Name: Levi Stubbs
Date of Birth: 6 June 1936 Lead singer of the Motown group 'The Four Tops' (qv).Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of 'The Four Tops' (qv) in 1990.Younger brother Joe sang with The Falcons, The Originals and The Contours.'The Four Tops' (qv) were voted the 79th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.Cousin of 'Jackie Wilson (I)' (qv).In 1953, Stubbs, 'Abdul 'Duke' Fakir' (qv), 'Lawrence Payton' (qv), and 'Renaldo Benson' (qv) formed a group called the Four Aims, and signed a contra... ct with Chess Records. They later changed the name to the Four Tops to avoid confusion with the Ames Brothers.'The Four Tops' (qv) signed with Motown Records in 1963. They had 20 Top-40 hit songs over the next 10 years.Friend of 'Smokey Robinson' (qv).The Four Tops were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.Read more Levi Stubbs movies (actor)User Comments |
