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Richard StreetRichard Street (born October 5 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1992. Street was the first member of the Temptations to actually be a native of Detroit; all of the previous members were born and at least partially raised in the southern United States. Street was the lead singer of one of the an early Temptations predecessor, Otis Williams & the Distants, and takes the spotlight on their local hit "Come On". The Distants also included future Tempts Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Elbridge "Al" Bryant, who left The Distants and their record deal with Johnnie Mae Matthews' Northern Records to form The Elgins (later The Temptations) with Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams. After their departure, Matthews had Street briefly lead a new Distants group in the early 1960s. By the late-1960s, Street was a member of the Temptations' touring entourage, and was sometimes called upon to sing Paul Williams' parts from off-stage as Williams, who suffered from both alcoholism and sickle-cell anemia, danced and lip-synched onstage. Street officially replaced Williams in mid-1971, after both he and Eddie Kendricks left the group. A number of the Temptations' best-selling hits feature Street's lead vocals, including "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (1971), "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (1972), "Masterpiece" (1973), and his featured solo, "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" (1973). He and old Distants bandmates Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin endured a number of lineup changes over the two decades Street was a member of the group, during which time Ricky Owens, Damon Harris, Glenn Leonard, Louis Price, Ron Tyson, Ali-Ollie Woodson, and Theo Peoples all served as members of the group at various times. Street left the Temptations in 1992, and continues to tour and perform as a solo artist to this day. At times, he performs as a duo with former Temptations bandmate Damon Harris, who had joined the group at about the same time he did. Street, Richard Street, Richard Street, Richard Street, Richard Street, Richard
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