Star, whose hits included What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and Hold on to My Love, dies in Las Vegas hospital
Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and Hold on to My Love, died on Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78.
Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr, the singer’s children, confirmed on Wednesday Ruffin had died. There were no details of the cause of death.
Ruffin was the older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, who died in 1991, aged 50.
“Jimmy Ruffin was a rare type of man who left his mark on the music industry. My family in its entirety is extremely upset over his death. He will truly be missed,” a statement from Philicia Ruffin and the Ruffin family said. “We will treasure the many fond and wonderful memories we all have of him.”
Ruffin was born in 1936, in Collinsville, Mississippi. He was signed to Berry Gordy’s Motown Records, and had a string of hits in the 1960s, including What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, which reached the top 10.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:10 am