Ron Tyson has been The Temptations' first tenor for the last 23 years. Born February 8, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Monroe, North Carolina. Ron was influenced at an early age by gospel music. While singing with his grandfathe [+]Ron Tyson has been The Temptations' first tenor for the last 23 years. Born February 8, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Monroe, North Carolina. Ron was influenced at an early age by gospel music. While singing with his grandfather's gospel group, Southern Gospel Six, he recorded his first record at the age of 7. The grandfather of pop recording duo "K-Ci and Jo Jo", founding members of the group JODECI, also sang lead with Southern Gospel Six. Ron's grandfather, Horace Presson had a radio show and he was also a gospel music promoter. Ron traveled around performing with his grandfather. This experience enabled him to develop an appreciation for gospel music and taught him a great deal about the music business in general.
Ron later returned to Philadelphia and attended Thomas Edison, Onley, and the Granoff School of Music where he studied opera and the guitar. The guitar lessons were short lived, but the techniques he learned in his opera classes are often used in his performances now, such as breathing techniques, scales, & being able to determine a perfect pitch. With his "smoldering dark brown eyes" and his "strong chin", he is "the epitome of quiet cool". When you are fortunate enough to see him perform live or on video, notice the eyes. They dance and glimmer on the fast tunes and burn straight through your heart on the slow, sexy tracks that the Tempts are so famous for.
Before joining the Temptations, Ron was lead singer of The Ethics, with Carl "Nugie" Enlow, Andrew "Bike" Collins, & Joe Freeman. The Ethics represented a combination of remarkable vocal blending and versatile natural talents. The group originated during 1967 in Philadelphia and was produced and managed by Thadeus Wales in conjunction with Salassi Productions, Inc. One of so many groups reaching for the "big time" they were signed to Vent, a small local Independent company. Despite the standard problems so many small labels ran into, the music was good enough to sell very well. With songs like "Searching", "Farewell," & "Tell Me", these songs carry on that melodic vein and features Ron's ethereal falsetto to great effect. After Vent's demise, they carried on changing the group's name to Love Committee. The line up for Love Committee included Norman Frazier, Larr
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