Conversation so far:
Who was in the vocal group The Temptations?
Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, and Elbridge Al Bryant.
Where were the members of vocal group The Temptations from?
The founding members came from two rival Detroit vocal groups: Otis Williams & the Distants, and the Primes.

Question: How did they get started?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the vocal group The Temptations get started?