David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick Concert 1987

[@Wrighto]

0:00 - Get Ready == 2:19 - Boogie Down == 4:01 - Keep On Truckin' == 9:55 - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) == 12:44 - Baking a musical cake/chatting with the crowd == 16:15 - Statue Of A Fool == 20:36 - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) == 24:20 - Ain't Too Proud To Beg == 26:43 - Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) == 29:44 - My Girl 32:30 - My Girl ad libbing 33:40 - Chatting with the crowd, being a proper lover, (35:25 - Very small I Wish It Would Rain excerpt), takes an effort to have a relationship 36:00 - It's Growing and Since I Lost My Baby excerpts 36:45 - David joking about taking some single ladies back home == 37:33 - The Way You Do The Things You Do == 39:47 - (I Know) I'm Losing You

[@likkerland]

Today would've been David's 79th birthday.

[@N1RuffinFan]

Man, how did you come across this footage and audio!? This is good quality. I'm just discovering you're page tonight. I always think there has good to be tons of unheard and unseen material of these guys out there, and every so often someone will pull a rabbit out of their hat!

[@weotalks2810]

David was Still a BEAST,THE SMOKIN had taken a Toll on Eddie ..But I still Loved HIM...AMERICAN MUSICAL HEROES...RIP

[@MelloBlend]

Eddie Kendrick was my favorite Temptation. I modeled my whole music learning experience from the Temptations in the early days. I sing them even today. Love this group always....forever Tempts....forever Eddie..

[@coraguice8667]

David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick well what can I say: THE VOICES, THE SINGERS, THE ENTERTAINERS, THE TEMPTATIONS any way its said they were THE BEST.

[@a1992aron]

The Greatest Singers TO EVER walk this planet!!

[@ghanasoul]

Let me tell ya somethin, i rather hear Eddie with a waning voice then a polished voice of any act in 2020. Eddie Kendricks is my man and my all time favorite falsetto singer.

[@coraguice8667]

I Agree!

[@MrCtsSteve]

Yep . Legend

[@carmenhodges7015]

Eddie and David...the supreme voices of Motown. You guys will live forever as a major part of our youth and our collective history. Our love for you is infinite. RIP guys.

[@bustabass9025]

The heart and soul of THE Temptations! Listen closely and you can hear a distinct similarity in the gritty soul of Ruff's voice with that of Sam Cooke's. Two of the greatest sweet soul singers ever recorded. Sadly, at this point E.K.'s shimmering falsetto, had peaked with, "...Imagination..." and was rapidly declining from decades of chain smoking. No longer was he able to sing out those angelic high notes, that bought tears to the eyes of women, and men alike. Rest in Peace my brothers. You weren't here long, but your impact is everlasting. 🎤👓🎩👞🎤🎩👞🎶

[@lindahines9380]

the musical cake 🎂

[@romaroslaters7046]

It’s so funny when they’re performing “my girl” and David’s talking/mingling with the audience and eddies like “you better find that girl” trying to get him to hurry up

[@letmesing6868]

David Ruffin is probably the only man who could call me a “fine heffer” and I would NOT have a problem with it! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lilmama8046]

David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks were friends to the end..David did sing lead in a lot of songs & he also got some good songs going solo..two Legends who had sooo much Talent. But drugs took over for David & cancer got Eddie,but their voices will live on 4ever as long as we continue to play their music..Rest On David & Eddie,ur voice & talent are truely missed!!..💙💙

[@lindahines9380]

sure will girlfriend, davids records are still selling I'm glad I got that last CD 💿 😄 GR 1980 on Warner brothers label , they jacked the price up on it , omg no one can replace his talent

[@vanzettabourne6700]

Wow!

[@Erbruffin1964]

Thanks for the upload.

[@augustuscaesar7846]

GREATLOVELY APPRECIATED & the audio PERFECT

[@jimmiesmith5811]

great show I've notice something ruff never does walk away from love on these shows maybe it was licensing thing or something but he did do it on the temps reunion tour i got the other show they did from that tour on the DVD dancing in the streets Motown's dynamic duo ruff and corn R.I.P guys

[@stephenlee3495]

He did it on the Reunion Tour (a whopping 9 minute rendition at that) in every show I’ve heard but you’re right - he strayed from it in later years, instead opting for Statue Of A Fool or I Wish It Would Rain.

[@adolphusmitchell3564]

IDk why he didn't sing it because he could still hit the high notes there's a video on here with him singing it with eddie and dennis he sings a snippit towards the end of the video

[@jimmiesmith5811]

@@adolphusmitchell3564 l know that was on the street gold documentary back in 1991

[@jeffreyconyers8735]

Reword Why you wanna make me blue? Could be God, God, God you know I truly do love you?

[@CombatTalkRadio]

Hmm. I've never heard this specific version of this concert. Very nice. Eddie sounds way better here than the the other one where they do these segments, so this must have been earlier than that one.

[@romaroslaters7046]

This whole show was amazing but that ending omg I’m on the bus screaming and hollering only thing we need now is the video because while they did this lineup in a video it’s still different

[@jeffreyconyers8735]

They never judged one another abilities as singers or lifestyles.

[@a1992aron]

Dave sounding just like Sam Cooke

[@stephenlee3495]

Damn. At first I thought this would be audio from the filmed show but I’ve never heard this at all. Are you able to break it down song by song so I can download and put it on my iPod?

