Listen closely to I Could Never Love Another, and you clearly hear his third part voice below Otis and Eddie, and above Melvin's, anchoring that sweet harmony throughout the background. One of my all time favorite releases. I think of him every time I listen to it. Man, what I wouldn't give to see a video taped presentation of that performance; the smooth choreography, the stylish uniformity, and the chemistry created each time you brothers took the stage. In this case, it affirmed that the Tempts had moved on from the age of the Classic Five, and were entering into what would become their future era of sound. If such a video exists, and if it's available, please lobby Motown for its immediate release.
Rest In Peace Paul, E.K., Ruff', Blue, and also Dennis. Your voices will still be heard long after we're all gone. Thank you Otis, for keeping the name and the brand alive and well in 2021, through this and other outets. Continued good health and happiness to you my brother.
I believe if They had balanced out the lead singers and not just give majority of leads to David his ego would not be so big at that time.
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Unfortunately, his ego was way out of control despite the number of songs he led. David Ruffin was an extraordinarily gifted and talented singer and showman. His voice rivaled Sam Cooke's as the sweet sound of gospel twinged soul music, following Sam's untimely demise. Couple that with a raging case of narcissism, fan adulation, drugs, and a generational curse of having to be in control of everything you're involved in, and you have a patented recipe for complete self-destruction. Rest in peace Ruff'. You could have done so much better. 🎤👓🎩👞
Happy Birthday Paul.My favorite temptation . with that beautiful Heavenly Soul and heart Baritone voice . He sing and talk so down to Earth . We miss u dearly. And your gone but not forgotten . 82 Years of joy
Thank you Otis for keeping it together to the best of your ability.x
The greatest group of All
BEST GROUP EVER !!! SO SAD THE OTHER "ORIGINAL" MEMBERS HAVE LEFT US
I loved Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams due to their unbreakable friendship and their amazing talents...Eddie was a handsome man that could make a woman swoon.
Happy birthday to you Paul Williams! This is your day. Rejoice and be glad in it! Thanks for your service 🙂
Hands down the greatest vocal group ever.i was blessed to see them live.3 times and to meet otis,dennis,and, eddie.thank you Temps for the great memories.
I was celebrating my High School graduation and when I found out Mr.Paul Williams had passed away it hurt me to my heart.
One of the greatest music dynasties of all time.
Beautiful timeless music that got me thru the hardest parts of my youth & at 70 it's my go to music to feel alive & happy. This old heart of mine can hear it a 100 times a day & it never gets old.
🙌🏿🥰😍💫
I could listen to you for days, never getting tired to.
Thanks Otis! I still enjoy that "In a Mellow Mood" album I remember buying it at a Sears & Robuck store. If you listen closely to the background harmony on any of the Temps songs; Paul Williams voice can distinctively and clearly be heard. Not overpowering but a main guiding tone that matched well with Otis; Eddie; David and Melvin. We're all fortunate that providence brought such a great recipe of talent together that we call The Temptations. Blessings & Courage Otis
Brilliant album!!
I love the way Paul dance
Best dancer in the Tempts
Unsung for Paul Williams ❤️ B4 my time but I'm old school, please give him an unsung episode PLEASE
When music was music. God bless the souls of every Temptation that lived. Thank you Otis. Your group left it all on the floor. The greatest.
Paul Williams. What can you say. He could make you smile and cry on the same word. A fantastic baritone and marvelous dancer and choreographer. I wish he had sung more lead songs but the other Temps were wonderful too. The Temptations ? It’s a hsppier world because of them.
Happy heavenly birthday,
Paul.
He would’ve been 83 years old.
His impact with the Temptations will never be forgotten.
Wow! And still would have had that great voice?❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️
You said it my friend! Absolutely not forgotten!❤️❤️❤️
I bet he would have still looked so good 🖤
My how the years has passed on bye !
Paul was the best dancer in the group !
