When Temptation Got The Best Of Eddie Kendricks
Phil Symes, Disc and Music Echo, 10 March 1973
IT'S A big decision quitting a world-famous group, especially when they're on top, and look like sitting pretty for a long while. So it was a brave move on Eddie Kendricks' part when he up and left The Temptations in March 1971 after 11 years with them.
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