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  Helene (helene) 2-Debutant Username: helene Post Number: 20 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.32.166.34 |
I know you'll all join me in wishing this great man a very happy birthday. Any news on him would be very much appreciated. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 5-Doyen Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 261 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.236.47.122 |
Helene, All I know is that Jimmy lives in Londons west end and is doing well. I had the pleasure of recording him in the late seventies but the songs were never released..........but ...they wil be soon! | ||
Vonnie (vonnie) 4-Laureate Username: vonnie Post Number: 92 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 151.205.162.52 |
Happy Birthday Mr. Jimmy Ruffin, May your day be full of sunshine, good health and the best wishes. My late sister Janeen was a non-demonstrative individual, but your song "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" truly touched her. I had never seen her cry, but that song brought tears to her eyes. Have a Blessed and Happy Day! | ||
Nosey (nosey) 4-Laureate Username: nosey Post Number: 96 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.153.113.238 |
Nosey has another story. I know, I know but the raconteur in me is too overpowering to control. Well it goes like this......My neighbor (Vonnie & E., he is the current pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church) was stationed in Nam and he and the brothers were about to committ Hari Kari if they heard another hillbilly record. He sent me some money and asked me to send them some records. 'What Becomes' was the #1 song at that time. So I sent him all the "boss" records that was on the charts at that time. I got so many letters from those guys thanking me for being so hip that one guy sent me a portrait that he had done of me taken from one of those 4 for a quarter pictures. I cherish that portrait but if you look at it sideways, the painter, who was Asian, made my eyes slightly Asian. LOL! Happy Birthday Mr. Ruffin and thank you for making Nam a little bit easier for the brothers! | ||
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 4-Laureate Username: tony_russi Post Number: 85 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.210.0.146 |
Happy & Healthy Birthday wishes to Jimmy Ruffin..a truly great vocalist! | ||
Stonewall (stonewall) 4-Laureate Username: stonewall Post Number: 91 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.237.3.165 |
Ruffin Brother Jimmy, We had such a wonderful time at the opening of the Motown Cafe in Manhattan in September 1995. It was great that U flew over from London! U loved how I "read" that huge female reporter who stepped on your black patten shoes and I loved how U loved it. And wasn't Heat Wave MARTHA great to all of us after at her big hotel suite on East 57th Street? I trust that U are well and look forward to seeing U when U are next in New York. U've passed that way before! The voice mail phone number is the same (24/7): (212) 613-6039. Motownly yours, Stonewall P.S. We all miss David! | ||
John Barry Sheffield (jaybs) 2-Debutant Username: jaybs Post Number: 22 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.92.168.163 |
Happy Birthday Jimmy, like our Old Friend Edwin Starr, it has been a Gift to have you in our Country! That is interesting and good news Eli about the tracks You did with Jimmy! - can't wait! | ||
Tony.C. (tonyc) 2-Debutant Username: tonyc Post Number: 19 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.93.33.10 |
HiJimmy have a great day,still got all the photo,s from 20,10,yearsago and last year,s in Bradford.card in post! | ||
Helene (helene) 2-Debutant Username: helene Post Number: 21 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.32.166.34 |
Eli, What fantastic news! Please keep us posted, because I just HAVE to buy the album. Thank you. | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 5-Doyen Username: ladymystique Post Number: 311 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.37.228.106 |
Happy Belated Birthday! |
