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Eddie Kendricks

1939 - 1992

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Edward James Kendrick (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992), better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1961 until 1971. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "Get Ready", and "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Kendricks is the 2,307th most popular singer (down from 2,245th in 2019), the 12,700th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,089th in 2019) and the 656th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Eddie Kendricks ranks 2,307 out of 4,381. Before him are Sanna Nielsen, Elizabeth Fraser, Arca, Anuradha Paudwal, Tasmin Archer, and Roxanne Seeman. After him are Mitch Miller, Emin Agalarov, Lykke Li, Ian Brown, Julie Covington, and Nina Åström.

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Among people born in 1939, Eddie Kendricks ranks 610. Before him are Vitali Davydov, Neville Cenac, France Nuyen, Ayi Kwei Armah, Kim Fowley, and Salvatore Nunnari. After him are Judy Grinham, Anthony Lake, Royce D. Applegate, Barbara Bosson, Willye White, and Maury Povich. Among people deceased in 1992, Eddie Kendricks ranks 278. Before him are Frank Armi, Mary Wells, Ian Wolfe, Alexander Almetov, István Szívós, and María Elena Moyano. After him are Bill Wheatley, S. I. Hayakawa, Albert Agarunov, Gabriel Tiacoh, Alif Hajiyev, and Sam Kinison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Kendricks ranks 12,704 out of 20,380. Before him are Peyton Randolph (1721), Michael Trevino (1985), Ruben Fleischer (1974), Roxanne Seeman (1954), Madeline Manning (1948), and Bobby Lashley (1976). After him are Bernard Bailyn (1922), Andrew Jackson Downing (1815), Mitch Miller (1911), Austin Nichols (1980), Elsie Janis (1889), and Carmel Myers (1899).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Eddie Kendricks ranks 656. Before him are Bobby Goldsboro (1941), Blake Shelton (1976), Amy Grant (1960), Andrew Wood (1966), Ellie Greenwich (1940), and Roxanne Seeman (1954). After him are Mitch Miller (1911), Maria Ewing (1950), Jeremy Zucker (1996), Stacey Kent (1965), Roddy Ricch (1998), and Jam Master Jay (1965).

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