Eddie Kendricks: "Keep On Truckin" 🎵🎶 October 6, 1973 - 45 Years Ago Today: "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)" by Eddie Kendricks hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 2 weeks, also topping the Hot 100 for 2 weeks on November 10, 1973. Written by Anita Poree, Frank Wilson and Leonard Caston, it is the biggest solo hit for the former Temptations lead singer. After leaving The Temptations in 1971 for a solo career, singer Eddie Kendricks records and releases his first album "All By Myself" in