Bruce Williamson (singer)
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Bruce Williamson is an American
R&B and soul
singer; currently a lead singer for The Temptations
.
, Bruce started singing in church at a young age. Williamson said the love for music began after experiencing jealousy with a cousin of his. Having sung gospel music for most of his life, he also began singing R&B music in local clubs. In 2006, Williamson first learned from Temptations
vocalist Ron Tyson
that he was a member of the group but said he was in denial of it until Otis Williams
called him to confirm the music. Many of the group's fans learned of Williamson's entry after former member G.C. Cameron told a radio station. Williamson has been quoted as saying that he had done "more in six months of being a Temptation than many artists have done in a lifetime." Williamson appeared on the group's recent albums, Back to Front
and Still Here, and has participated in many public events with The Temptations. Williamson is currently working on a gospel project with band BlackBerry Jam Worship band album and title Send the Rain.
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R&B and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer; currently a lead singer for The Temptations
The Temptations
The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
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Biography
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
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, Bruce started singing in church at a young age. Williamson said the love for music began after experiencing jealousy with a cousin of his. Having sung gospel music for most of his life, he also began singing R&B music in local clubs. In 2006, Williamson first learned from Temptations
The Temptations
The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
vocalist Ron Tyson
Ron Tyson
Ron Tyson is an American tenor/falsetto singer and songwriter. Tyson is the current tenor for long-lived singing group The Temptations, filling the role made famous by Eddie Kendricks in the 1960s.-Biography:...
that he was a member of the group but said he was in denial of it until Otis Williams
Otis Williams
Otis Williams is an American baritone singer. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he has also acted as a sporadic songwriter and record producer. Williams co-founded the Motown vocal group The Temptations in early 1960 as The Elgins, a group in which he continues to perform...
called him to confirm the music. Many of the group's fans learned of Williamson's entry after former member G.C. Cameron told a radio station. Williamson has been quoted as saying that he had done "more in six months of being a Temptation than many artists have done in a lifetime." Williamson appeared on the group's recent albums, Back to Front
Back to Front (The Temptations album)
Back to Front is the sixty-first Temptations album and was released on October 23, 2007. It contains mostly covers of songs that were hits for Stax Records artists, as well as other non-Motown artists...
and Still Here, and has participated in many public events with The Temptations. Williamson is currently working on a gospel project with band BlackBerry Jam Worship band album and title Send the Rain.