Alexis Says … When I think of Motown , I think of great music from an era gone by , music with an adoration that crossed barriers , and music that has lasted through generations and bears relevant even today . What also comes to mind are the magnificent groups that took to stages across the country and eventually took the world by storm . While all the groups were talented and good , only a few in my humble opinion became legendary . Among the extraordinary were the incomparable Temptations … led by the founding member and the group ’ s prevailing chief architect … Dr . Otis Williams . ons ’
A snapshot of Dr . Otis Williams remarkable life and career achievements :
In 2006 , he received an honorary degree , Doctorate of Humane Letters , from Stillman College , a historically Black college and university in Tuscaloosa , Alabama .
His personal journey has been documented in his critically acclaimed 1988 autobiography , Temptations , which later became the source for both the Emmy ® award-winning television mini-series , Temptations , which was released in 1998 , and more recently the Broadway musical , smash hit Ain ’ t Too Proud : The Life and Times of The Temptations , which in 2019 won the Tony ® Award for Best Choreography .
On its road to Broadway , Ain ’ t Too Proud broke house records while in previews in major cities , and while on Broadway broke house records at The Imperial Theater . Ain ’ t Too Proud : The Life and Times of The Temptations is currently touring across the U . S ., to more than 50 cities , throughout this year and next . The electrifying Broadway musical also opened in the UK , in the West End of London at the Prince Edward Theater , on April 20 , 2023 .
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Alexis Says … When I think of Motown , I think of great music from an era gone by , music with an adoration that crossed barriers , and music that has lasted through generations and bears relevant even today . What also comes to mind are the magnificent groups that took to stages across the country and eventually took the world by storm . While all the groups were talented and good , only a few in my humble opinion became legendary . Among the extraordinary were the incomparable Temptations … led by the founding member and the group ’ s prevailing chief architect … Dr . Otis Williams . ons ’
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A snapshot of Dr . Otis Williams remarkable life and career achievements :
In 2006 , he received an honorary degree , Doctorate of Humane Letters , from Stillman College , a historically Black college and university in Tuscaloosa , Alabama .
His personal journey has been documented in his critically acclaimed 1988 autobiography , Temptations , which later became the source for both the Emmy ® award-winning television mini-series , Temptations , which was released in 1998 , and more recently the Broadway musical , smash hit Ain ’ t Too Proud : The Life and Times of The Temptations , which in 2019 won the Tony ® Award for Best Choreography .
On its road to Broadway , Ain ’ t Too Proud broke house records while in previews in major cities , and while on Broadway broke house records at The Imperial Theater . Ain ’ t Too Proud : The Life and Times of The Temptations is currently touring across the U . S ., to more than 50 cities , throughout this year and next . The electrifying Broadway musical also opened in the UK , in the West End of London at the Prince Edward Theater , on April 20 , 2023 .
Otis Williams bio source , courtesy of Marilyn Ducksworth