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The older brother of the Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin, Jimmy enjoyed several huge hits himself in the mid-'60s for Berry Gordy's Soul label. Ruffin first signed with another Motown subsidiary, the short-lived Miracle, in 1961, but it was his convincing vocal on &"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" that made him a star in 1966. He encored with &"I've Passed This Way Before" and &"Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got." In 1970 he briefly teamed with David (by then a solo artist) as the Ruffin Brothers and cut a duet remake of Ben E. King's &"Stand By Me." He staged an impressive comeback in 1980 on RSO Records with a major pop hit, &"Hold On to My Love," that was produced by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

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