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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir death: Last surviving founder of Four Tops, dies aged 88

Singer founded beloved Motown group with Lawrence Payton, Renaldo ‘Obie’ Benson and Levi Stubbs in 1953

The Independent UK

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last surviving member of Four Tops, dies aged 88

The beloved Motown group’s co-founder died of a heart failure and had been struggling with bladder cancer

The Guardian - US

Motown icon accuses hospital of forcing him in straitjacket when he told them he was famous

The hospital offered the Four Tops icon a $25 gift card ‘as an apology’ after he was restrained, the lawsuit says

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Gordy, Robinson honored at reunion of aging Motown stars

The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of aging Motown stars

The Independent UK

Lionel Richie, Brandi Carlile, Isley Brothers set for MusiCares concert honoring Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy

SAN DIEGO — How sweet it is: Veteran Motown Records artists Lionel Richie, The Temptations, The Four Tops and The Isley Brothers are all slated to perform Feb. 3 at the 2023 MusiCares Person of the Year fundraising concert at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year’s edition honors Berry…

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Ivy Jo Hunter obituary

Motown songwriter best known for his part in Martha and the Vandellas’ worldwide hit Dancing in the Street

The Guardian - UK

‘We carried pistols to defend ourselves’: the Four Tops and the Temptations on six decades of soul

As they tour the UK together, Motown icons Duke Fakir and Otis Williams reflect on meeting the Beatles, facing down white supremacists, and the collaborators they’ve lost along the way

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Bruce Springsteen releasing soul music cover album in November

The Boss is getting a chance to do what he always wanted to do.

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Springsteen takes on Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops

Bruce Springsteen is taking on the work of the Four Tops, Temptations, Supremes and other soul legends for a covers album that's coming out in November

The Independent UK

Five things coming to Liverpool this week that you shouldn't miss

It is shaping up to be an exciting week for the city

Liverpool Echo

From Reach Out I’ll Be There to Heat Wave: six of Lamont Dozier’s best songs

The hugely influential Motown songwriter and one third of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who has died aged 81, wrote for the likes of Diana Ross, the Four Tops and Chairmen of the Board

The Guardian - UK

Lamont Dozier, legendary Motown songwriter and producer, dead at 81

DETROIT — Even as a child, Lamont Dozier was drawn to words and how those words connected to music.

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Lamont Dozier, Motown co-songwriter and producer of hits such as ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ and ‘Heatwave,’ dead at 81

From 1963 to 1967, Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland crafted more than 25 top 10 songs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Songwriter Lamont Dozier who co-wrote hits for the Supremes and Four Tops has died

Dozier died at 81. As part of the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, he co-wrote dozens of hits, including "Baby Love," "Heat Wave" and "Reflections," helping to define the Motown sound.

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Lamont Dozier obituary

Member of the trio who wrote and produced songs that built the Motown legend and helped define popular music in the 1960s

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Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81

Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier has died at age 81

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Lamont Dozier dead: Motown icon behind mega-hits Two Hearts and Baby Love dies aged 83

Tributes poured in on social media to music icon Lamont Dozier- whose mega-hits include Baby Love and Two Hearts- with fans hailing him a "master songwriter"

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Smokey Robinson surging at 82, with biopic and 2 new albums pending: 'Retirement doesn't work for me!'

There is a very sound reason Motown music legend Smokey Robinson doesn't perform "The Impossible Dream," the classic song of hope and self-affirmation from the 1965 Broadway musical, "Man of La Mancha."

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Blurred lines: When a legendary band has just 1 or 2 original members, is it legit or a tribute act?

SAN DIEGO — When is a band not a band?

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Former A&R head Mickey Stevenson on Motown: It was a 'spiritual' movement

DETROIT — Reflecting on a legendary career with Motown Records that included finding some of its most iconic talent and shaping its sound, William "Mickey" Stevenson, its former A&R head, believes it was nothing short of a "spiritual movement."

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Livin’ La Vida Loca,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ among songs added to National Recording Registry

Albums that were added to the registry include Linda Ronstadt’s “Canciones de Mi Padre,” Alicia Keys’ “Songs In A Minor” and A Tribe Called Quest’s “The Low End Theory,” among others.

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Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys Added to Recording Registry

Critically acclaimed debut albums by Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin’s Latin pop megahit “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” are among the recordings being inducted this year into the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress announced on Wednesday the 25 songs, albums, historical recordings and…

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Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys added to Recording Registry

Debut albums by Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys, along with the Latin pop megahit “Livin' La Vida Loca” and Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody," are being inducted into the National Recording Registry

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Duke Fakir details the Four Tops musical bond in new book

The Four Tops first sang together at a high school party in Detroit and their musical bond would carry them to the top of the charts

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