Terry Wayne Weeks (born December 23, 1963) is an American R&B and

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singer who is currently one of the lead singers of the legendary

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Early life

Weeks was born in

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. Serving in the

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, including involvement with

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for eight years. Upon his retirement in the early-1990s, Weeks began singing locally around his home base in Alabama. After giving an impromptu audition to Temptations member

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, he was placed in a Williams/Motown side project, ''For Lovers Only''. Following that group's only release, he was a fill-in for the Temptations, taking the place of Temptations lead

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, who was battling throat cancer. He would replace Woodson permanently in 1997, joining the Temptations lineup that included Williams,

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Theo Peoples Theo Peoples (born Theoplis Peoples, III on January 24, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American R&B and soul singer. Biography His first recordings with the Temptations were released in the box set ''Emperors of Soul'' (1994) where he sang ...

and

Harry McGilberry Harry McGilberry (January 19, 1950 – April 3, 2006) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul music, soul singer and latter-day Bass guitar, bass singer for The Temptations between 1995 and 2003. Born Harry McGilberry Jr. in Philadelph ...

in 1996. Weeks sung co-lead on the group's latter day hits, "Stay" (1998) and "I'm Here" (2000).

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1963 births American rhythm and blues singers Living people Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama The Temptations members American soul singers American male dancers African-American male singers American tenors American baritones African-American male dancers African-American dancers {{R&Bsoul-bio-stub