Jimmy lee ruffin may 7, 1936 november 17, 2014 was an american soul singer, and elder brother of david ruffin of the temptations. The very best of northern soul, modern soul, 70s and 80s grooves, motown, stax, atlantic, they can all be found on our web site. Northern soul direct your one stop shop for soul music at great prices with free uk postage on all orders. The motown singles collection 19591971, what becomes of the broken hearted baby ive got it, and motown. A touch of northernsoul and motown personal disclaimer. The lead single hold on to my love reached top ten in uk and us. This album was released in us, netherlands, uk, norway and germany.
He was the older brother of david ruffin from the temptations. Jimmy ruffin simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chapman records northern soul, mod, ska and motown. It still doesnt have everything he did for the label, and the absence of no less than four of the 11 tracks that appeared on the best previous ruffin cd comp 20th century masters the. Detroit singer marvin ruffin soultracks soul music. Diana ross and the supremes had recorded it and their version was intended for release as a single.
Jimmy ruffin what becomes of the brokenhearted hq youtube. Available on this is northern soul the motown sound. Gonna give her all the love ive got billboard hot 100 no 29, gonna give her all the love ive got uk chart top 40 no. Jimmy ruffin born 7 may 1936 in collinsville, mississippi. Jimmy was, perhaps, best known for his soul ballad what becomes of the broken hearted, a hugely popular slow dancer.
Jimmy ruffin was a rare type of man who left his mark on the music industry, they said in a statement. Jimmy suggested that his brother might want to audition for the replacement role. He scored numerous hits for berry gordys soul label, a motown subsidiary, including the wonderful what becomes of the broken hearted which became his signature song. What becomes of the broken hearted on now thats what i call classic soul. Jimmy ruffin, american soul singer, and elder brother of david ruffin of the temptations. It might be titled the ultimate motown collection, and certainly its the most comprehensive jimmy ruffin cd compilation to hit the market, with two discs and 48 tracks, a dozen of them previously unreleased. Preferring to start a solo career, jimmy ruffin recorded for the motown subsidiary, soul. Northern soul direct, burtonupontrent, united kingdom. Jimmy ruffin, whose poignant what becomes of the brokenhearted is regarded by many as one of motowns greatest works, died monday afternoon in a. Northern soul, mod, ska and motown originals, vinyl, cd, patches, badges and. Ruffin grew up in detroit, regularly rubbing elbows with the star friends of his older cousins. Marvin ruffin, cousin to motown stalwarts david and jimmy ruffin, has died at age 59. Jimmy ruffin was born in collinsville, mississippi in may 1937 and passed away in november 2014. Among these are ruffin s extremely jackie wilsoninfluenced debut motown 1961 single, dont feel sorry for meheart.
Jimmy ruffin s oneoff debut recording on the miracle label from 1961 dont feel sorry for me, joe simon on the hush label from 1961 i see your face, and johnnie taylor on sam cookes sar. After david died of a cocaine overdose in 1991, jimmy. The 23 most important soul patches of all time buzzfeed. Jimmy ruffin tell me what you want releases discogs. Its a little heartbreaking that jimmy ruffin will only be remembered by most folks, if at all, as the voice that asked what becomes of the broken hearted. Nov 20, 2014 during the 1990s, ruffin also branched out into radio work, and made the sevenpart series jimmy ruffins sweet soul music for radio 2. Jimmy ruffin soultracks soul music biographies, news and. All music on northernsoultrain is intended to be for artist identification and educational purposes o. Vinyl issued on us labels, uk labels, labels from around the world.
Motown turns 50 the label that brought you stevie wonder, the supremes and stacks of soul turns 50 next week. As a session singer in the 1960s, jimmy ruffin arrived at other settings bearing his gifts. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the. Sunrise is an album by american soul singer jimmy ruffin, it was released in may 1980 and was produced by robin gibb of the bee gees and blue weaver. About jimmy ruffin born may 7, 1939, collinsville, mississippi, is an american soul singer, and elder brother of the late david ruffin of the temptations. At soul, jimmy recorded what becomes along with several other sides between 1964 and 1972. Buy northern soul patch and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s. Motown legend jimmy ruffin in intensive care in vegas hospital. Jimmy ruffin soultracks soul music biographies, news. May 24, 2019 jimmy ruffin born 7 may 1936 in collinsville, mississippi. Jimmy ruffin was a soul singer, who was the older brother of the late, extemptation, david ruffin. Since 2005 the soulmine has been supplying the very best of rare vinyl records to collectors, djs and fans.
