Ali-Ollie Woodson
| Ali-Ollie Woodson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ollie Creggett |
| Born |
September 12, 1951 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Origin | Town Creek, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 2010 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, pop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, keyboardist |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, piano |
| Years active | 1970–2010 |
| Labels | Motown |
| Associated acts | Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters, The Temptations, The Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards |
Ali-Ollie Woodson (September 12, 1951 – May 30, 2010) was an American R&B singer, songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and occasional actor who was best known for singing with The Temptations from 1984 to 1996. Additionally, he also worked with Aretha Franklin, Jean Carn, and Bill Pinkney.
Woodson was born Ollie Creggett on September 12, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan, but was raised in Town Creek, Alabama.
Bill Pinkney started Woodson on the road at the age of 19, giving him a job as a musician and then vocalist for Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters in the early 1970s. He would return to lead The Original Drifters' gospel song "True Love" in 1996 on the album Peace in the Valley (Malaco Records). Woodson always referred to Pinkney as his Father in the music business; Woodson sang '"Walk Around Heaven All Day" at Pinkney's funeral in July 2007.
Woodson was best known as the lead singer of Motown act The Temptations from 1984 to 1986, and from 1988 to 1996. He had first recorded with The Temptations in 1983 on their Back to Basics album, when he was invited to perform lead vocals on the album track, "Stop the World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)," filling in for an exhausted Dennis Edwards. The following year, Edwards was fired from The Temptations, and Woodson was officially welcomed on board as his replacement. Woodson began his tenure in the group on a high note when he co-wrote, co-produced, and sang lead/played keyboards on the 1984 Temptations single "Treat Her Like a Lady," which appeared on his first full album with the group, Truly for You, and was a #2 hit on the U.S. R&B charts.
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