Otis Williams

Otis Williams (born Otis Miles, Jr. on October 30 1941 in Texarkana, Texas) is an African-American second tenor/baritone singer and a soul and R&B songwriter and record producer. Williams is the leader of

Otis Williams (born Otis Miles, Jr. on October 30 1941 in Texarkana, Texas) is an African-American second tenor/baritone singer and a soul and R&B songwriter and record producer. Williams is the leader of The Temptations, a group he founded in late 1960 as The Elgins and in which he continues to perform as the sole surviving original member.

Otis Miles, Jr. was the son of Haze Louise Williams and Otis Miles, Sr., and was primarily raised by his grandmothers in the town of Texarkana, Texas. At age 12, his mother moved him to Detroit, Michigan to live with her and his new stepfather Edgar, and he began using his mother's last name at this time.