The hit "My Girl" sends the group soaring to the top of the charts, but personal demons plague each of the members. Life on the road proves to be difficult for the young men, which leads Paul into alcohol dependency andamp Otis to infidelity. With their first hit "The Way You Do The Things You Do," The Temptations begin touring with the Motortown Revue, doing the standard "one-nighters" andamp living in cheap hotels. After Johnnie Mae drops The Siberians, and after The Primes disband, Paul, Eddie, Otis and Melvin join to become The Temptations, eventually adding David Ruffin to the group. Meanwhile, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams are burning up the stages of Detroit as The Primes, who are already signed to Motown by entrepreneur/producer Berry Gordy. They quickly come to the attention of Johnnie Mae Matthews who becomes their manager, producer and promoter. In 1958 Detroit, Michigan, 17-year-old singer Otis Williams partners with 16-year-old Melvin Franklin to form The Siberians. But the climb to the top was plagued by competing egos andamp repeated drug and alcohol abuse. The Temptations had 16 #1 singles on the Billboard charts and received three Grammy Awards. With a sound that's doo-wop, pop and hip-hop, they are rhythm and blues royalty. David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams and Otis Williams are five former street corner singers who managed to become Motown legends.
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