The Temptations (New York vocal group)

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The Temptations were a vocal group from New York best known for the 1960 hit "Barbara". Issued on Goldisc Records, [1] the song peaked on the Cash Box Magazine chart at #38 [2] and on the Billboard Hot 100 at #29. [3] The flip side song on "Barbara" was "Someday". Other recordings were: "Fickle Little Girl", "Letter of Devotion", "Ballad of Love", and "Tonight My Heart She Is Crying".

Shortly after "Barbara" became a hit, lead singer Neil Stevens left to go solo. [4] The other members of the group were Larry Curtis, Artie Sands and Artie Marin. The group was managed by Arthur "Artie" Ripp. He later co-founded Kama Sutra Records [5] and was the first to sign and produce Billy Joel as a solo artist, [6] after Michael Lang, who had given Joel a monetary advance, passed Joel along to Ripp to focus his attentions elsewhere. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 14, 1960. p.  110 . Retrieved January 12, 2019– via Internet Archive. billboard barbara the temptations goldisc.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 6/04/60". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Hot 100: May 21, 1960". Billboard.com . May 21, 1960. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Temptations (Of 'Barbara' Fame) - Songs". Allbutforgottenoldies.net. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "THE TEMPTATIONS aka NEIL STEVENS & THE TEMPTATIONS". Whitedoowopcollector.blogspot.com. February 5, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Goodman, Fred (March 1991). "An Innocent Man". Spy: 73. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Schruers, Fred (2014). Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography. New York: Crown Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8041-4019-5 . Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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