Eddie Kendricks is born in Union Springs, Alabama. He will become
one of the original members of the Motown group, "The Temptations".
He will begin a solo career in 1971 and will have many successful
hits such as "Keep on Truckin" and "Boogie Down." In 1982, he will
rejoin the Temptations for a reunion tour and again in 1989, when
the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He
will succumb to cancer in 1992.
