We’ve started poking around in locals’ iTunes, iPods, Spotify playlists, CD players, cassette decks, turntables and brains with one question in mind: What are you listening to? We don’t even care if ...

Philadelphia — When he was a kid in rural Mississippi, living, for a time, in a house with no running water, he dreamed of being a famous performer. He might as well have imagined walking to the moon.

Just as every Temptations fan has his or her favorite single, each of us is likely to remember the sound of David Ruffin in a different way. For some, he’ll always be the embodiment of romantic ...

From 1964 to 1968, the sound of the legendary R&B group The Temptations was defined by the gritty voice of lead singer David Ruffin. He provided smooth and soulful vocals on some of the group’s ...