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Ted Tocks Covers

Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone

Originally posted on January 18, 2019.

On this day 65 years ago, The Temptations auditioned successfully and were signed to the Motown label.

“Talking about saving souls and all the time leechin'
Dealing in dirt, and stealing in the name of the Lord.”

#TheUndisputedTruth #TheTemptations #NormanWhitfield #davidlindley #RareEarth

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Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheUndisputedTruth #TheTemptations #NormanWhitfield #DavidLindley #RareEarth

Today’s feature is going to go in a few different directions and then I will bring it all back home to a story about the songwriter who played an integral role in making ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ S…

Ted Tocks Covers

50+ Music Feb 13

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by #Motown recording act #theUndisputedTruth in 1972, though it became much better known after a #GrammyAward-winning cover by #theTemptations was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became a number-one hit on the #Billboard #Hot100. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by #NormanWhitfield and #BarrettStrong in 1971. Whitfield produced #theOriginal Undisputed Truth version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5xAtsXb8Vs

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone

YouTube

BBC6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot Feb 6

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne

The Undisputed Truth:
🎵 Smiling Faces Sometimes

#TheUndisputedTruth

https://motowngold.bandcamp.com/track/smiling-faces-sometimes

https://open.spotify.com/track/5Vdg4tP25ffeGEC5GGmCwm

Smiling Faces Sometimes, by The Undisputed Truth

from the album The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 11A∶ 1971

Motown Gold

KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot Jan 27

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #DriveTime

The Undisputed Truth:
🎵 Down by the River

#TheUndisputedTruth

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Gu4wVpy2sCLBRp4mGdL65

Down By The River

The Undisputed Truth · Cosmic Truth · Song · 1975

Spotify

50+ Music Nov 16

Smiling Faces Sometimes 😚
#TheUndisputedTruth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WPPAN9JyM

The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes (1971)

YouTube

50+ Music Oct 19

Smiling Faces Sometimes 🤦
#TheUndisputedTruth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WPPAN9JyM

The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes (1971)

YouTube

KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot Aug 11, 2025

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #SundaySoul

The Undisputed Truth:
🎵 Law of the Land

#TheUndisputedTruth

🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EHZCX2jrX07zjNRcRUv6u

🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
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kekspee's Sunday Soul

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50+ Music Mar 24, 2025

"The Girl's Alright with Me" is a 1964 song recorded by #theTemptations for the Gordy (#Motown) label. The #Bside to their Top 40 hit "#IllBeInTrouble", the song was also able to chart on its own, peaking at number 102 on Billboard Pop Charts. It was written by #EddieKendricks, Norman Whitfield, and #EddieHolland, and produced by Whitfield. Whitfield would rerecord the song with his act #TheUndisputedTruth some ten years later for their album #DownToEarth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ZgzLOUeUc