R.I.P Dennis Edwards
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Rest in paradise to a legend.......he's birthed a lot of classic hip hop records.
RIP to Him!!
Just heard about this on the radio this morning.. RIP Legend.
RIP
RIPLegendary Temptations singer Dennis Edwards, of Florissant, dies at 74
Robert Cohen
Dennis Edwards, a member of the Temptations, photographed at the Peabody Opera House on Feb. 4, 2013. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
By Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-Dispatch
9 min ago
Grammy-winning singer Dennis Edwards, an unmistakable voice during legendary act the Temptations’ heyday, died Thursday night (Feb. 1) of complications from meningitis, confirms his wife of eighteen years, Brenda Edwards.
Mr. Edwards, who lived in Florissant, died in a hospital in Chicago, and had been in and out of hospitals since he was diagnosed May 2017. He would have been 75 on Saturday (Feb. 3).
Mr. Edwards received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2013 that included Edwards, Otis Williams, and the survivors of the departed members of the group. The Post-Dispatch profiled Edwards at that time.
The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards performed at the Ambassador June 2016.
In 1985, Mr. Edwards scored a huge solo hit with "Don't Look Any Further."
A full obituary of Mr. Edwards is forthcoming.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.stlt...b4c30cc1-4cb0-5cad-9add-5c639cb61985.amp.html
RIP
Sad to hear this,this is a damn shame.
Temptations singer Dennis Edwards was abused before his death, court documents allege
Chicago police are investigating allegations that Dennis Edwards, a Grammy-winning singer with the Motown group the Temptations, was abused shortly before his death.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee died at a Chicago hospital Thursday from complications of meningitis, according to his wife, Brenda Edwards. He was 74 and had lived in the St. Louis area for more than 30 years.
He moved to St. Louis in the 1980s.
Court documents filed by an adult protective services investigator allege that weeks before the singer’s death, Brenda Edwards abused her husband.
An investigator with the Healthcare Consortium of Illinois filed the protection order request on behalf of Dennis Edwards Jan. 12 in Chicago, where the couple lived together before Edwards’ death.
The documents allege that Brenda Edwards had attempted to suffocate the 74-year-old by holding his head face down on a bed. The investigator also accused Brenda Edwards of taking her husband’s hearing aids from him, according to a petition for an order of protection. The documents say Edwards was “bed bound and immobile.”
Dennis Edwards was removed from the home because of medical issues, according to the Jan. 12 document.
An emergency protective order against Brenda Edwards was granted Jan. 18, barring her from contact with Dennis Edwards. A hearing that would have allowed Brenda Edwards to respond to the allegations was scheduled for Friday, but was canceled after her husband’s death the day before.
The protective order was vacated on Friday, after Dennis Edwards’ death.
Brenda Edwards disputed the allegations in a brief statement released Monday night. “I loved Dennis and we were married for 18 years,” she said. “I would have never done anything to harm him. These allegations are false and defamatory and will be proven as such. Until this is all over, I have no further comment.”
The Chicago Police Department confirmed Monday that there is an open criminal investigation into the matter.
Until recently, Dennis and Brenda Edwards lived in north St. Louis County, and property records show the house remains listed in Dennis Edwards’ name.
The couple recently moved to Chicago to seek better health care, according to Dennis Edwards’ daughter Denise Edwards.
Dennis Edwards lived in the St. Louis area for more than 30 years. He was born in Alabama and moved to Detroit as a young boy, but moved to the St. Louis area in the 1980s to be closer to his mother.
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In an undated file photo, The Temptations singing group is pictured. From left are; Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Glenn Beonard. Back row from left, Richard Street and Dennis Edwards. Edwards, a former member of the famed Motown group, has died. He was 74. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
By that time, Edwards had already sung lead vocals on some of the Temptations’ biggest hits
Edwards wasn’t an original singer with the classic Temptations lineup, but became the official sixth member in 1968.
He sang lead on hits including “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World is Today),” “I Can’t Get Next to You,” and the Grammy-winning tracks “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and “Cloud Nine.”
The Temptations were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
In his later years, Dennis Edwards was often seen in St. Louis at the Fox Theatre and Peabody Opera House when classic soul artists passed through.
The family is working to make arrangements for a memorial service for the singer, Denise Edwards said.
Survivors of Dennis Edwards include five daughters, a son and several grandchildren.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_e3c2e88c-5686-5871-9222-d9f72a1e9833.html
Temptations singer Dennis Edwards was abused before his death, court documents allege
Chicago police are investigating allegations that Dennis Edwards, a Grammy-winning singer with the Motown group the Temptations, was abused shortly before his death.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee died at a Chicago hospital Thursday from complications of meningitis, according to his wife, Brenda Edwards. He was 74 and had lived in the St. Louis area for more than 30 years.
He moved to St. Louis in the 1980s.
Court documents filed by an adult protective services investigator allege that weeks before the singer’s death, Brenda Edwards abused her husband.
An investigator with the Healthcare Consortium of Illinois filed the protection order request on behalf of Dennis Edwards Jan. 12 in Chicago, where the couple lived together before Edwards’ death.
The documents allege that Brenda Edwards had attempted to suffocate the 74-year-old by holding his head face down on a bed. The investigator also accused Brenda Edwards of taking her husband’s hearing aids from him, according to a petition for an order of protection. The documents say Edwards was “bed bound and immobile.”
Dennis Edwards was removed from the home because of medical issues, according to the Jan. 12 document.
An emergency protective order against Brenda Edwards was granted Jan. 18, barring her from contact with Dennis Edwards. A hearing that would have allowed Brenda Edwards to respond to the allegations was scheduled for Friday, but was canceled after her husband’s death the day before.
The protective order was vacated on Friday, after Dennis Edwards’ death.
Brenda Edwards disputed the allegations in a brief statement released Monday night. “I loved Dennis and we were married for 18 years,” she said. “I would have never done anything to harm him. These allegations are false and defamatory and will be proven as such. Until this is all over, I have no further comment.”
The Chicago Police Department confirmed Monday that there is an open criminal investigation into the matter.
Until recently, Dennis and Brenda Edwards lived in north St. Louis County, and property records show the house remains listed in Dennis Edwards’ name.
The couple recently moved to Chicago to seek better health care, according to Dennis Edwards’ daughter Denise Edwards.
Dennis Edwards lived in the St. Louis area for more than 30 years. He was born in Alabama and moved to Detroit as a young boy, but moved to the St. Louis area in the 1980s to be closer to his mother.
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In an undated file photo, The Temptations singing group is pictured. From left are; Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Glenn Beonard. Back row from left, Richard Street and Dennis Edwards. Edwards, a former member of the famed Motown group, has died. He was 74. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
By that time, Edwards had already sung lead vocals on some of the Temptations’ biggest hits
Edwards wasn’t an original singer with the classic Temptations lineup, but became the official sixth member in 1968.
He sang lead on hits including “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World is Today),” “I Can’t Get Next to You,” and the Grammy-winning tracks “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and “Cloud Nine.”
The Temptations were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
In his later years, Dennis Edwards was often seen in St. Louis at the Fox Theatre and Peabody Opera House when classic soul artists passed through.
The family is working to make arrangements for a memorial service for the singer, Denise Edwards said.
Survivors of Dennis Edwards include five daughters, a son and several grandchildren.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_e3c2e88c-5686-5871-9222-d9f72a1e9833.html
Rest Peacefully...
