Best known as one of the lead singers of The Temptations, Ruffin’s star story has a tragic ending.

The "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" singer died at age 78. Jimmy Ruffin is seen in a 1960s Motown Records photo. Motown Records Archives — -- Jimmy Ruffin wanted to go it alone. The singer – ...

Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr ...

Motown soul singer Jimmy Ruffin has died, CNN reports. He was 78. He had been hospitalized since September, the Detroit Free Press reports. A cause of death has not been released. Ruffin's career in ...