Jimmy beat david into the world on may 7, 1939 in collinsville, mississippi. Ruffin split motown and continued to record with polydor in the 70s, landing a couple of moderate hits in europe. But he truly surprised the music world when reemerged 1980 with an unlikely top 10 pop hit, hold on to my love on rso records, compliments of writerproducer robin gibb of. The ruffin brothers take on stand by me will remind you. Jimmy ruffin was born in collinsville, mississippi, the son of a minister, and was approaching his second birthday when his brother david was born. Ruffin has had many records between the 1960s and 1980s. On the avenue in the neighborhood ruffin, jimmy 12.
Jimmy lee ruffin may 7, 1936 november 17, 2014 was an american soul musician. Known to many as the older brother of former temptations lead david ruffin, jimmy ruffin had sporadic periods of chart success that resulted in three of motowns greatest tunes of the late 60s and a surprise hit more than a decade later born in collinsville, mississippi in 1936, ruffin moved to detroit in the early 60s and was signed the motowns miracle label for a series of unsuccessful. Born may 7, 1939, collinsville, mississippi, is an american soul singer, and older brother of the late david ruffin of the temptations. His 1966 hit what becomes of the brokenhearted was a major success and his most wellknown song. During the 1990s, ruffin also branched out into radio work, and made the sevenpart series jimmy ruffins sweet soul music for radio 2. Jimmy lee ruffin, 7th may 1939, collinsville, mississippi, u. On the flip is a great version of jimmy ruffins gonna give her all the love i got. My family in its entirety is extremely upset over his death.
We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. It was jimmy ruffin s last notable motown hit, though. He was born on may 7, 1936 in collinsville, mississippi. Nov 19, 2014 jimmy ruffin was a rare type of man who left his mark on the music industry, they said in a statement. Nov 20, 2014 jimmy ruffin, a soul singer best known for his plaintive 1966 top 10 hit what becomes of the brokenhearted, died on monday in a las vegas hospital. See more ideas about northern soul, soul artists and soul music. But he was not a professional singer, instead working as a mechanic and working with his band on the weekends. Soulmine records northern soul, rare soul, modern soul. Jimmy ruffin, a soul singer best known for his plaintive 1966 top 10 hit what becomes of the brokenhearted, died on monday in a las vegas hospital. Excellent compilation from jimmy ruffin, the older brother of the temptations original lead singer david. Soul music my music motown records detroit berry gordy tamla motown thing 1 northern soul rhythm and blues in pictures. Ruffins other credits include jimmy ruffins sweet soul music, a sevenpart series he made for bbc radio 2 in the 1990s. I am my brothers keeper expanded edition, sings top ten, the groove governor, ruff n ready, singles.
Jan 15, 2011 for clarity this song was released as. Temptations lead singer david ruffins brother, best known for 1966s what becomes of the broken hearted. However, jimmy was somewhat fortunate to hit big with what becomes of the broken hearted. Jimmy ruffins brother david was a member of the temptations, so talent was obviously in the blood. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the top 10 hits what becomes of the brokenhearted and hold on to my love. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Since january 2011, jimmy ruffin has been working on writing and recording new songs for his new album which he plans to release on his 74th birthday, may 7, 20. His most successful single is what becomes of the brokenhearted.
Jimmy ruffins 1967 debut album, with impeccable sound, thanks to universal music japan. I had the honour of meeting jimmy 42 years ago when he was performing at the casino wigan pre allniters he was a regular on the soul circuit at the time he was a gentleman besides being a top soul artist 16 years later i had the privilege of having supper with him after a performance at scotts wigan he was still the same god bless you jimmy i hope you get well. The songs were cowritten by gibb either with weaver andor his brothers. With a minister father and musical genes that would also develop in david and cousin melvin franklin, jimmy s spirituality and sense of song merged in church gospel music.