He was born August 24, 1829 in Caswell County, North Carolina, near Ruffin, the son of Richard and Martha Jones Hooper Fitzgerald.
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Rick James, Diedra Joseph, Glenn Carl Leonard, Jackie Ruffin, Jill D. Jones, Melvin Franklin, Mickey Boyce Hearn, Otis Williams, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pattie Brooks, Anthony Brockert, Christopher Anthony Boehme, Diedra Joseph, Dwayne Wedlan, Ginny Pallante, Grayland Taylor, Ray Townsend - Backing Vocals
The present-day head of the family, Enno Freiherr von Ruffin, is married to Greek singer Vicky Leandros.
In September 2, 1994, Ruffin was arrested for sexual assault, rendering him a register of sexual offender in Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
On January 6, 2008 the then-72-year-old Ruffin married the then-26-year-old supermodel and Miss Ukraine 2004 title holder Oleksandra Nikolayenko.
The third single, "Please Return Your Love to Me", features Kendricks on lead, and was released in July after Ruffin's departure.
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Edwards was officially introduced as the Temptations' new lead singer on July 9, 1968 at a live show in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and the group enlisted extra security to prevent Ruffin from attending and disrupting their shows,
a live version (part of a medley with "My Girl") by Hall & Oates featuring David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick, in 1985, #25