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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 04:05 PM Feb 2013

Temptations' Damon Harris dies at 62

Damon Harris, a former member of the Motown group The Temptations, has died at age 62, his family reported.

His eldest daughter, Erica Harris Outlaw, told CNN her father had been battling prostate cancer for the last 14 years.

"He was in great pain for the last several months," she said.

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Harris joined the Temptations at age 20 in 1971 and replaced Eddie Kendricks, one of the group's original lead singers, Billboard.com reported. Harris was with the group until 1975, and he was best known for singing tenor on the band's hit, "Papa was a Rolling Stone."

full: http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/24/showbiz/damon-harris-obit/index.html

Billboard obituary: "Former Temptations Singer Otis 'Damon' Harris Dead at 62"
Baltimore Sun obit: "Otis 'Damon' Harris, Temptations singer and Baltimore native, dead at 62"

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone":

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