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Four Tops, the Glossary

The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan.^[1]

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1953 establishments in Michigan
Casablanca Records artists
Musical groups established in 1953

A Simple Game

"A Simple Game" is a 1968 song by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues.

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ABC Records

ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955.

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Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence.

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Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)

"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, released as a single by the Four Tops on the ABC/Dunhill record label, from the album Keeper of the Castle.

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Alien Nation (film)

Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction action film written by Rockne S. O'Bannon and directed by Graham Baker.

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American League Championship Series

The American League Championship Series (ALCS), also known as the American League Pennant, is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason.

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Ames Brothers

The Ames Brothers were an American singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop hits. Four Tops and Ames Brothers are vocal quartets.

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Are You Man Enough (Four Tops song)

"Are You Man Enough" is a 1973 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the ABC Records label.

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Four Tops and Aretha Franklin are Arista Records artists.

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Arista Records

Arista Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.

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Ashford & Simpson

Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production, recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1942 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Four Tops and Ashford & Simpson are Motown artists.

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Ask the Lonely (Four Tops song)

"Ask the Lonely" is a soul/pop ballad recorded by Motown singing group the Four Tops.

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At the Top

At the Top is a 1978 studio album by American soul music vocal group, Four Tops, released by ABC Records.

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Baby I Need Your Loving

"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label.

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Back Where I Belong (Four Tops album)

Back Where I Belong is a studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released on October 6, 1983, by Motown.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types.

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Bernadette (Four Tops song)

"Bernadette" is a 1967 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label.

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Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. Four Tops and Berry Gordy are Motown artists.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billy Davis (songwriter)

Roquel "Billy" Davis (July 11, 1932 – September 2, 2004), of Detroit, was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer.

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Billy Eckstine

William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. Four Tops and Billy Eckstine are Motown artists.

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Brian Potter (musician)

Brian August Potter (born 1939) is a British-born American pop music songwriter and record producer.

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British Airways

British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Casablanca Records

Casablanca Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records.

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Catfish

Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.

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Catfish (album)

Catfish is a 1976 studio album by American soul music vocal group, Four Tops, released by ABC Records.

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Changing Times (Four Tops album)

Changing Times is a 1970 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.

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Chess Records

Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues.

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Christmas Here with You

Christmas Here with You is a 1995 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released on Motown.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.

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Concept album

A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually.

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Dennis Lambert

Dennis Earle Lambert (born May 18, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit.

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Diana Ross

Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Four Tops and Diana Ross are Motown artists.

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Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene.

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Doo-wop

Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.

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Duke Fakir

Abdul Kareem "Duke" Fakir (December 26, 1935 – July 22, 2024) was an American singer.

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Dunhill Records

Dunhill Records was started in 1964 by Lou Adler, Jay Lasker, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts as Dunhill Productions to release the music of Johnny Rivers on Imperial Records.

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Dynamite (The Supremes and the Four Tops album)

Dynamite is the third and last collaborative album between labelmates The Supremes and The Four Tops, released on the Motown label in 1971.

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Film

A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.

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Four Tops (album)

Four Tops is the 1965 self-titled debut studio album by the American vocal group the Four Tops.

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Four Tops discography

This is the discography of all the singles and albums released by Motown singing group the Four Tops.

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Four Tops Live!

Four Tops Live! is the first live album by American rhythm and blues vocal band The Four Tops, released on Motown in 1966.

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Four Tops Now!

Four Tops Now! is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.

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Four Tops Second Album

Four Tops Second Album (also known as Second Album) is a 1965 R&B studio album by vocal quartet the Four Tops.

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Frank Wilson (musician)

Frank Edward Wilson (December 5, 1940 – September 27, 2012) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer for Motown Records. Four Tops and Frank Wilson (musician) are Motown artists and Northern soul musicians.

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Gospel music

Gospel music is a genre of Christian Music that spreads the word of God and a cornerstone of Christian media.

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Grammy Hall of Fame

The Grammy Hall of Fame is a hall of fame to honor musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance.

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording." This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and the Grammy Trustees Award, which honors non-performers.

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Grease 2

Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film, and a standalone sequel to the 1978 film ''Grease'', adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.

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Grover Washington Jr.

Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Four Tops and Grover Washington Jr. are Motown artists.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Holland–Dozier–Holland

Holland–Dozier–Holland was a songwriting and production team consisting of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. Four Tops and Holland–Dozier–Holland are Motown artists.

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Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,783 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in the Los Angeles, California district of Hollywood.

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I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)

"I Can't Help Myself" is a 1965 song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label.

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 American blaxploitation parody film written, directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans in his directorial debut.

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I'm in a Different World

"I'm In a Different World" is a song written and produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland Jr. Billboard described the single as a "smooth swinger that moves and grooves throughout" which "should fast prove a sales topper.".

