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Post by Queenie on May 18, 2004 23:18:58 GMT -5
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Little has been said about Tammie Terrell consider she was David's love Interest. I saw a picture of her in a Motown book and she is pretty:
My questions:
Tammie Terrell birth name:
Tammie Terrell birth City:
Did Tammie worked with James Brown prior to coming to Motown??
The first time you heard David was dating Tammie
Was it common knowledge around friends and family Tammie was David's girl friend.
Was David divorced when he start a relationship with Tammie? (divorced from Sandra Ruffin)
Rummor has it Marvin Gaye had a love affair with Tammie is this true.
Tammie 's death affect David? Also how old was David when Tammie died?
How old was Tammie when she died??
Thanks Board for your answers.
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Post by molly on May 19, 2004 0:38:09 GMT -5
QNew you got the questions tonight don't you?
Tammie Terrell birth name: Thomasina Montgomery
Tammie Terrell birth City: Philidelphia Pa
Did Tammie worked with James Brown prior to coming to Motown??-Yes,but when she was young
The first time you heard David was dating Tammie- I think it was about 66 shortly after she came to Motown.I don't know the exact date.
Was it common knowledge around friends and family Tammie was David's girl friend.- YES it was very well known. Was David divorced when he start a relationship with Tammie? (divorced from Sandra Ruffin)- I don't think he was when they started seeing each other.
Rummor has it Marvin Gaye had a love affair with Tammie is this true.-Not according to Tammi. Marvin denied it too.
Tammie 's death affect David? Also how old was David when Tammie died?-Contrary to what people have said. Ruffin was hurt by Tammi's illness and death. He changed after that. Tammi died in '70 so Ruffin would have been 29-30.
How old was Tammie when she died??-Only 24 She died in March her birthday was in April.
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Post by Common on May 19, 2004 10:28:09 GMT -5
Molly, in the new Marvin Gaye book by Michael Eric Dyson, he claims that Marvin & Tammi did have a love affair. I know you've have repeatedly said otherwise since you actually knew her, so I'm wondering where did he get this latest info from?
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Post by molly on May 19, 2004 10:45:20 GMT -5
Molly, in the new Marvin Gaye book by Michael Eric Dyson, he claims that Marvin & Tammi did have a love affair. I know you've have repeatedly said otherwise since you actually knew her, so I'm wondering where did he get this latest info from? I don't know where anybody got that story. Tammi said they did not,so did Marvin. Now I can understand why Tammi would lie to the press and Lawd have murcy I can understand why she would lie to Ruffin. But she didn't have a reason to lie to me. I wasn't going to tell it. BTW I wish I was rumored tohave been with Smokey It would be a lie But I wouldn't deny it. Wishful thinking Huh?
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Post by BeesNVMe on May 19, 2004 13:55:33 GMT -5
Common, Dyson said he got this information from Brenda Holloway. It is said that those who knew Marvin and Tammie are in an uproar because Brenda (a nobody at Motown) is the only one who has said this publicly and they doubt her story. I read the excerpt from Brenda in Dyson's book. She claimed that she would room with Tammi on the road and they were friends...also claimed that she heard phone conversations and Tammi would disapear shortly after and refuse to tell her where she had been. I guess we will never know cause Marvin and Tammi are not around to tell it. Like it's any of our business anyway.
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Post by Common on May 19, 2004 14:30:13 GMT -5
Common, Dyson said he got this information from Brenda Holloway. It is said that those who knew Marvin and Tammie are in an uproar because Brenda (a nobody at Motown) is the only one who has said this publicly and they doubt her story. I read the excerpt from Brenda in Dyson's book. She claimed that she would room with Tammi on the road and they were friends...also claimed that she heard phone conversations and Tammi would disapear shortly after and refuse to tell her where she had been. I guess we will never know cause Marvin and Tammi are not around to tell it. Like it's any of our business anyway. Ah now this is making some sense as it pertains to Brenda. I read that in another book that Brenda & Tammi were good friends & she said that Tammi would protect her from the other 'women' at Motown. This is quite shocking coming from her. Even Marvin's brother, Frankie disputed that Marvin & Tammi were lovers. But then again, according to Marvin's older sister, she said that Marvin kept his family away from his life in Detroit. You're right. Only the two parties that would know are no longer with us.
