Best known as one of the lead singers of The Temptations, Ruffin’s star story has a tragic ending.

Philadelphia — When he was a kid in rural Mississippi, living, for a time, in a house with no running water, he dreamed of being a famous performer. He might as well have imagined walking to the moon.

“The Temptations” miniseries originally aired on NBC in 1998 and in the decades since, many have come to quote the line uttered by actor Leon Robinson’s character, David Ruffin. “Ain't nobody comin' ...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. Nedra Ruffin, daughter of the late R&B singer David Ruffin of the Temptations, was described as a ...