{"podcast":{"title":"The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded","slug":"the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372","podcast_index_feed_id":542372,"rss_url":"https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/?feed=podcast","website_url":"https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/","image_url":"https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/strange-brew-artwork-final-2020.jpg","author":"Jason Barnard","episode_count":300,"summary":"Rock music from the mid 60s onwards - podcasts, features and much more","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T12:21:53.934666+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372"},"episode":{"title":"Otis Williams – The Temptations","slug":"otis-williams-the-temptations","published_at":"2026-06-19T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372/otis-williams-the-temptations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372","url":"https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/otis-williams-the-temptations/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/thestrangebrew/thestrangebrew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/otis-williams.mp3","summary":"Otis Williams discusses over six decades of The Temptations and their upcoming UK tour . Williams talks about moving from Texas to Detroit as a kid, catching Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers at the Fox Theater, and getting spotted by Berry Gordy at a record hop. He remembers the strings going onto ‘My Girl’ in 1964 and knowing straight away it would be a hit, a hunch confirmed by telegrams from The Beatles, The Supremes and Berry Gordy. He looks back on their first UK dates in the mid-60s on the Tamla Motown package tour and how hits were chosen at Motown. There’s also a look at the shift to psychedelic soul with ‘Cloud Nine’ in 1968, plus his thoughts on keeping the group together through nearly thirty line-up changes. Further information The Temptations Support The Strange Brew Podcasts also available:  Dion , Bettye LaVette , Steve Cropper , PP Arnold This podcast is also available on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  YouTube , Google apps and all usual platforms The post Otis Williams – The Temptations appeared first on The Strange Brew .","meta_description":"Otis Williams discusses over six decades of The Temptations and their upcoming UK tour . Williams talks about moving from Texas to Detroit as a kid, catch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1496,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372/episodes/otis-williams-the-temptations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372/otis-williams-the-temptations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}