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Post by der68 on May 19, 2004 16:29:45 GMT -5
BTW I wish I was rumored to have been with Smokey It would be a lie But I wouldn't deny it. Wishful thinking Huh? lmao! Molly do you want me to start that rumor?lmao!lmao!
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Post by ruffinlove on May 29, 2006 12:59:55 GMT -5
BTW I wish I was rumored to have been with Smokey It would be a lie But I wouldn't deny it. Wishful thinking Huh? lmao! Molly do you want me to start that rumor?lmao!lmao! psssstt Der68 did you hear about Molly and smokey? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Common on Jul 26, 2006 9:22:52 GMT -5
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Post by Brandy on Jul 26, 2006 14:03:46 GMT -5
I have to BOT this because I need to push the point that as much as there are folks out there who detest a dead entertainer whom they want to vilify, we still love the people whom Ruffin was with. I don't understand why people who 'claim' to dislike a dead entertainer would go out there way and seek out information and post negative comments on their boards. There are entertainers I don't care for personal or otherwise but it's about the MUSIC!!! I don't understand why people continually seek to make Tammi Terrell a martyr of some sort. If she was alive, she would not like ANYONE dogging a former lover of hers out! Some folks need to get a grip and stop trying to canonize dead entertainers! Sheeesh! Nuff said. I don't understand it either Common.they know good and well if she was still living she wouldn't allow it so, they shouldn't do it especially when they really don't know what they're talking about.
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Post by molly on Aug 19, 2006 14:18:12 GMT -5
Somebody at my job asked me if TT was a drug addict! I've only heard ONE person make mention of Tammi doing drugs and that was none other than genna! NO TT was not a drug addict! NO TT was not expecting a damn inheritance NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna NO TT didnt run after or stalk Ruffin NO TT did not buy her own engagement ring! NO TT never saw Ruffin in genna's company YES Ruffin did leave genna's pregnant ass to be with Tammi!
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Post by ruffinlove on Aug 19, 2006 14:28:14 GMT -5
Somebody at my job asked me if TT was a drug addict! I've only heard ONE person make mention of Tammi doing drugs and that was none other than genna! NO TT was not a drug addict! NO TT was not expecting a damn inheritance NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna NO TT didnt run after or stalk Ruffin NO TT did not buy her own engagement ring! NO TT never saw Ruffin in genna's company YES Ruffin did leave genna's pregnant ass to be with Tammi! and please might i add to this "NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna....Like Genna was of Tammi."
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Post by molly on Aug 19, 2006 14:33:07 GMT -5
Somebody at my job asked me if TT was a drug addict! I've only heard ONE person make mention of Tammi doing drugs and that was none other than genna! NO TT was not a drug addict! NO TT was not expecting a damn inheritance NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna NO TT didnt run after or stalk Ruffin NO TT did not buy her own engagement ring! NO TT never saw Ruffin in genna's company YES Ruffin did leave genna's pregnant ass to be with Tammi! and please might i add to this "NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna....Like Genna was of Tammi."Not a drop!!! genna had plenty reason to be jealous of TT, pregnant all alone,while the father of your "unborn" child is having a very "public" love affair with a beautiful,young and talented woman. Damn!!! that had to suck!!!
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Post by ruffinlove on Aug 19, 2006 15:40:38 GMT -5
and please might i add to this "NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna....Like Genna was of Tammi."Not a drop!!! genna had plenty reason to be jealous of TT, pregnant all alone,while the father of your "unborn" child is having a very "public" love affair with a beautiful,young and talented woman. Damn!!! that had to suck!!! yup i would say thats plenty to be Jealous of ....poor tammi for being beautiful and talented..and noticed and loved by David Ruffin another great talent.
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Post by Brandy on Aug 19, 2006 21:24:39 GMT -5
Somebody at my job asked me if TT was a drug addict! I've only heard ONE person make mention of Tammi doing drugs and that was none other than genna! NO TT was not a drug addict! NO TT was not expecting a damn inheritance NO TT was not worried about or jealous of genna NO TT didnt run after or stalk Ruffin NO TT did not buy her own engagement ring! NO TT never saw Ruffin in genna's company YES Ruffin did leave genna's pregnant ass to be with Tammi! Thank you Molly for setting the record straight about Tammi.
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