DEF: Jimmy Ruffin “Hold on to My Love”

Of Mississippi-born singer Jimmy Ruffin’s eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, two made the Top 10. Interestingly, those two Top 10 hits came with Ruffin’s first and last chart appearances. In 1966, Ruffin reached number 7 with “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.” Then, nearly 14 years later, on this date in 1980, Ruffin climbed to a peak position of number 10 with “Hold on to My Love.” “Hold on to My Love” by Jimmy Ruffin is today’s Daily Eighties Flashback.