Motown is alive! Otis Williams and The Temptations perform "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972) at Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, a beautifully quaint venue in San Diego, CA. Recorded on Friday, September 15, 2024.

The Temptations contemporaneous lineup:
Otis Williams
Ron Tyson
Terry Weeks
Tony Grant
Jawan M. Jackson

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by the Temptations was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. Whitfield produced the original Undisputed Truth version. Later in 1972, Whitfield cut a different version of the song, turning it into a 12-minute track for the Temptations. This version was included on their 1972 album All Directions. The edited 7-inch single release of this Temptations track was issued in September 1972, and this version was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973. - WIkipedia

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