- In the early part of his tenure with The Temptations, his performances were often interrupted by David Ruffin, whom Edwards replaced. Ruffin would show up at their concerts and, whenever they started to sing one of the songs Ruffin himself had sang lead on, Ruffin would jump onto the stage, grab the microphone away from Edwards and start singing, much to Edwards embarrassment and to the delight of the fans. To his credit, Edwards simply sang along with Ruffin. This eventually stopped after the Temptations hired more guards to keep Ruffin from entering their concerts.
- At 6' 5", he was the tallest member of 'The Temptation'. The runners-up are Richard Street and David Ruffin who stand 6' 4" and 6' 3".
- Became angry when Norman Whitfield, assigned him to sing the first verse of the song "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," because in real life, Edwards' own father had died on the third of September just like the father in the song, and refused to sing the verse, believing that Whitfield had assigned to him on purpose. Whitfield denied having done so on purpose, but used it to his advantage, forcing Edwards to sing the verse anyway and using Edwards personal anger to set the tone of the song. This dispute however eventually lead to Whitfield being fired as the group's producer.
- Sang with The Contours prior to joining The Temptations.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (as a member of The Temptations).
- He has his own Temptations group which is not associated with Otis Williams' Temptations group.
- The Temptations, were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Is portrayed by Charles Ley in the 1998 biographical miniseries based on The Temptations.
- Survived by his wife Brenda, five daughters Issa Pointer, Maya Peacock, Denise Edwards, Alison Turner and Erika Thomas and a son Bernard Hubbard and grandchildren.
- Son of Dennis Edwards Sr.
- Dennis Edward's classic hit song "Don't Look Any Further" was sampled by both The Notorious B.I.G., and Tupac Shakur.
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