Jimmy Ruffin

Jimmy Ruffin is one of those soul voices I keep returning to. Coming out of Mississippi and forever introduced as David Ruffin's older brother, he could have been a footnote, but 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' settles that argument forever. There's a dignity in how he sang heartbreak, never showy, always aching. He stayed productive from the sixties into the eighties, which tells me he was more than a one-hit name. I think Ruffin deserves to be remembered on his own terms, a singer who turned sorrow into something beautiful and lasting. His voice still lands.

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Name (English)

Jimmy Ruffin

Name (Japanese)

ジミー・ラフィン

Reading

じみー・らふぃん

Born

May 7, 1939 – November 17, 2014

Origin

Collinsville, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Ruffin
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179694

Tags

• Mississippi
• singer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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