Street sang as a young man with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, but didn't join the famed Motown group until the early s. He later made the move from his native Detroit to Los Angeles with other Motown acts and stayed with the group until the mids. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but Cindy Street expects services to be held sometime next week in Cypress, Calif. She says her husband "was a really good person" who should be remembered for his work with theTemptations.
Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. However, music called and Street broke into the music business as a member of the late 50s vocal group the Distants, several members of which later became the founders of the Temptations including Street's cousin, bass singer Melvin Franklin.
After a few years out of music, he returned with a new group called the Monitors, which was signed by Motown for a short period. As the Monitors' recording career stalled, Street began working in the quality control group at the Motown label.
By , Temptations member Paul Williams grew ill and Street was called on by the group to tour with them and to sing Williams' parts off stage. Following Williams' departure from the group in and, sadly, his subsequent suicide , Street replaced Williams as the baritone second lead for the group.
His expressive, versatile voice was a great compliment for lead singers Dennis Edwards and Damon Harris. He went on to work as a solo singer and as part of his own Temptations tribute group. He also toured on occasion with former Tempts mate Harris and worked with Harris in bringing awareness to cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Street's passing is particularly shocking to longtime fans as it comes less than two weeks after Harris's death from cancer. Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews. The Temptations' Richard Street dies at age 70 facebook twitter. Richard Street was an incredible talent and will be greatly missed.
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