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

Remembering Eddie James Kendricks (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992) He was an American 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 (Running Away with Me)". As a solo artist, Kendricks recorded several hits of his own during the