The Temptations win a Grammy for ‘Papa was a ‘Rollin’ Stone’

Published 6:00 am Tuesday, March 3, 2020

On this date in 1973, The Temptations, a group that included Texarkana native Otis Williams, won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Instrumental Performance for their hit “Papa Was a Rollin Stone.”

Williams was in other vocal groups before The Temptations formed and were signed by Motown Records in 1961.

The group’s many hits include “My Girl,” “I Wish It Would Rain” and “Cloud Nine.”

In The Spotlight

— 2019: Congressman Louie Gohmert, a native of Tyler, is a guest on “Fox and Friends.”

— 2019: Golden native Kacey Musgraves is seen on “Sunday Today with Willie Geist.”

— 2017: Jacksonville native Margo Martindale appears in the comedy “Table 19.”

— 2014: Adam Mayfield, who grew up in Texarkana, begins a starring role in the mini-series “Felix Blithedale.”

— 2013: Mount Pleasant native David Shelton and Tyler native Cody Pottkotter appear in the horror film “Devil’s Deal.”

— 2012: Greg Vaughan, who grew up in Mesquite, has a guest role on “GCB.”

— 2010: Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack’s “There is a God” peaks No. 32 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 2008: Edwin Neal, who attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, appears in the horror video “Fortune Teller.”

— 2007: Linden native Don Henley is featured on PBS’ “Great Performances.”

— 2005: Corsicana native Billy Joe Shaver is a guest on “Texas Monthly Talks.”

— 2005: Anna Nicole Smith, who grew up in Mexia, appears on the “MTV Australia Video Music Awards” telecast.

— 2004: Terrell native Jamie Foxx stars in the TV movie “Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story.”

— 2003: Terrell native Jamie Foxx appears in the TV special “Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington.”

— 2001: Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack’s “Ashes by Now” peaks at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 2001: “The Houston Kid” by Rodney Crowell, who attended Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, peaks at No. 32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

— 2001: Linden native Don Henley scores a No. 21 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with “Everything is Different Now.”

— 1995: Tyler native Phyllis Cicero plays Stella the Storyteller on a “Barney & Friends.”

— 1990: The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, scores a No. 1 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart with “No Matter How High.”

— 1984: “I’m a Blues Man” by Naples native Z.Z. Hill peaks at No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

— 1982: At the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, Dallas Holm of Lindale is a nominee for Songwriter of the Year, Male Vocalist, Artist and Contemporary Album (“I Saw the Lord”),

— 1975: Honey Grove native Bill Erwin appears in a guest role on “The Rookies.”

— 1972: Mount Vernon native Don Meredith is a guest on “The Dick Cavett Show.”

— 1964: Whitewright native Guy Wilkerson and Honey Grove native Bill Erwin appear in an episode of “Death Valley Days.”

— 1961: Honey Grove native Bill Erwin is seen in a guest role on “Rawhide.”

— 1959: Corsicana native Lefty Frizzell’s hit record “Long Black Veil” is released.

— 1951: Honey Grove native Bill Erwin appears in an episode of “The Stu Erwin Show.”

— 1943: Harrison County native Stuart Hamblen appears in “Carson City Cyclone.”