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Eddie Kendricks

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The Resume

    (December 17, 1939-October 5, 1992)
    Member of The Temptations (1960-71)
    Lead vocalist (tenor) on the songs 'The Way You Do the Things You Do,' 'Get Ready' and 'Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)'
    Solo artist recorded 'Keep On Truckin' (Part 1),' 'Boogie Down,' 'Son of Sagittarius,' 'Shoeshine Boy' and 'He's a Friend'
    Died of lung cancer at age 52

Why he might be annoying:

    His band nickname was 'Cornbread' ('Corn' for short).
    He quit the band because he didn't like the 'psychedelic' direction the songwriting was undertaking.
    He signed away all his royalty considerations to get out of his Motown contract.
    He dropped the 's' from his last name in the '80s and toured with two other former Temptations as 'Ruffin/Kendrick/Edwards, Former Leads of The Temptations.'
    He attended David Ruffin's funeral in 1991 and was arrested right after the service for back child support.
    He was a chain smoker, which weakened his voice and eventually led to lung cancer.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Though The Temptations have been through many personnel changes, he was an original member.
    'Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)' sold over 1 million copies and reached #1 on the Billboard singles charts (November 1973).
    In 1991, he had one of his lungs removed to try and stop his cancer from spreading.
    It didn't work, but he toured and sang in the summer of 1992 just a few months prior to his death.

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 72 Votes: 48.61% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 305 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 36 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 109 Votes: 55.05% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 68.60% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 110 Votes: 64.55% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 309 Votes: 48.22% Annoying