Bruce Williamson (singer)
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“Big” Bruce Williamson is the current lead singer of the Temptations.
Bruce’s love for music started as a young boy out of jealousy for his cousin. She did so much for their church’s choir to the point where Bruce got fed up and wanted in on some of the action. When he asked his choir director if he could sing, he did didn’t think Bruce had what he needed to sing lead. So Bruce learned the theme song to one of his favorite children’s television shows,
"The Wonder Bug”, and sang it for his choir director. Surprisingly, the choir director fell in love with Bruce’s voice and decided to let him lead in the choir for the next coming Sunday service. Recently, Bruce has been signing lead for the Temptations. But when he first heard the news that he was in the group, he didn’t believe it. When the first tenor of the Temptations, Ron Tyson (who happens to be Bruce’s Godfather), called him and told him that Otis Williams, founder of the Temptations, wanted Bruce in the group, he didn’t buy it and hung up. This happened two more times. On the last call made by Tyson, he asked Bruce, “Would you feel better if Otis called you himself?” Bruce replied, “That’s your best bet”, and hung up again. Later on, another call found its way to Bruce’s cell phone. He answered it. It was Otis Williams. The majority of the Temptations’ fans learned that Bruce had joined the group when former member, G.C. Cameron, announced it on the radio with New York DJ, Maurice Watts. During the interview, Cameron said that he was leaving the group to continue his solo career and Bruce was going to take his place. Since June of 2007, Bruce has appeared on an album (“Back to Front” which released in October of 2007), a movie, radio shows, and countless television shows. He is quoted saying, “I’ve done more in the first 6 months of being a Temptation than many artists have done in a lifetime.” Bruce is working on a contemporary gospel album entitled “Freedom.” You can listen to some of the tracks from “Freedom” by going to Bruce’s MySpace page.