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If I Were a Carpenter (song)

"If I Were a Carpenter" is a folk song written by Tim Hardin in the 1960s, and re-recorded with commercial success by various artists including Bobby Darin, The Four Tops and Johnny Cash.

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Ike Turner

Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. Four Tops and Ike Turner are Chess Records artists.

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Indestructible (Four Tops album)

Indestructible is a studio album by American soul music vocal group the Four Tops.

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Internet Broadway Database

The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel.

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It's All in the Game (song)

"It's All in the Game" is a pop song whose most successful version was recorded by Tommy Edwards in 1958.

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It's the Same Old Song

"It's the Same Old Song" was recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label.

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Ivy Jo Hunter

George Ivy Hunter (August 28, 1940 – October 6, 2022), known as Ivy Jo Hunter, was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for Motown in the 1960s. Four Tops and Ivy Jo Hunter are Motown artists.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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Jean Terrell

Velma Jean Terrell (born November 26, 1944) is an American R&B and jazz singer. Four Tops and Jean Terrell are Motown artists.

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Jet (magazine)

Jet is an American weekly digital magazine focusing on news, culture, and entertainment related to the African-American community.

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Johnny Bristol

John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Four Tops and Johnny Bristol are Motown artists.

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Keeper of the Castle

Keeper of the Castle is an album by R&B group the Four Tops, released in 1972.

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Keeper of the Castle (song)

"Keeper of the Castle" is a song recorded and released by American singing group the Four Tops, notable as the first hit the group scored on the ABC-Dunhill label after leaving Motown in 1972.

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Lamont Dozier

Lamont Herbert Dozier (June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit. Four Tops and Lamont Dozier are Motown artists.

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Lawrence Payton

Lawrence Albert Payton Sr. (March 2, 1938 – June 20, 1997) was an American tenor, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician, and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops.

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Levi Stubbs

Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. Four Tops and Levi Stubbs are Motown artists.

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List of best-selling music artists

The following list of best-selling music artists includes those music acts from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide.

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Live Aid

Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985.

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Lockerbie

Lockerbie (Locarbaidh) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland.

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Loco in Acapulco

"Loco in Acapulco" is a song by the Four Tops, released as a single in 1988.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" is a 1966 song written by Ivy Jo Hunter and Stevie Wonder.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung.

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Magic (Four Tops album)

Magic is an album recorded by the Four Tops, released in 1985 on Motown Records.

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Main Street People

Main Street People is the twelfth album by R&B group the Four Tops, released in 1973.

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Martha and the Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. Four Tops and Martha and the Vandellas are American soul musical groups, Motown artists, musical groups from Detroit and Northern soul musicians.

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Martha Reeves

Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an American R&B and pop singer. Four Tops and Martha Reeves are Motown artists.

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. Four Tops and Marvin Gaye are Motown artists and Northern soul musicians.

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Meeting of the Minds (album)

Meeting of the Minds is a 1974 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Dunhill Records.

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MFSB

MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. Four Tops and MFSB are American soul musical groups.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Four Tops and Michael Jackson are Motown artists.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Motown

Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group.

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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown (founded in January 1959), to commemorate its 25th anniversary.

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My Baby Loves Me (Martha and the Vandellas song)

"My Baby Loves Me" is a 1966 soul standard by Martha Reeves but released under Martha and The Vandellas.

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National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame

The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame is an independent organization whose mission is to educate and to celebrate, preserve, promote, and present rhythm and blues music globally.

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Nature Planned It

Nature Planned It is a studio album by American vocal group the Four Tops, released on April 17, 1972.

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Next Exit (album)

Next Exit is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. The album was released in 1992 on Columbia Records label.

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Night Lights Harmony

Night Lights Harmony is a 1975 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by ABC Records.

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Norman Whitfield

Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. Four Tops and Norman Whitfield are Motown artists.

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On Broadway (Four Tops album)

On Broadway is a 1967 studio album by American soul vocal group Four Tops, mostly covering Broadway show tunes and musical numbers.

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On Top (album)

On Top is the third studio album recorded by the Four Tops, issued by Motown Records in July 1966.

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One More Mountain

One More Mountain is a 1982 studio album by American soul music vocal group, Four Tops, released by Casablanca Records.

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Otis Williams

Otis Williams (born Otis Miles Jr.; October 30, 1941) is an American second tenor/baritone singer. Four Tops and Otis Williams are Motown artists.

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Pan Am Flight 103

Pan Am Flight 103 (PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City.

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Party

A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Phil Collins

Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.

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Pop Chronicles

The Pop Chronicles are two radio documentary series which together "may constitute the most complete audio history of 1940s–60s popular music." They originally aired starting in 1969 and concluded about 1974.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Preacher

A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people.

