Ain’t Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations

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The first and only definitive biography of legendary Motown group, the Temptations

The Temptations are an incomparable soul group, with dozens of chart-topping hits such as My Girl and Papa Used to be a Rollin Stone. From the sharp suits, stylish choreography, and distinctive vocals that epitomized their onstage triumphs to the personal failings and psycho-dramas that played out in the back of the scenes, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg tells the complete story of this most well liked—and tragic—of all Motown super groups.

Based on in-depth research and interviews with founding Temptations member Otis Williams and many others, the book reveals the highly individual, even mutually antagonistic, nature of the group’s members. Venturing beyond the money and the fame, it shares the compelling tale of these sometime allies, sometime rivals and reveals the unique dynamic of push and pull and give and take that resulted in musical genius.

  • The first book to tell the whole story of Motown’s greatest group, with all-new interviews and prior to now undiscovered sources and photographs
  • Gives the last word on enduring Motown mysteries, including the deaths of Paul Williams and David Ruffin and the truth in the back of Ruffin’s tumultuous romance with Tammi Terrell
  • Reveals the name of the game “”can’t miss”” formula in the back of the Temptations’ thirty-seven chart hits
  • Draws on multiple hundred interviews with the group’s associates, industry figures, members of the family, and most importantly, founding Temptation Otis Williams

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg takes a cohesive and penetrating look at the life and enduring legacy of one of the crucial greatest groups in popular music. It is very important reading for fans of the Temptations, music lovers, and anyone interested in the history of American popular culture during the last fifty years.

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