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The Temptations
& The Four Tops

Friday, March 14th 2008 at 8:00 PM

The Temptations - When five skinny young men walked together onto the rehearsal stage back in the early ‘60s, history stood in the wings and nodded.  These were the anointed.  They would become the standard-bearers for breathtaking harmonies, stylish choreography and thrill-making vocal leads.  Legends in the making, they felt fire in the sole of their feet, strength in their hearts, and power in the songs their voices would weave into the fabric of pop music’s tapestry.

And so today, when five like-dressed men step away from microphone to execute a synchronized little move of the hips at a right angle, slide that foot up on the toe, both history and mythology are stepping in those footsteps.  It’s the “TEMPTATIONS Walk”.

First performed in the early ‘60s by Otis Williams and four other men, it’s still a thrill to see--living testimony to the TEMPTATIONS’ musical history made by David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams.  Lovingly executed today by Otis and their heirs-in-music: Ron Tyson, Barrington Henderson, Harry McGillberry and Terry Weeks, it proves those men are gone, but in no way forgotten-not by a grateful public nor by the men who now carry the legacy forward into the next generation.

The Four Tops - One of the greatest groups to ever come out of Detroit consisted of four singers who made history with their music and their longevity, only being separated by death. 

Formed in the mid-50s as high schoolers in Detroit, Levi Stubbs, Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton and Duke Fakir were first known as the Four Aims. However, to avoid confusion with the popular Ames Brothers vocal quartet, the group changed its name to the one that would become synonymous with Detroit's "Sound of Young America. " Their first collaboration, "Baby I Need Your Lovin," was a smash crossover hit and set the stage for future successes. The Tops rose to immediate popularity and became, along with the Temptations, the male group leaders of the Motown hit machine.

                                                                   

Sax Pack
& Special Guest Guitars

Peter WHITE CHRISTMAS

Chris Botti
Brian Culbertsons
Soulful Christmas
Boney James
& Jay Soto

Wayman Tisdale
& Euge Groove

RnR - Rick Braun
& Richard Elliot
and Eric Darius

Bobby Caldwell
& Joyce Coolings

Esteban &
The Sahnas Brothers

Craig Chaquico &
Turning Point

The Temptations &
The Four Tops

Keiko Matsui &
Hiroshima

Candy Dulfer &
Nick Colionne

Guitars & Saxes
Spyro Gyra
Warren Hill &
Dominic Amato & Others

Jesse Cook
The Rippingtons Anniversy Tour
Ottmar Liebert
& Luna Negra
MUSIC SERIES 2007-2008, CELEBRITY THEATRE 440 N. 32nd ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85008, PH: 602.267.1600 FX 602.267.4882