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Although the cause of death was ruled an accident, Ruffin's family and friends suspected foul play, claiming that a money belt containing $40,000 was missing from his body. [29] [50] [52] However, his girlfriend at the time, Diane Showers, was not surprised when she was informed of his death. [29] ".
David Ruffin (* 18. Januar 1941 als Davis Eli Ruffin in Whynot, Mississippi; † 1. Juni 1991 in Philadelphia) war ein US-amerikanischer Soulsänger, der als eine der Leadstimmen der Temptations berühmt wurde. Seine kraftvolle Stimme wird auch heute noch von vielen Kritikern und Musikern geschätzt.
3. Juni 2021 · He died of a crack overdose on June 1, 1991, at only 50 years old. Ruffin sang with The Temptations from 1964 to 1968 and was, among other things, the lead voice of their hit "My Girl" (1964, USA #1). After leaving, he launched a solo career with highs and lows, depending on his drug-related health.
10. Juni 1991 · The Philadelphia medical examiner's office has ruled Monday that Temptations singer David Ruffin's death was an accident caused by an adverse reaction to cocaine. Ruffin, 50, the former lead signer of the Motown group, died early June 1 after a limousine driver dropped him off at the emergency room of a city hospital.
2. Apr. 2014 · Death. In 1989, Ruffin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with five other Temptations. Just two years later, Ruffin, at 50 years of age, would collapse in a Philadelphia crack...
17. Juni 1991 · He died an hour later. An FBI check of fingerprints confirmed the name--and an inglorious end for one of the fabled voices in pop music. David Ruffin's anguished, gospel-bred baritone...
18. Juni 2021 · But David Ruffin died in Philadelphia on June 1, 1991, the victim of what doctors determined to be an accidental overdose of cocaine. He was 50. News coverage of his death veered toward the sensational. “David Ruffin Collapsed at Crack House,” blared one headline from the Washington Post; “Overdose Called Massive: He Must Have Built Up ...
