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Temptations Lead Singer Dead at 49

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Bruce Williamson of The Temptations performs during a celebration of African American history month on February 12, 2008 in the White House. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

By    |   Tuesday, 08 September 2020 01:40 PM EDT

The Temptations' former lead singer, Bruce Williamson, has died at age 49. The vocalist had been battling COVID-19 when he passed away at his home in Las Vegas on Sunday night, TMZ confirmed.

Williamson's son, Bruce Williamson Jr., shared the tragic news in a heartfelt post to Facebook.

"There's no words in the world that can express how I feel right now," he wrote. "I love you Daddy thank you for being awesome thank you for being loving thank you for being Who You Are I pray to God and we will meet again. I love you Daddy R.I.H KING WILLIAMSON."

Williamson sang with The Temptations from 2006 to 2015. He performed numerous shows with the iconic Motown group and featured on the band's 2017 album "Back to Front" and their 2010 album "Still Here."

The band carved a name for itself in the mid-1960s and early '70s with hits like "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and their chart-topping single "My Girl," according to Deadline.

In 1972, the band released their Grammy Hall of Fame hit song "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." The band earned two more Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. In 2013, The Temptations received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Five years later, another one of the band's former lead singers, Dennis Edwards, died of complications from meningitis. Edwards joined The Temptations in 1968 after singing with The Contours and stayed with the group initially until about 1977, returning for brief stints in the 1980s and joining with several members of the group for reunion concerts and tours in the years afterward.

Zoe Papadakis

Zoe Papadakis is a Newsmax writer based in South Africa with two decades of experience specializing in media and entertainment. She has been in the news industry as a reporter, writer and editor for newspapers, magazine and websites.

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The Temptations' former lead singer, Bruce Williamson, has died at age 49. The vocalist had been battling COVID-19 when he passed away at his home in Las Vegas on Sunday night, TMZ confirmed. Williamson's son, Bruce Williamson Jr., shared the tragic news in a heartfelt post...
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