The Origin Story Of How The Temptations Were Formed - by @temptin_temptations By early 1961, the two local Detroit groups the Distants and the Primes had broken up and went their separate ways. Richard Street and James Crawford quit the group, which left Otis, Melvin, and Al being the only three remaining members. The Primes on the other hand, Eddie decided to move back home in Birmingham, as he thought his singing career wasn't going anywhere and Paul Williams stayed in Detroit. Otis still had