Ron Tyson

Ronald Tyson Presson is the Temptations' fourth replacement for Eddie Kendricks. (Damon Harris, Ricky Owens, and Glenn Leonard preceded him.) He's also had the most tenure; Tyson, a gifted songwriter, joined the Tempts in 1983, while Kendricks sang with the group for ten years. Born February 8, 1948, in Monroe, NC, Tyson grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and woodshedded with various groups before forming the Ethics with singers he befriended at talent shows. Tyson, Andrew "Bike" Collins, Joe Freeman, and Carl "Nugie" Enlow formed a quartet with a range similar to the Temptations. I...