Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr ...

The "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" singer died at age 78. Jimmy Ruffin is seen in a 1960s Motown Records photo. Motown Records Archives — -- Jimmy Ruffin wanted to go it alone. The singer – ...

In his hit song in 1966, singer Jimmy Ruffin described “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.” The lyrics paint a grim image of the lover whose love has departed: “I walk in shadows searching for light.

Singer Jimmy Ruffin, who was born in Mississippi but lent his soulful voice to several hits by Detroit's Motown Records, reportedly died Monday at age 78. Ruffin was the older brother of Temptations ...

Soul singer Jimmy Ruffin has died, aged 78. Ruffin passed away from an undisclosed illness on Monday (November 19) in a Las Vegas, Nevada hospital. The Motown singer's children Philicia Ruffin and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The first time I heard Jimmy Ruffin sing, it stopped me in my tracks. His voice didn’t just carry a melody—it carried a lifetime of emotions. There was something so honest, so ...

Motown lost one of it’s great voices: Jimmy Ruffin, who died at a Las Vegas hospital on Monday (11/17) at age 78. Ruffin’s most enduring hit has to be 1966’s “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” with ...

NEW YORK -- Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy ...

Motown soul singer Jimmy Ruffin has died, CNN reports. He was 78. He had been hospitalized since September, the Detroit Free Press reports. A cause of death has not been released. Ruffin's career in ...