Ron Tyson

Ron Tyson (born February 8 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American tenor/falsetto singer and songwriter. Tyson, raised in Monroe, North Carolina, is the current tenor for long-lived singing group The Temptations, filling the role made famous by Eddie Kendricks in the 1960s.

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Before joining the Tempts in 1983, Tyson was lead singer of a Philadelphia soul group called The Ethics, which later changed its name to Love Committee. His brother David Tyson is a member of singing group The Manhattans. In addition to his work as a singer, Tyson has written songs for groups such as The O'Jays and Gloria Gaynor.

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Tyson, who succeeds Kendricks, Ricky Owens, Damon Harris, and Glenn Leonard as the Tempts' falsetto, has been a member of the group for over twenty years, a tenure second only to group founder Otis Williams, who has been in the group over forty years. As a side project, he released a solo Christmas album, Christmas...My Favorite Holiday, in 2004.

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February 8: February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 326 days remaining, 327 in leap years....

1948: 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar)....

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as "Philly" or "the City of Brotherly Love") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. Since 1854, the city has occupied all of Philadelphia County. As of June 30, ...

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