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dbpedia:David_Ruffin

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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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David Ruffin Ruffin, David

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Singer, musician

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Davis Eli Ruffin

dbpedia-owl:activeYearsEndYear

1991-01-01Z

dbpedia-owl:activeYearsStartYear

1956-01-01Z

dbpedia-owl:alias

Ruffin, Davis Eli

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dbpedia:The_Temptations dbpedia:Jimmy_Ruffin dbpedia:Eddie_Kendricks

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dbpedia:The_Temptations dbpedia:Jimmy_Ruffin dbpedia:Eddie_Kendricks

dbpedia-owl:background

solo_singer

dbpedia-owl:birthDate

1941-01-18Z

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n8:_Mississippi

dbpedia-owl:birthYear

1941-01-01Z

dbpedia-owl:deathDate

1991-06-01Z

dbpedia-owl:deathPlace

dbpedia:Philadelphia

dbpedia-owl:deathYear

1991-01-01Z

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dbpedia:Gospel_music dbpedia:Rhythm_and_blues dbpedia:Disco

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0749278

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dbpedia:Chess_Records dbpedia:Anna_Records dbpedia:RCA_Records dbpedia:Motown n7:_Records