The Four Tops helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. Lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, performing from 1953 until 1997 without a change in personnel.
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Grammy Award Winning Singer-Songwriter and Record Producer
Photographer and Stylist
Musician and Bandleader
Member, The Isley Brothers (1973-1983) and Member, Isley-Jasper-Isley (1984-1987)
Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2017 (Miss America's Outstanding Teen)
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 The Four Tops in 1968. (L-to-R) Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, and Lawrence Payton | |
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| Also known as | Four Tops, the Four Aims, the Tops |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1953–present |
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| Members | Abdul "Duke" Fakir Ronnie McNeir Lawrence Payton Jr. Alexander Morris |
| Past members | Levi Stubbs (deceased) Renaldo "Obie" Benson (deceased) Lawrence Payton (deceased) Theo Peoples Harold Bonhart |
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