Motown Museum honors Temptations, Four Tops

Edsel Ford II, center, chats with Temptations band members Terry Weeks, far left, Jawan Jackson, second from left, Otis Williams, second from right, and Ron Tyson, far right, during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Robin R. Terry, President of the Motown Museum, speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Four Tops band members Roquel Payton, left, and Ronnie McNeir, right, pose for a photo together during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Vivian Pickard of the Motown Museum Board of Trustees speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Guests enjoy appetizers and drinks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Vivian Pickard of the Motown Museum Board of Trustees speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

From left to right, Temptations members Terry Weeks, Jawan Jackson, Otis Williams, Tony Grant and Ron Tyson pose for a photo together during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

A young musician involved with Hitsville Next performs a Stevie Wonder song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Aliakbar Little, center, poses for a photo with his uncle, Otis Williams of the Temptations, left, and Ronnie McNeir of the Four Tops, right, during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Drey Skonie, the 2023 Amplify: The Sound of Detroit Artist of the Year, performs during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Young musicians involved with Hitsville Next perform a Temptations song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

TC Campbell wears a Motown jacket during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Young musicians involved with Hitsville Next perform a Martha and the Vandellas song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Ron Tyson of the Temptations, left, and Roquel Payton of the Four Tops, right, dance along to a musical performance by Drey Skonie during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.

Reggie Van Lee, a senior advisor and the former chief transformation officer at The Carlyle Group, speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.