Paul Williams always Dance better than the other Temptations even a 7 year old Me could tell, Mellow mood his greatest performance, great Album
I’d also would just love to sit down and hear all the stories as well. The Temps has always been my most favorite group and it was them my teenage group would emulate! I loved Paul and wish the brother was still alive and singing with them. Not celebrated enough and thanks Otis for the insight of yours and our friend and Temptations forever the great Paul Williams. Your original Temps will forever be the best! ❤
Otis I'm the biggest temptations fan your music has left an imprint in my life that has gotten me through alot.now I write and sing my own songs for those looking for a bit of joy .hats off to you paul and the guys..know this please..I appreciate you.glad you stayed the course otherwise lots of folks would've missed all that magic.thanks man.stop by enjoy an original of mine.r.i.p Paul Eddie blue David and the rest of the Motown angels.your music matters to all
" Corn it ain't about the money. Look our music that's who we are. Radio made us. Do you actually think the jocks are gonna get behind a bunch of sellouts?"
Paul really was the heart and soul of the group
The fun & love of music, great friends,
Together creating a legacy! Unbelievably priceless! Also memories you had and
Memories I had growing up and my
Husband said no greater gift from GOD!
And we cherish it! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I was hoping somebody was finna quote dat line Paul wasn’t wit dat crossing over shit
"Running Away"....One of the most striking ballads with Paul Williams at lead vocals was one of my favorites. A very Jazzed harmonious tempo thanks to the Funk Brothers on this cut.
Thank you! It's probably my favorite song! I listen to it with headphones in and you can hear every little beautiful crack and rasp in his voice. That doubled with the Funk Brothers melody... Damn, what a song! There will never be another Paul Williams. Ever.
Paul Williams……..🔥💯❤️🔥💯❤️🔥💯❤️
Temptations music is the backdrop of my teenage youth.
Thank you for the Temptations! Love that song, My Girl! It’s the ring tone on my phone! That song is so iconic that when I’m out in public and my phone rings, people will stop, turn around and stare, smile, sing and dance! That song brings so much joy to so many people! Thank Smokey too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
PAUL!❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️✌️☮️☮️☮️🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂
THANK YOU SO MUCH
SHARING YOUR GOD'S GIFT YOU ALL HAVE!
AND FOUGHT TO GET THAT BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TO US! AGAIN
THANK YA'LL!❤️❤️❤️
I got a chance to speak to Dr Otis Williams and I emailed him we spoke on email . I also talk to his grandson .
Dr Otis Williams is a nice man hope to meet him soon .
Real music 🎶 🎵 🙌 Never gets old!!
Such a treasure!!! Beautiful backstory!!! Thank you OTIS!!!
I came to see you Otis!!!🤗💜
I love the very first album bc it has a lot of Paul leading.
Facts
Beautiful, thanks Otis
Beautiful... ALL of it 💙⚡🙏🎵💗💗💗❌⭕💋
I just wanted to say thank you for providing music w/ the world. There will be no music like the temptations- from a 17 yr old.
Happy heavenly 🎂 paul
Love Paul on "The Best Things In Life Are Free" song
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Thank you for sharing your memories. Happy Birthday Paul Williams🌹
We always talk about God works in mysterious ways. Let's talk about His mystery in your music. He worked y'all Temptin' Temptations far beyond the songs. Your presence for the African American people and people of African descent around the world keeps our head up, our grind focused and our hearts singing Soul to Soul. Thank you Big O for taking great care of your health in obedience to God's will. He is still able to use you to keep on walking to give us a Message From a Black Man in this world's Ball of Confusion. God bless you.
🙏🙏🙏🙏⚡💙♾️
Great he can keep doing what he does. Obedient to God ,the question is what God?
Paul my Bae n movie🥰🥰😍😍🔥🔥🤴🏾🤴🏾❤️❤️
I would always focused on Paul when I seen them on tv.
