Their good looks, charisma, complex choreography and vocal arraignments made The Temptations, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, a male super-group who were arguably unmatched. The group’s impact on Motown, the Detroit record label that made them rich and famous, is well-documented: The Temptations, along with The Supremes, helped the company crossover into mainstream America, trading in their seemingly exclusive relationship the Chitlin’ Circuit, a network of theaters that were safe for Black entertainers to perform in during segregation, for the glitz and glamour of the Copacabana and ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ television’s longest running variety program.
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