Otis Williams

This article is about a member of The Temptations. For the doo-wop group, see Otis Williams and the Charms.

Otis Williams
Williams in 2022
Williams in 2022
Background information
Birth nameOtis Miles Jr.
Born (1941-10-30) October 30, 1941 (age 82)
Texarkana, Texas, U.S.
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active1958–present
Labels

Otis Williams (born Otis Miles Jr.; October 30, 1941) is an American second tenor/baritone singer.[1][2] He is occasionally also a songwriter and a record producer. Williams is the founder and last surviving original member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations,[1] a group in which he continues to perform; he also owns the rights to the Temptations name.

  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: The Temptations". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Endearing Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 7–9