Oh yes he had sex appeal and exuded charm
yes
I loved Paul
YEEEEEEESSSSSS KING?! I LOOOOOOOOVE THE WAY SPEAKS?! REST ON PAUL WILLIAMS?!🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👑👑👑👑👑🥰🥰🥰🥰
THANK YOU KING OTIS FOR BEING THE MAN AND FRIEND YOU ARE AND AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL?! 🎊🎊🎊🎊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👑👑👑👑👑🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💯💯💯💯🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💐💐💐💐💐
Happy birthday Paul ❤️
I love Paul a thousand lifetimes 🖤
Who was taller him or Melvin?
@@kamscott4201 I read Paul was 6'0 and Melvin was 6"1, but to me it's like they switch at times haha
@@paul_williams_fans facts lol but someone gave me the info. Paul was 6'2 Melvin was 6'1 Eddie 6'2 & a half , Otis is 6'3 , David was 6'4 , Dennis Edward's was 6'5, Elbridge Bryant was 6'0 . Yea Paul is definitely taller than Melvin. To me . I have a pic with the original temptations and Melvin is the shortest. & if you look at the psychedelic shack video. You can see Melvin is an inch shorter than Paul
Thanks for sharing those great memories!!! Long live to Dr. Otis Williams 💕❤
Hi Otis glad to see you I 💘 the temptation so much 🙏❤💜💙💛💚💓💛
Happy heavenly birthday 🥳🎉 Paul
Thank you Mr. Williams . Whenever your not busy can we get a part 2 about paul an what YOU feel may have led to his exodus/leaving the tempts, those remaining years he spent off the road?. Just a big fan who is also fascinated by these true life experiences/stories
I worked at a mall not too long ago and when I first started working there someone said, “You know one of the Temptations come here.” I said, word Mr. Otis?” They actually didn’t know Jack about the Temptations. I really wasn’t sure what he looked like but one day I seen him walking in a fly suit and I said that has to be him. I wasn’t positive until later lol. But no one was going to walk through more legendary than the Temptations. I heard a lot of Temptations growing up and no one has anything on The Temptations Silent Night. That was our go-to Christmas song and still is.
Thank you Mr Williams....love hearing your stories..and may God continue to bless you..... The Temptations... amazing group. Often duplicated never replicated ....
I love the way The Temptations dressed back in the 60s.
Tall, sleek and handsome.
Thanks to The Ed Sullivan Show UA-cam in HD.
I can watch them in HD, so vibrant and lively.
It feels like I'm in the 60s, time travelled.
With anticipated depth Dr Otis Williams storytelling style educates the generations of viewers, makes his message simple, launches brilliant ideas for future offsprings.
I want to meet Paul in Heaven too. Love his husky voice when he sings. Thank you for telling us how you felt about him. I wish he could have had better health.
Same here. He and Dennis Edwards was my favorite back in the day. Well, still is. Rest in peace to both brothers.
All of the Temptations were and are still great entertainers
Rest in peace Paul Williams and David. Ruffkin.🙏
Living legend! Thank you for sharing your stories.
So glad they made a movie about them
I’m 59 years old and i love love and still listen to the classics.
Happy Heavenly Birthday Paul ❤
People imitate all the temptation leads except Paul nobody can even try to sound like him.
I love y’all so much I love y’all music it’s so wonderful it makes me think about memories
Happy Heavenly 82nd Birthday to my favorite member Paul Williams My favorite song that he led on was Don't Look Back and For Once In My Life.
I also really love I want a love I can see ! I love Paul a thousand lifetimes 🖤
Believe it or not, but Paul Williams was my favorite Temptations as a kid. My Mom favorite was Eddie Kendricks. My mom passed away in 1970 but I remembered how she loved Eddie, but Paul was the one for me. I think it was the way he dance !
I really really love the song that Paul Williams song call longly. With the late Eddie Kendrick's, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and the late Melvin Franklin. That was🤪
Hi Mr.. Williams (or, Otis if I may)--
It is SUCH a profound pleasure to hear your voice and engage with you given your legendary status as well as of the magnificent Temptations. I was but a toddler during your rise to fame but your sound and the feelings it evoked are cemented in my soul. Lately, I've been consumed with everything "Temptations-related" and just recently purchased your [revised] book on audio.
