The Temptations are Coming to The Golden State Theatre

1. TheTemptationsareComingtoThe GoldenStateTheatreonFriday, November21st Yes!Yousureshouldbe temptedto see theseincredibleperformers celebratingmorethan 50years ofcrowd-pleasinghits! Monterey,CA,November 21,2014 -Monterey, CAYes!Yousureshould betempted toseetheseincredibleperformerscelebratingmorethan50yearsofcrowd-pleasing hits!TheEmmy-award- winning band,TheTemptations,arecoming tothe GoldenStatein TheatreinDowntownMonterey onNovember21,2014. ATA GLANCE: WHAT:TheTemptationswill performattheGolden State Theatre Formorethanfiftyyears, TheTemptationshaveprospered,propelling popularmusicwithaseries ofsmashhits,andsold-out performances throughout the world.Thehistoryof Emmy-Award-Winning TheTemptationsisthehistoryofcontemporaryAmericanpop.Anessential componentoftheoriginal Motownmachine,thatamazing engine invented byBerryGordy,TheTemps begantheirmusicallifeinDetroit intheearlysixties.Itwasn’tuntil1964however,thattheSmokeyRobinsonwritten-and-produced“TheWayYouDoThe ThingsYouDo” turned theguysinto stars.Anavalancheofhitsfollowed,manyofwhich,”MyGirl,”forinstance,attained immortality.“It’sGrowing,”“SinceILost MyBaby;,”“GetReady,”“Ain’t TooProud toBeg,”“BeautyIsonlySkinDeep,”“IWishItWould Rain”...thehitskeptcoming. WHEN:Friday,November21stat8:00p.m. WHERE:GoldenState Theatre,417Alvarado,DowntownMonterey.(831) 649-1070. TICKETS:Ticketsareavailablenowatwww.goldenstatetheatre.com,orbycalling 831-649-1070

2. oronthedayof theshow.Ticketsrangefrom$45-$56.Group ticket discountsareavailablefor10ormore. ABOUTTHE TEMPTATIONS: Formorethanfiftyyears, TheTemptationshaveprospered,propelling popularmusicwithaseries ofsmashhits,andsold-out performances throughout the world.“Thecrowdsarebigger,thesales are sizzling,”saysoneindustryreport.“Theoutpouring ofaffectionforthissuper-grouphasneverbeengreater”. ThehistoryofTheTemptations isthehistoryofcontemporaryAmerican pop.Anessential component oftheoriginalMotownmachine,thatamazing engineinvented byBerryGordy,TheTemps begantheirmusicallifeinDetroitintheearlysixties.Itwasn’t until 1964however,thattheSmokeyRobinson written-and-produced “TheWayYouDo thethingsYouDo”turnedtheguysintostars.Anavalancheofhitsfollowed,manyofwhich...”MyGirl,”forinstance...attained immortality.“It’sGrowing,”“SinceILost MyBaby;,”“Get Ready,”“Ain’tTooProud toBeg,”“BeautyIsonlySkinDeep,”“IWishItWould Rain”...thehitskept coming. The classiclineupwasOtisWilliams,MelvinFranklin,PaulWilliams,EddieKendricksand DavidRuffin.Beyond thefabuloussinging,Thetempsbecameknownforsmoothsteppingandflawlesspresentations.TheTemptationsWalkbecameastapleofAmericanstyle.Flair,flashand class.Millionsoffanssaw theirTemptationsascultural heroes.When the sixtiesand seventies turnedpolitical,TheTemps got serious.Theychanged theirtone,dressand music.Producer Norman Whitfield ledtheway.HisTemptationshits,manyfeaturing DennisEdwardswhohadreplacedDavidRuffin,burnedwith intensity.“RunawayChild”“Cloud Nine,”“ICan’t Get Next toYou,”“PapaWasaRolling Stone”,and“PsychedelicShack”still smolder. Otherstellarsingers...Richard Street,Ali-OllieWoodson...joined,adding theirlustertothegroups’growingfame. Nomatterthechangein personnel, TheTemptationsremained truetoTheTemptations tradition. Theysurvivedthe whimsoffashion,whetherdiscoortechno,and stucktotheirguns.“Great singing,”saysOtis,“will alwaysprevail.” Intheeighties,TheTemps prevailed withsmasheslikethe OtisWilliams’penned“TreatHerLikeA Lady.”Then inthenineties,anotherTemptationexplosion: Itbegan withtheirappearanceonMotown25in1983;it continued withthe NBCmini-series thatchronicled thegroup’shistory,aratings triumphovertwonightsinprimetime.AnEmmyAwardfollowed. Thencameaseriesof acclaimedrecords: ForLoversOnly,acollectionof love standards,termedaninstant classic bycritics,remainsamongthemost cherishedofallTemptationsrecordings. PhoenixRising,wentthroughtheroof,aplatinum-plusmega-hit featuring “Stay,”the NaradaMichael Waldenproducedsong thattopped thecharts. EarResistiblenailed aGrammyanda legionofnewfans. Awesome,released in2001isTheTemptationsattheirfreshest,strongest,andmost appealing.Reflectionswasreleasedin2005,nominated foraGrammyand brought tothe worldThe TemptationsversionsofsomeofMotown’s greatestsongs. ThecurrentTemptationslineupconsistsof: OtisWilliams,RonTyson,TerryWeeks,JoeHerndon,BruceWilliamson “Themorewechange,”saysveteranRonTyson,“themorewe stay truetoourselves.We’reabout singing straight-upsoul.It’sastylethatwill liveonforever.” “TheTempshave always beenknownforgreatlead singers”,saysWilliams.“Todaywehavethree