Question: Eddie Kendricks co-founded a singing group that was highly influential in the evolution of which genre of music ?

Context articles: Keep on Truckin' (song)
Ron Tyson
Boogie Down
The Temptations
Eddie Kendricks
Solid Rock (The Temptations album)
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
Temptations Live!
Please Return Your Love to Me
Eddie Kendricks (album)

"Keep on Truckin'" is a 1973 hit song recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records' Tamla label.
 The song was Kendricks' first major hit as a solo artist, coming two years after his departure from The Temptations.
 "Keep On Truckin'" reached number one on both the "Billboard" Hot 100 and R&B Singles Chart upon its release, and was Kendricks' only number-one hit.
 It also reached #18 on the UK Charts.
Ron Tyson (born February 8, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.
 Tyson is the current tenor for long-lived singing group The Temptations, filling the role made famous by Eddie Kendricks in the 1960s.
"Boogie Down" is a 1973 song recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records' Tamla label.
 The song was co-written by Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree and Frank Wilson, the same songwriting team that had composed "Keep on Truckin'", Kendricks' first major hit as a solo artist.
 Caston and Wilson co-produced the song and the arrangement was handled by Caston, Wilson and David Van DePitte.
The Temptations are an American vocal group notable for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.
 Known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy wardrobe, the group was highly influential in the evolution of R&B and soul music.
 Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history.
 s of 2017 , the Temptations continue to perform with one original member, Otis Williams, still in the lineup.
Edward James Kendrick (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992), best known by the stage name Eddie Kendricks, was an American singer and songwriter.
 Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.
 His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things You Do", "Get Ready", and "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)".
 As a solo artist, Kendricks recorded several hits of his own during the 1970s, including the number-one single "Keep On Truckin'".
Solid Rock is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield.
 The LP was the first made primarily without founding members and original lead singers Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.
 Frustrated by conflicts and fights with Temptations Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, and producer Whitfield's steadfast insistence on producing psychedelic soul for the group when they really wanted to sing ballads, Kendricks had quit the act and negotiated a solo deal with Motown's Tamla label.
"Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" is a 1964 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label.
 It was the group's first A-side release to be produced by Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote the song with Edward Holland, Jr. of the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team.
 With Eddie Kendricks singing lead for the third single in a row, it peaked on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Pop charts in the top 30 at number 26.
Temptations Live!
 was the first live album to be released by The Temptations.
 Recorded on October 3, 1966 in the Upper Deck of the Roostertail Club in Detroit, Michigan, and released on album by Gordy (Motown) Records in 1967, the album features David Ruffin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams performing their regular live repertoire for a highly receptive crowd mostly consisting of young women.
 Included in the set are Temptations hits such as "My Girl", "My Baby", "Get Ready", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Don't Look Back", and the group's then-current single, "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep".
 Out of the several live albums the group recorded during their career, this is the only one to feature David Ruffin.
 The album remained on the Billboard 200 album chart for 51 weeks peaking at number 10.
"Please Return Your Love to Me" is a 1968 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label.
 Produced by Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote the song with Barrett Strong and Barbara Neely, it is the last single to feature David Ruffin in the lineup (he was singing in the background).
 With Eddie Kendricks singing lead, it peaked on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Pop charts in the Top 30 at number 26, and number 4 on the Billboard R&B Singles charts.
Eddie Kendricks is the third album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks.
 Released in the Spring of 1973 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.