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Within Vinony's link graph, Jimmy Ruffin is referenced by 194 other articles, and connects out to Las Vegas, singing and The Temptations.
It is catalogued under topics including 1936 births, 2014 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-05-07
- Active to
- 2014-11-17
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 382,334
- Total plays
- 2,014,344
Tags
Jimmy Ruffin (born 7 May 1936 in Collinsville, Mississippi; died 17 November 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American soul singer. His 1966 hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" was a major success and his most well-known song. He was offered a chance to sing with The Temptations, but he politely declined in favor of his younger brother, David Ruffin (born 1941; died 1991). After the success of "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", the intended follow-up <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Collinsville
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Sibling
- David Ruffin
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
- Image
- Jimmy Ruffin.png
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-11-17
- name in native language
- Jimmy Ruffin
- date of birth
- 1936-05-07
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- Commons category
- Jimmy Ruffin
Sources (2)
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