Ali-Ollie Woodson
{{Short description|American R&B musical artist (1951–2010)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ali-Ollie Woodson
| image = Ali-Ollie Woodson Illustration.png
| caption = Woodson illustration
| birth_name = Ollie Creggett
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|9|12}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|05|30|1951|9|12}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California
| origin = Town Creek, Alabama, U.S.
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, keyboardist
| instrument = Vocals, keyboards, Drums
| years_active = 1970–2010
| label = Motown
| associated_acts = Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters, the Temptations, the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards
}}
Ali-Ollie Woodson (born Ollie Creggett; September 12, 1951 – May 30, 2010) was an American R&B singer, musician, songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and occasional actor best known for his twelve years with the Temptations alongside Otis Williams. He also worked with Aretha Franklin, Jean Carn, and Bill Pinkney.
Early life and career
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Woodson was born on September 12, 1951,{{cite web|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/the-temptations/news/temptations-star-woodson-dies-from-cancer_1144472|title=Temptations Star Woodson Dies From Cancer|date=May 30, 2010|publisher=contactmusic.com|access-date=September 12, 2020}} in Detroit, Michigan, and was raised in Town Creek, Alabama.
Woodson was best known as the lead singer of Motown act the Temptations from 1983 to 1987, and from 1988 to 1996. He had first recorded with the Temptations in 1983 on their Back to Basics album, when he was invited to perform lead vocals on the album track, "Stop the World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)",[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r68135|pure_url=yes}} The Temptations- Back to Basics @Allmusic.com]. Retrieved August 28, 2010. filling in for Dennis Edwards.
Illness and death
According to his testimony at a televised religious service, Woodson was first diagnosed with throat cancer during one of his tenures with The Temptations. Woodson would again need to undergo surgery when the cancer returned two years later and another two years following that surgery.{{YouTube|8Zp2bOW_xzo|Temptations Ali Woodson}} Retrieved May 31, 2010. In late 2008, Woodson was diagnosed with leukemia and hospitalized for several weeks. He died in Los Angeles, California{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/arts/music/01woodson.html|title=Ali Ollie Woodson, Singer in Temptations, Dies at 58|work=The New York Times|date=June 1, 2010|access-date=July 20, 2014}} on May 30, 2010, after having leukemia for nearly eighteen months.{{cite web|url=http://detnews.com/article/20100531/ENT04/5310358/1424/ENT04/Former-lead-Temptations-singer-Ali-Woodson-dies|title=Former lead Temptations singer Ali Woodson dies|date=May 31, 2010|publisher=The Detroit News|author=Hicks, Mark}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|OY2A3scN2QQ|Ali Ollie Woodson sings lead on Lady Soul}}
- [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/548/ali_ollie_woodson_1951__2010_blues_and... Ali Ollie Woodson interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2001 (reprinted June 2010)]
- [http://www.soulexpress.net/aliolliewoodson.htm Ali Ollie Woodson feature with an interview at Soul Express]
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Category:People from Town Creek, Alabama
Category:African-American male singers
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Category:American keyboardists
Category:American soul musicians
Category:Deaths from leukemia in California
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Category:The Temptations members
Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Category:African-American songwriters