AP - Feb 6, 2009
Abdul Duke Fakir cried joyful tears when he learned that the Four Tops will receive a lifetime achievement award Sunday at the 51st annual Grammy Awards. He s also been on an emotional high as Motown...
More »AP - Oct 27, 2008
Motown Records patriarch Berry Gordy Jr. and hundreds of others attended Monday s funeral for legendary Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose stirring baritone made the group one of the most recognizable...
More »Reuters - Oct 21, 2008
Four Tops leader Abdul Duke Fakir called the late Levi Stubbs one of the best singers in the world, period, of all time and a great man in the first comments from the group's camp since Stubbs died...
More »Reuters - Oct 17, 2008
Arguably the most powerful voice in Motown's storied history has been silenced. Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs Jr. died Friday at his home in Detroit after a long series of health problems, including...
More »AP - Oct 17, 2008
Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose dynamic and emotive voice drove such Motown classics as Reach Out (I ll Be There) and Baby I Need Your Loving, died Friday at 72. He had been ill recently and died...
More »USRN - Mar 6, 2000
(3/6/00, 5 p.m. ET) - The late James Jamerson will be one of the honorees during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight (March 6) in New York City. The legendary Motown bassist is getting...
More »USRN - Dec 23, 1999
(12/23/99, 6 p.m. ET) - Ever since the death of original Four Tops singer Lawrence Payton in 1997, there have been rumors about the health of other members of the band -- particularly frontman Levi Stubbs...
More »USRN - Dec 8, 1997
(12/8/97) - In terms of visibility, the Super Bowl of music gigs has to be, well, the Super Bowl. Boyz II Men will take center stage on the 50 yardline when they headline the half-time show at next month...
More »USRN - Nov 3, 1997
(11/3/97) - Let s face it--when you think romance, you think Otis Redding. So it makes sense that on January 13th, Rhino Records will release the silky-throated balladeer s Otis Redding: Love Songs,...
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