Birmingham native Eddie Kendricks was the lead tenor for the internationally renowned R&B group The Temptations from 1961 to 1971. He then went on to a successful solo career. He was inducted as a member of the Temptations into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
Eddie Kendricks
Photo courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group. Photo by Bernard Troncale, Birmingham News