<P> Once the party ends, Johnnie Mae shows up in a new car emblazoned with the Distants' name, bought with the money earned from sales of "Come On". Awestruck, the Distants innocently ask about their share of the money, which angers Johnnie Mae to the point that she fires them on the spot, keeping the money, car, and group name for herself . Al, Richard, and Pee - Wee promptly quit as well . </P> <P> Shortly after, Melvin approaches Otis and tells him that Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams recently left The Primes and are interested in joining with them . Otis is reluctant to let them join, as he finds them arrogant and cocky, but ultimately accepts when Al rejoins the group . With this new line - up, the group renames themselves "The Elgins". Eddie and Paul prove to be valuable members; Paul teaches them how to dance and becomes their unofficial choreographer, while Eddie becomes their falsetto singer . </P> <P> In March 1961, The Elgins go to Motown's Hitsville USA in hopes of a record deal, which Berry Gordy offers - with the stipulation that they come up with a better group name while they wait for an audition . After sitting outside the studio for hours waiting to be called in and thinking up a new name, Gordy's secretary Martha Reeves finds them outside and calls them in to meet Berry, who approves of their new name, "The Temptations". After hearing them perform "Oh Mother of Mine" (which would become their debut single for Motown), Berry enthusiastically signs them under the Motown label . Leaving Hitsville in high spirits, reality hits when Otis arrives home and Josephine informs him she is pregnant, leading them to get married before Josephine gives birth to their son Lamont . </P> <P> For several years, The Temptations' career at Motown suffers from a string of underperforming records, though Gordy assigns Smokey Robinson to write and produce for the group and Cholly Atkins to revise Paul's choreography . The group starts to doubt their talents, while Al starts to lose his passion for singing, becoming more negative and volatile . This comes to a head during the 1964 Motown New Year's party, where Al and Paul get into a fight backstage after a performance . Al breaks a bottle across Paul's face, prompting Otis to fire Al on the spot . The Temptations go on as a quartet to perform "Shout" as an encore . Two of their Motown colleagues, Jimmy Ruffin and his brother David, join the group onstage, with David's performance skills particularly impressing the group . David is invited to join the group, which he readily accepts . </P>

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