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The Four Tops

Active

1950s - 2010s

Formed

1953 in Detroit, MI

Genre

R&B

Styles

Motown Pop-Soul Soul AM Pop Early Pop/Rock Early R&B Uptown Soul

Also Known As

The Four Aims
The Tops

Group Members

Levi Stubbs Abdul Fakir Lawrence Payton Renaldo Benson Ronnie McNeir Theo Peoples
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The Four Tops

Biography by Andy Kellman

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Soulful Detroit quartet with immaculate four-part harmonies, lasting almost half a century and giving voice to many of Motown's most enduring songs.
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