If you love Motown and Soul music, there is only one place you should be on Friday night, and that is at the Orihuela Costa Resort to see the one and only Richard Street and His Temptations in Concert. Richard Street may not be a household name but for 22 years, from 1971, he fronted The Temptations and sang on such legendary tracks as ‘Just My Imagination (Running away with me)’, ‘Masterpiece’, ‘Treat her like a Lady’ and ‘Papa was a Rolling Stone’. Richard Street and The Temptations perform, for one night only, December 3, so don’t miss your opportunity for a great night out.
Richard began his music career at the tender age of 12, playing piano and singing. In 1955, Richard was invited to join a vocal group: Otis Williams and The Distants, which led to his recoding with the Monitors, which were signed to Motown. Primarily a session singer, he lent his tenor to sweeten vocal tracks, but stayed away from the public eye. This placed him in the unique setting of being the voice behind many of the lead vocals for The Temptations; although, no one saw him in the group. For almost two-years he was on the microphone in the wings as Paul Williams, whose health was in decline, lip-synched to Richard’s vocals! In 1971, Williams departed from the group and Richard assumed his rightful place with the Temptations as lead singer.
He delighted television, stage, radio and record-buying audiences with his leads on such classic tracks as "Heavenly", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Firefly", "Hey Girl", "Masterpiece", "Every Time I Close My Eyes", "I'll Keep My Light In My Window", "Super Star", "Show Me Your Love", "Bare Back", "Standing On the Top", "Love Comes At Christmas", from the Christmas album "Everything for Christmas", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone", and many more. Among the awards Richard has received are three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and an NAACP Award. He was also there when The Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