As a musician myself, one of the things I'm most keenly interested in is the actual recording process in the early Motown years. I've seen some archival footage and I find it hard to imagine that so many musicians could record so efficiently (let alone fit) in a room so small without audio leakage. The tune I'm most interested in knowing about is "Since I Lost My Baby" with it's orchestration, layered vocals and instrumentation. I'm hoping to find the info in your book.
I too, was a big fan of Paul WIlliams. His vocal timbre and tone along with his seemingly mellow personality made him endearing to me. Such a tragic loss.
It has been said that a lot artists did most of their recordings in Studio A and as you will see, the room was rather small, but many hits came out of Studio A.
Oh my f****** God can wow just wow I'm speechless... it is Otis
Great story
That was so beautiful of Otis to end it saying to Paul, "I'll see ya in heaven", bcuz I'm sure he KNOWS he has more time behind him than he has b4 him & although I'm sure every1 of us have atleast a little bit of fear & trepidation about leaving this existence, bcuz in 👇🏾this lifetime, there hasn't been any1 to come back & confirm for us that there indeed IS sumthn on the other side, that the lights don't just go out & it's all over, but if I can leave a glimmer of hope for everyone who reads this, it's sumthn I learned in my honors physics class & that's "ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED, NOR DESTROYED, IT ONLY CHANGES FORM"...See, we are made up of earthly physical material, flesh & blood on the outside, our Earthly Avatar of sorts, but our Avatars are ACTIVATED w/CONSCIOUS, LIVING, SUPERNATURAL
ENERGY, SO I.M.O., OTIS IS RIGHT, HE'LL SEE THE LATE GREAT PAUL WILLIAMS & ALL HIS TRANSITIONED TEMPTATION BROTHERS AGAIN.
Paul had the voice and showmanship; he was a natural choice for a front man. How was he so easily supplanted in that role by David Ruffin? They both seem equally talented and mesmerizing to hear and watch, but Ruffin's arrival seems to have pushed Paul Williams into the background inexplicably. Why? How did that happen?
Even if Paul Williams is dead he’s still gonna be a temptation❤❤❤❤
🗣️Happy Birthday 🎂🥳 R.i.P Paul your tha truth R.i.P. to tha fallen Temps. David, Blue & Corn 🌽
Love the Temps and glad we still have Otis. Audio is bad, though.
I loved the temptations it’s just so sad that their life was cut short because of drugs or Health problems may they Rest In Peace they were great singers❤🙏🏻💐
If Motown would re release their 1968 Live at the Copa album & you listen to For Once In My Life you will know what Otis is talking about .
"Paul Williams sounds like Paul Williams" Thats from a man who knows alot of Pauls and Williams but Only 1 Paul Williams !!
in a mellow mood!❤ album awesome!
Love Paul the Temptations was my favorite group. Eddie high falsetto n Melvin low Bass. Paul's soulful baritone. And Paul was the best dancer. I was a little boy in the 60's.. watching the Temps on TV
happy birthday 🎂 🥳 Paul 💓 💗 💛 💖
Wow as I’m listening to you one of my clients listening to “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” that’s crazy 😱
Legend
There something about listening to old folks tell stories.
The temps were way before my time. But i became a fan after watching the movie now at least once a day i get “don’t look back” stuck in my head
Paul is 14 minutes away from me I will be paying my respects 100%, Detroit misses you Otis we also miss your brothers!
Who was taller Paul or Melvin
@@kamscott4201 I think Otis?? I could be wrong tho
@@SJDunham no im saying out of Melvin or Paul. Who was taller? I say Paul by inches. Because at times Paul looks tall as otis
@@kamscott4201 my bad I misread that I agree with your answer tho!!
@@SJDunham all good 💯
Otis, you been through a lot bro. A whole lot. I seen the movie and i have been folllowing you for a long time. You have definitly lived an interesting life. God bless. 1 Luv Brother
Best Motown group ever!!
Otis still hanging in there, hope u have 20more years.
Best group of all time