[@littledrumminboy5779]

www.audacityteam.org/ I use this program for all my songs. It's totally free. If you can download the mp3 from here, you can used it to chop up the songs.

[@coraguice8667]

David, " fine hefords" LOL. Go on to church nothing is wrong with it my love. You were a GOSPEL SINGER Pre-Temptations days.

[@sznxiv]

it’s a little too late to say that

[@ujimajame4601]

This sounds like an alternative version of the 1987 concert David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks did in California as part of the tour they did with Mary Wells and Martha Reeves (from, perhaps, the following or previous night) that was captured on the DVD "Dancing In The Street." Great job! The music quality is even better - HD?, and you can hear every instrument and voice, though, if you want to see them perform these songs, you would have to seek out that concert at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJjLkGygYrCjgdE

[@herbielingard162]

These two was hell on fire Eddie was cool and David a dynamic showman.Bad dudes always.

[@adolphusmitchell3564]

you're right this was the first concert the video on youtube is the second one in L.A. This one is in Santa Monica, CA

[@bennyadler5882]

I think this the David/Eddie/Josei Short/David Sea/Nate Bolden tour, prior to "The Voices Of" with when big Dennis joined.

[@coraguice8667]

Can someone tell me where and when this concert was performed. FABULOUSSSSSS!!!!!!!

[@adolphusmitchell3564]

i think santa monica california. during the summer of 1987 david, eddie, martha reeves, and mary wells went on tour together(with david and eddie being the headliners) this is from the first show (2nd one has a video). after this show i read in tony turners(road manager for david ruffin and eddie kendrick) that mary threw a hissy fit about how long david and eddie were on stage(she'd been complaining about them headlining over her earlier, since she was Motown's first star) and threatened not to do the 2nd show after getting paid, which is why some of the songs like, boogie down and girl why you wanna make me blue, weren't performed the 2nd show because David refused to limit the number of his songs and tried to talk eddie out of it. David was convinced they could continue without her or replace her with someone else because by this time her voice was failing due to years of chain smoking and throat cancer, she shouldve been on rest but she needed the money (her husband, curtis womack, is the one announcing them), three years later 1990 she would be dead

[@coraguice8667]

Martha Reeves is decease? Yes I seen the video by the young lady talking about the incident at the concert per Tony Turner's Book. However where is the video of the concert/ part 2. Seem like they really had a lot of fun and a fantastic show in spite of the incident. Thank You for your reply. GOD Bless You. P. S. Yes I get it. You are talking about Mary Wells. Yes sadly she died of throat cancer. The book reviewer pointed out Martha Reeves that got mad so I thought. David Ruffin surely was out there on which ever one of them it was lol. He was my favorite.

[@romaroslaters7046]

@@coraguice8667the second show is on KZbin also it’s the full concert

[@romaroslaters7046]

Was this apart of the tour they did with Martha Reeves and Mary Wells during the summer of that year the line ups the same except there’s a few more songs this show

[@Wrighto]

I believe this is part of that same tour. 1985 had them with Hall & Oates and the anti-apartheid Sun City album. 1986 had them touring a bit/doing their own thing (like Kendrick recording a duet), 1987 they toured with Martha and Mary. 1988 had them touring together more 1989 came they got into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, they met up with Dennis Edwards and formed the Kendrick Ruffin Edwards group spanning from 1990-1992 Sorry about the history lesson haha, but yeah I'm sure it is part of the Martha and Mary tours they did

[@romaroslaters7046]

I’m a huge ruffin and kendricks fan so I didn’t mind the history lesson lol though I already knew that. Just didn’t know whether this was part of that your or was one of the reasons the tour kicked off

[@ujimajame4601]

@@romaroslaters7046 Not only is it practically the same set but you can hear the show had the same M.C. as the one they used on the performance on the "Dancing in The Street" video.

[@romaroslaters7046]

Ujima Jame Curtis Womack Mary Wells’ boyfriend at the time and also Bobby Womacks brother David eddie and bunny were good friends so I bet it wasn’t to hard for Mary to convince them to let him join assuming that’s how it went

[@jeffreyconyers8735]

Maybe it's a guy thing. These two you hardly ever hear them talk negatively about one another.

[@jeffreyconyers8735]

@MsLady328 I admire their forever friendship. Mayfield and Butler was close after he left the Impressions.

[@jimmiesmith5811]

they had their moments at times but when showtime came around they put whatever was it behind them and like Eddie said keep on truckin

[@coraguice8667]

No they really love each other and complimented each other outstandingly when they were singing. David and Eddie was each other's rock in reference to their careers and personal lives.

[@thebootielover]

@MsLady328 Yea like SECRET Lovers. I know it was DL shyt going on in the sixties.

[@thebootielover]

@@talinthawatson1109 Please. You trying to tell me that GAYness didn't exist in the Music entertainment business back then? Girl Please.

[@1588van]

Where was this recorded at ?

[@Wrighto]

Santa Cruz, California unless there's another Santa Cruz elsewhere lol

[@sznxiv]

Make more videos man!! I love them

[@arg9980]

en la primera canción , en vivo, EL MICROFONO DE MIERDA QUE LE PUSIERON AL FRENTE, NO FUNCIONABA , una verdadera vergüenza a los inútiles encargados del sonido, rápidamente se lo cambiaron y la voz de Eddie pudo escucharse después.