Eddie Kendricks

Edward James Kendrick, better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "Get Ready", and "Just My Imagination ". As a solo artist, Kendricks recorded several hits of his own during the 1970s including the number-one singles "Keep On Truckin'" and "Boogie Down."

17 December 1939

Born on the same birth date (17 December 1939): James Booker

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Alex Cintrón • Charl Langeveldt • Charles C. Banks • Craig Kielburger • Dorothy Rowe • Ernest of Bavaria • Gregory Campbell (ice hockey) • Irving Petlin • Jasmine Armfield • Muhammadu Buhari • Patricia Kú Flores • Peter Snell • Prince Rupert of the Rhine • Quinton de Kock • Ron Geesin • William Lyon Mackenzie King

Born in the same month (December 1939): Akong Rinpoche • Cindy Birdsong • Dariush Mehrjui • David Phillips (chemist) • Ernie Davis • Felix Pappalardi • Francis Fox • Ghulam Ahmad Bilour • Glenda Adams • Gordon Miller (athlete) • Harry Reid • James Galway • Joan Brady (American-British writer) • John Paul Sr. (racing driver) • Kim Weston • Lee Trevino • Nancy Graves • Pedro Jirón • Red Berenson • Stephen W. Bosworth • Wafic Saïd • Yael Dayan