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JAZZ AND R&B
The Temptations and Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics
Presented by Ferguson Center for the Arts at Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall
February 11, 2012
For more than 40 years, The Temptations have prospered, propelling popular music with a series of smash hits, and sold-out performances throughout the world. An essential component of the original Motown machine, they were turned into stars by the Smokey Robinson written-and-produced “The Way You Do the things You Do.” An avalanche of hits followed, including “My Girl,” “Since I Lost ...More
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