What singing group was Otis Williams an original member of?
Otis Williams From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about a member of The Temptations. For the doo-wop group, see Otis Williams and the Charms. Otis Williams (born October 30, 1941) is an American tenor singer. He has also acted as a sporadic songwriter and record producer. Williams co-founded the Motown vocal group The Temptations in early 1960 as The Elgins, a group in which he continues to perform as the sole surviving original member. Main article: The Temptations Williams became interested in music as a teenager he loved music and put together a number of singing groups, among them Otis Williams and the Siberians, the El Domingoes, and the Distants. The Distants had a local hit, co-written by Williams and manager/producer Johnnie Mae Matthews, called “Come On,” with lead vocals by Richard Street. Future Distants recordings were not as successful, and after an offer from Berry Gordy of Motown Records, Williams and his friends/bandmates El
