Music legends The Temptations and The Four Tops are coming to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Friday, Nov. 27 at 9 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at HardRockHotelAtlanticCity.com and Ticketmaster.com. All shows are subject to change.
About The Temptations
“My Girl.” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone.” “I Can’t Get Next to You.” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.” “Just My Imagination.” “The Way You Do the Things You Do.” “Treat Her Like a Lady.” If you’re a fan of classic soul music, you know all of them by heart. They’re the hit songs of the Temptations, some of the most beloved songs ever written, performed by musicians who rose out of Detroit to eventually embody the aesthetic of Motown, both the label and the sound.
Over the course of their 50-plus-year career, the Temptations released four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles and 14 R&B No. 1 singles. Their music has earned three Grammys, including the first for Motown for 1969’s “Cloud Nine,” and in 2013 they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The founding members — Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and David Ruffin — were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Their music is more than timeless; it’s at the very foundation of pop.
About The Four Tops
Throughout the 1960s and ’70s, The Four Tops released hit after hit, including “It’s the Same Old Song,” “Bernadette,” “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” and “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got),” showcasing their evolution while staying rooted in emotional storytelling and sophisticated vocal arrangements. Their success garnered numerous accolades, including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1990), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (1999), and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame (2013). In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked them No. 79 on its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” Their sound helped define the “Motown Sound”—a polished, soulful blend of pop, R&B, and gospel that would take the world by storm.