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Psychedelic soul

Psychedelic soul (originally called black rock or conflated with psychedelic funk) is a form of soul music which emerged in the United States in the late 1960s.

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Quartet

In music, a quartet is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers.

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Rare Earth (band)

Rare Earth is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan. Four Tops and Rare Earth (band) are American soul musical groups, Motown artists and musical groups from Detroit.

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Reach Out (Four Tops album)

Reach Out is the fourth studio album by the Four Tops, issued on Motown Records in July 1967.

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Reach Out I'll Be There

"Reach Out I'll Be There" (also formatted as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)") is a song recorded by American vocal quartet Four Tops from their fourth studio album, Reach Out (1967).

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Record producer

A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles.

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Renaldo Benson

Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

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Rhythm and Blues Foundation

The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music.

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River Deep – Mountain High

"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song by Ike & Tina Turner released on Philles Records as the title track to their 1966 studio album.

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Riverside Records

Riverside Records was an American jazz record company and label.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

"The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" is a special issue published by Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and later updated in 2011.

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Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" is a recurring song ranking compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone.

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Ronnie McNeir

Lewis Ronald McNeir (born December 14, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)

"Run, Run, Run" is a 1964 song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the Shaft series, starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft.

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Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)

"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" is a song recorded by the American quartet Four Tops for their third studio album, On Top (1966).

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Show tune

A show tune is a song originally written as part of the score of a work of musical theatre or musical film, especially if the piece in question has become a standard, more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context.

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Something About You (Four Tops song)

"Something About You" is a song written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and was first released by the Four Tops on their 1965 album Four Tops' Second Album.

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Soul music

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Soul Spin

Soul Spin is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.

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Soundtrack

A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound.

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Standing in the Shadows of Love

"Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label.

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Steve Barri

Steve Barri (born Steven Barry Lipkin; February 23, 1942, New York City) is an American songwriter and record producer.

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Still Waters Run Deep (album)

Still Waters Run Deep is a 1970 album by the American vocal group Four Tops.

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Supper club

A supper club is a traditional dining establishment that also functions as a social club.

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Sweet Understanding Love

"Sweet Understanding Love" is a 1973 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the ABC Records label.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.

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Television special

A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot.

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Tenor

A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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The Andantes

The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Four Tops and the Andantes are American soul musical groups, Motown artists and Northern soul musicians.

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin.

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The Funk Brothers

The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Four Tops and the Funk Brothers are American soul musical groups, Motown artists and musical groups from Detroit.

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The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5, later the Jacksons, is an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. Four Tops and the Jackson 5 are African-American musical groups, American soul musical groups and Motown artists.

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The Left Banke

The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965.

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The Magnificent 7 (album)

The Magnificent 7 is a collaborative album combining Motown's premier vocal groups, The Supremes and The Four Tops.

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The Marvelettes

The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. Four Tops and the Marvelettes are American soul musical groups, Motown artists and Northern soul musicians.

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The Miracles

The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and most influential groups in the history of pop, soul, R&B and rock and roll music. Four Tops and the Miracles are African-American musical groups, American soul musical groups, Chess Records artists, Motown artists, musical groups from Detroit and Northern soul musicians.

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The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Return of the Magnificent Seven

The Return of the Magnificent Seven is the second collaborative album between Motown label-mates The Supremes and Four Tops, released in 1971.

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The Show Must Go On (Four Tops album)

The Show Must Go On is a 1977 studio album by American soul music vocal group, Four Tops, released by ABC Records.

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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The Supremes

The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Four Tops and the Supremes are American soul musical groups, Motown artists and musical groups from Detroit.

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The Temptations

The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s to mid 1970s. Four Tops and the Temptations are African-American musical groups, American soul musical groups, Motown artists, musical groups from Detroit and Northern soul musicians.

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Theo Peoples

Theo Peoples (born Theoplis Peoples III on January 24, 1961) is an American R&B and soul singer.

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Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)

Through the Storm is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin.

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Tim Hardin

James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues songwriter.

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Tonight! (album)

Tonight! is a 1981 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Casablanca Records.

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Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006.

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Trio (music)

In music, a trio (from the Italian) is any of the following.

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Vocal Group Hall of Fame

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame & Museum Company Inc. was an American-based hall of fame that honored vocal groups throughout the United States.

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Walk Away Renée

"Walk Away Renée" is a song written by Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, and Tony Sansone for the band the Left Banke, released as a single in July 1966.

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What's Going On (album)

What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer Marvin Gaye.

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What's Going On (song)

"What's Going On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary Tamla.

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When She Was My Girl

"When She Was My Girl" is a 1981 single released by American vocal group the Four Tops.

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William Stevenson (songwriter)

William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967. Four Tops and William Stevenson (songwriter) are Motown artists.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Tops

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