What really happened to David Ruffin?
What really happened to David Ruffin? It could have been a storybook start to a third act revival. But David Ruffin died in Philadelphia on June 1, 1991, the victim of what doctors determined to be an accidental overdose of cocaine. He was 50. News coverage of his death veered toward the sensational.
Did Melvin Franklin really get shot?
Health problems and death
In 1978, he was shot in the hand and leg while trying to stop a man from stealing his car in Los Angeles. The incident prevented Franklin from participating in the Temptations’ upcoming tour of Poland, which at the time was still behind the Iron Curtain.
Is Dennis Edwards still alive?
How many of the Temptations are still alive?
How many members of the original Temptations are still alive? Only one of the founding members of The Temptations is still alive. Otis Williams, who owns the rights to the group’s name and is still a member of the band, is the only member who remains.
