| Other author/creator | Williams, Otis, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Lesure, Jacques, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Otis Clayborn Williams |
| Portion of title |
Otis Clayborn Williams |
| Abstract |
Baritone vocalist Otis Clayborn Williams was born on October 30, 1941 in Texarkana, Texas. In 1955, Williams attended Detroit's Northwestern High School and graduated in 1958. As an adolescent, he became interested in music and was instrumental in the founding of the R&B singing groups Otis Williams and The Siberians, The El Domingoes and The Distants. In 1961, he became one of original five members of The Temptations when the group was signed by Berry Gordy to Motown Records. Williams and The Temptations began performing at local clubs in Detroit, as well as singing backup for various Motown acts. The group earned commercial success by releasing their album Dream Come True in 1962. Williams went on to become the longest tenured member of The Temptations and was the co-author of the novel that became a television miniseries entitled The Temptations. |
| Credits | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Jacques Lesure, interviewer. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Los Angeles, California 2008 April 1. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded West Hollywood, California 2008 September 16. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2008.068 HistoryMakers |
