Ron Tyson has been The Temptations' first tenor for the last 23 years. Born February 8, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Monroe, North Carolina. Ron was influenced at an early age by gospel music. While singing with his grandfather's gospel group, Southern Gospel Six, he recorded his first record at the age of 7. The grandfather of pop recording duo "K-Ci and Jo Jo", founding members of the group JODECI, also sang lead with Southern Gospel Six. Ron's grandfather, Horace Presson had a radio show and he was also a gospel music promoter. Ron traveled around performing with his grandfather. This experience enabled him to develop an appreciation for gospel music and taught him a great deal about the music business in general.

Ron later returned to Philadelphia and attended Thomas Edison, Onley, and the Granoff School of Music where he studied opera and the guitar. The guitar lessons were short lived, but the techniques h...