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graham b · Joined: 23 Sep 2010 Posts: 211 Location: Wakefield

Soul singer Jimmy Ruffin has died at the age of 78

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30111017

ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Interesting that apparently he turned down his chance to sing with The Temptations many years ago and of course his brother David filled that particular slot for quite a few years

Sad to see him gone - he had a great voice Sad

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

Very sad to hear of his death, I saw him in cabaret in the early 70s, a fact that I posted only at the weekend in a reference to a SOTS track. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted will always be one of my all time favourite tracks.

RIP

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becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851

I thought of our recent posts about Jimmy when I saw of his death,Helen.

Sad news...he had a wonderful voice and sang some wonderful songs.

It says in the article that graham posted...

"Ruffin's other credits include Jimmy Ruffin's Sweet Soul Music, a seven-part series he made for BBC Radio 2 in the 1990s."

Would be good to hear a repeat run of that!