Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. Harris followed his time in Impact with a solo album, 1978's "Silk," before choosing to leave the music industry. A Career in a Musical Industry. Caption: Otis Williams with his Spouse Henry Ann (Photo: Pinterest) Otis Williams stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches tall but his body weight is unknown. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. Otis Williams performing with The Temptations on The Ed Sullivan Show in September 1969. August 14, 1979 - August 22, 2017 . Biographie. When Otis suggested that Patti move to Detroit and give up her singing career, she says she knew their relationship would never work. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Otis Williams Jr. to show support. "I think I was more in love with The Temptations than Otis Williams, who was a very sweet man.
Otis Williams (born Otis Miles Jr.; October 30, 1941) is an American baritone singer. This band was signed to Motown in March 1961 under the band name The Temptations.The Temptations went on to become one of the most popular bands of the next few decades, with many different changes in lineup. Otis Williams and Josephine Williams were married for 3 years. The son of Otis Williams, Otis Lamont Williams, died in 1983 in a workplace accident in Detroit, where he was employed as a construction worker. Otis Williams is an American baritone singer. When Otis suggested that Patti move to Detroit and give up her singing career, she says she knew their relationship would never work. Show All / Browse Obituaries. Otis Williams Jr. Obituary. The Distants was the most successful of these bands, finding limited local success and attracting some interest from record producers. Family and friends can light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Otis Lamont Williams was born in 1961, the same year his father married his first wife, Josephine Rogers. Otis Clayborn Williams, de son vrai nom Otis Miles Jr, né le 30 octobre 1941 à Texarkana (Texas) est un chanteur baryton américain, connu pour être l'un des cofondateurs du groupe The Temptations dans les années 1960. Williams rarely sang lead in the band's songs, choosing instead to sing mid-range background vocals, or to provide spoken word tracks.Otis Williams also has a daughter by his third wife, Arleata “Goldie” Williams. They were big at that time, you know, and sometimes you get a little celebrity crazy, and I think I was in that category." Our Obituaries (Displaying - of records) « ‹ › » « ‹ › » Obituary Notifications Signup. Search. 1 hit "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" in 1972, was in the group until 1975.Harris went on to release two albums with his childhood friends in the group Impact, which produced the singles "Happy Man" and "Give A Broken Heart A Break." With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Lamont Otis Williams (Fayetteville, North Carolina), born in Baltimore, Maryland, who passed away on August 22, 2017 at the age of 38. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Otis Williams Jr. in Winter Haven, Florida, who passed away at the age of 80, on August 21, 2020. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this … The Temptations: (L-R) Richard Street, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards and Damon Harris.Otis "Damon" Harris, a former member of the Temptations, died at age 62 on Monday (February 18), according to the Born in 1950, Harris joined Motown hitmakers The Temptations at age 21 in 1971 after a stint in a Temptations cover band called the Young Tempts with high school friends. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he is occasionally also a songwriter and a record producer. Following an offer from Motown records to sign The Distants, Williams left the band. Otis “Damon†Harris, a member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1975, has at the age of 62, following a 14-year fight with prostate cancer. They were big at that time, you know, and sometimes you get a little celebrity crazy, and I think I was in that category." He is a baritone vocalist and songwriter who began his career in Detroit, and earned commercial success with The Temptations' early single "Dream Come True."