Kell Osborne (March 12, 1939 – January 29, 2012) was an American singer best known as a member of The Primes, a group which would later be known as The Temptations.
In 1955 he and his friends Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and Willy Waller started a singing group known as The Cavaliers, and they began performing in Birmingham.
[2] Kell signed with Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood's Trey label, and Phil Spector became his producer.
Many labels were interested in Osborne, however, his close friendship with Billy Revis held him back, keeping him from many good opportunities.
In 1995 Osborne left the music business and took a job driving buses in order to keep a stable income.