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Levi Stubbs, Four Tops lead singer, has passed away. We love you Levi Stubbs. 1936-2008 years between 1964 and 1968 the Tops enjoyed 12 Top 20 American hits, including I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honeybunch), It's The Same Old Song and Bernadette. But perhaps the group's – and Stubbs's – finest moment was Reach Out I'll Be There, a number one record in 1966 which characterised the Motown sound at its most sublime, with its galloping rhythm and symphonic orchestrations, and Stubbs's soulful, beseeching baritone pitched somewhere between a cry for help and a prayer against the silken harmonies of the other Tops. Their recording career effectively over, the Four Tops continued to tour and perform, often in conjunction with another group of Motown veterans, the Temptations, the shows culminating in a "battle of the bands" in which the two groups would trade their greatest hits. Ill health finally led to Stubbs retiring from the group in 2000. Levi Stubbs is survived by his wife, Clineice, whom he married in 1960, and five children.
Current lineup of The Four Tops Keeping The Music Alive!!
Lawrence Payton Jr. Ronnie McNeir Duke Fakir Theo Peoples
