![]() ![]() The original members came together in 1953 while in high school in the Detroit area. The Four Tops were applauded for such hits as “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” and “Bernadette” and - as the decades rolled by - for their longevity. called Stubbs “the greatest interpreter of songs I’ve ever heard” and the Four Tops “the greatest and most loving group.” In a statement, Motown record label founder Berry Gordy Jr. “A few years ago in Las Vegas, I told Levi, ‘You are our black Frank Sinatra.’ Levi could phrase a song just as beautifully.” “We have lost one of the great voices of the 20th century,” said Otis Williams of another Motown hit-maker, the Temptations. A series of illnesses that included a stroke and cancer had caused him to stop performing in 2000. Stubbs died Friday at his home in Detroit, the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed. Levi Stubbs, the lead singer of the legendary Motown group the Four Tops whose tough yet soulful voice was showcased on dozens of singles, including “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” has died. ![]()
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