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No one died, but thought I'd mention TCM is doing its tribute to Paul Newman.
Players meeting my ASS!
Levi Stubbs.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-17-voa73.cfmLevi Stubbs, the lead singer of legendary U.S. rhythm and blues vocal group the Four Tops, has died at the age of 72.
Stubbs, who had been ill recently, died at his home in Detroit, Michigan.
Stubbs was known for his deep, soulful voice, and for helping to create some of the top hits among the so-called "Motown" groups of the 1960s. The Four Tops were made famous by such classic songs as "Reach Out", "I Can't Help Myself", and "Standing in the Shadows of Love."
The Four Tops formed in the early in 1950s while all the members were in high school.
They went on to sell millions of records, performing for four decades with the same members. But with Stubbs' death, only one of the original Four Tops, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, is still living.
Some information for this report was provided by AP.
Was just going to come in here and post that. Very sad day for people who like good music.Originally Posted by Sir Douche Baggins
All those old Motown singers got set up with a "role." They worked a personality angle that offset them from the other Motown stars. Smokey Robinson was the Pretty Boy, Marvin Gaye was the Respectable Church Boy, Stevie Wonder was the Precocious Kid, David Ruffin was the Ladies' Man.
But Levi Stubbs was just Levi Stubbs. He was hood as fuck. He was dark-skinned, he sang with a rough, deep voice, and the Four Tops had probably the funkiest tracks in Motown, leveraging the awesome Funk Brothers rhythm section on most of their tracks.
The first time you hear "Reach Out" you dig the beat. But the more you listen to it, it starts to sound like a symphony. And when you see it performed, with the synchronized moves, it's awesome. The world has lost a great performer and a huge piece of the Motown story.
Great post Swami.
Reach Out is one of my all-time favorite songs, Motown or otherwise. I couldn't imagine anyone else ever singing it. I'm very sad to say that I never saw it performed live.
RIP Ricardo Montalban.
A toast to you:
KHHAAAAAAAANNN!
Not gonna lie.
Never heard of him.
That sucks.
He was great in The Naked Gun, too.
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My dad owned a LeBaron with Corinthian leather... sigh.
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