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Davis Eli "David" Ruffin (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of The Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".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.

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rdfs:comment	Davis Eli "David" Ruffin (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of The Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".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.
foaf:name	David Ruffin Ruffin, David
dc:description	Singer, musician
foaf:givenName	Davis Eli Ruffin
active years end year	1991-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1956-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
alias	Ruffin, Davis Eli
associated band	Jimmy Ruffin The Temptations Eddie Kendricks
associated musical artist	Jimmy Ruffin The Temptations Eddie Kendricks
background	solo_singer
birth date	1941-01-18(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Whynot, Mississippi
birth year	1941-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1991-06-01(xsd:dateTime)
death place	City of Philadelphia
death year	1991-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
genre	Gospel music Disco Rhythm and blues
IMDB id	0749278
record label	dbpedia:Chess_Records dbpedia:Motown RCA Records dbpedia:Anna_Records Warner Bros. Records
is performer of	Live at the Apollo David David Ruffin Feelin' Good Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay My Whole World Ended Everything's Coming Up Love Gentleman Ruffin In My Stride Ruffin & Kendrick So Soon We Change Who I Am dbpedia:David_Ruffin_discography
is associated band of	Eddie Kendricks Dennis Edwards The Originals C. P. Spencer Freddie Gorman
is associated musical artist of	Eddie Kendricks Dennis Edwards The Originals C. P. Spencer Freddie Gorman
is former band member of	The Temptations The Dixie Nightingales
is musical artist of	(The Moment You Left Me) Walk Away from Love
is musical band of	(The Moment You Left Me) Walk Away from Love

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