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Stubbs, known as Four Tops frontman, led group to the charts
Just in from MSNBC:
"DETROIT - The Detroit medical examiner's office says Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs has died at age 72.
"Stubbs was the lead vocalist for the group, which began as the Four Aims in 1954.
"Top hits for the Motown quartet included "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Baby I Need Your Loving," and "Bernadette."
Stubbs and wife Clineice had five children. He had stopped touring with the latest version of the Four Tops in 2000 after being diagnosed with cancer and later suffering a stroke."
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Sad news on a man who many remember as epitomizing the Four Tops and the Motown sound during Motown's '60s and early '70s heyday.
Stubbs was a very distinctive singer. His soulful, bluesy vocal style often made the song, and elevated the classic hits that the Four Tops were known for.
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Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops, dies at 72 Los Angeles Times, CA - AP AP The Four Tops in 1990, from left, Renaldo 'Obie' Benson, Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir and Lawrence Payton. Benson died in 2005, Payton in 1997. ... Four Tops star Levi Stubbs dies Four Tops Vocalist Levi Stubbs Dies At 72 Four Tops' Levi Stubbs dies |
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