Former Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70 Singer Richard Street, pictured here as part of The Temptations in 1975 has died. The Temptations: (L-R) Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards, Glen Leonard, Melvin Franklin and Richard Street. FORMER Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70. Street's wife Cindy says her husband died at a hospital in Las Vegas after a short illness. Richard Street sang as a young man with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, but didn't join the famed Motown group until the early 1970s. He later made the move from his native Detroit to Los Angeles with other Motown acts and stayed with the group until the mid-1990s. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but Cindy Street expects services to be held sometime next week in Cypress, California. She says her husband "was a really good person" who should be remembered for his work with the Temptations.