David Ruffin's departure and Dennis Edwards' arrival: 1967-1969 By 1967, David Ruffin had begun demanding special treatment as lead singer, riding to and from gigs in a private mink-lined limousine with his then-girlfriend, Motown singer Tammi Terrell, instead of the limousine used by the other four bandmates. The other members slowly became irritated and annoyed with Ruffin's behavior. Following Motown's decision to rechristen The Supremes as Diana Ross & The Supremes and Martha & the Vandellas as Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Ruffin felt entitled to the same treatment, and demanded that his group be renamed as well to David Ruffin & The Temptations. Ruffin was also causing friction with Berry Gordy by demanding an accounting of the group's earnings; Motown partially acquiesced by allowing The Temptations to retain an outside accounting firm, but the firm did not have full access to the books from The Temptations' manager, International Talent Management, Inc., which was a subsidiary of Motown.Ribowsky (2010), pp. 122–124, 174–177.
David Ruffin's departure and Dennis Edwards' arrival 1967-1969 By 1967 David Ruffin had begun demanding special treatment as lead singer riding to and from gigs in a private mink-lined limousine with his then-girlfriend Motown singer Tammi Terrell instead of the limousine used by the other four bandmates The other members slowly became irritated and annoyed with Ruffin's behavior Following Motown's decision to rechristen The Supremes as Diana Ross & The Supremes and Martha & the Vandellas as Martha Reeves & the Vandellas Ruffin felt entitled to the same treatment and demanded that his group be renamed as well to David Ruffin & The Temptations Ruffin was also causing friction with Berry Gordy by demanding an accounting of the group's earnings; Motown partially acquiesced by allowing The Temptations to retain an outside accounting firm but the firm did not have full access to the books from The Temptations' manager International Talent Management Inc which was a subsidiary of MotownRibowsky (2010) pp 122–124 174–177