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Obie Benson was the bedrock from the 4 Tops through the legendary Motown group’s decades-spanning profession, performing bass and choreographing their smooth-as-silk dance routines. Noticed to brilliant impact behind business lead vocalist Levi Stubbs on traditional singles like “Touch base, I’M GOING TO BE There” and “Standing up in the …

Blessed in Detroit, Michigan in 1936, deep-voiced vocalist Levi Stubbs started his professional performing profession in his hometown when he and close friends Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Renaldo “Obie” Benson, and Lawrence Payton formed the 4 Aspires vocal group in 1954 (some accounts place the date per year previous). The group …

The powerful lead singer for funk legends the Difference Music group, Charlie Wilson fronted 15 TOP R&B singles, four which — “Burn off Silicone (Why You Wanna Harm Me personally),” “Early each day,” “Outstanding,” and “Most of My Like” — visited number one. Dynamic for over 40 years, the Tulsa, …

The 4 Tops’ tale is among longevity and togetherness: these Motown legends teamed up in senior high school and spent over four years with out a single personnel change. Among, they became among the top-tier works on the label without shortage of skill, ranking using the Temptations as well as …