The Four Tops

The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included
doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, hard rock, and
showtunes. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi
Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, a cousin of Jackie Wilson and brother of The
Falcons' Joe Stubbs), and groupmates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo ... read more

The Four Tops/the Temptations – review

O2, LondonIt's easy to sneer at nostalgia package tours like this one. With the Four Tops and the Temptations reduced to just one founding member each, we might as well b...
Posted 29 March 7.15pm — Comment on this

Old music: The Left Banke – Desiree

Brian Wilson wasn't the only symphonic pop genius at work in the US in 1967. Head east from Los Angeles to New York, and sample the brilliance of Michael Brown One mornin...
Posted 23 March 4.25pm — Comment on this

The Craig Charles Funk

“Motown legend Duke Fakir – the only surviving member of The Four Tops, whose hits include Reach Out I’ll Be There, It’s the Same Old Song and I C...
Posted 19 March 4.43pm — Comment on this

The Brit awards 2012: predictable and parochial

This was never going to be a year to branch out. These days the record industry's shindig has an eye for commercial successEarlier this week, a blog called Yes It's Numbe...
Posted 22 February 12.55am — Comment on this

Mission Impossible 4 Tops Box-office To End Sluggish Year For Cinema

Tom Cruise and the fourth instalment of Mission Impossible were top of the pile at the Box Office as 2011 drew to a close its success not really making up for a sluggish ...
Posted 3 January 12.55pm — Comment on this

Four Tops Leader Rountree, Jr. Dead At 61

Four Tops leader George Rountree JR has died in Las Vegas aged 61 The talented musician served as the groups musical director composer trumpeter and keyboard player Born ...
Posted 2 November 2011 9.01pm — Comment on this

Four Tops musical leader Rountree dies at 61

LAS VEGAS - A key behind-the-scenes associate of the famed Motown quartet the Four Tops, George Rountree, has died. He was 61.
Posted 2 November 2011 10.56am — Comment on this

Esther Gordy Edwards obituary

Key Motown Records executive who helped her brother Berry found the companyWhen Berry Gordy Jr asked his parents and seven siblings for an $800 loan with which to start h...
Posted 30 August 2011 6.22pm — Comment on this

Beyonce's 4 Tops The Billboard 200 Chart!

Not bad, Beyonce!The diva's fourth studio album, 4, has hit the number spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, having sold 310,000 copies so far - which makes this her f...
Posted 6 July 2011 6.10pm — Comment on this

Tangled Hair - Apples (EP stream)

"Most of us know by now that anything that comes by way of Big Scary Monsters is guaranteed to please. For the longest time, the only Tangled Hair tracks to my name wer...
Posted 7 May 2011 10.47am — Comment on this

Warren Haynes - Man in Motion (RS album stream)

The Allman Brothers guitarist is releasing his long-awaited solo disc on May 10thWarren Haynes has devoted so much time to the Allman Brothers Band, the Dead and Gov't...
Posted 3 May 2011 5.54pm — Comment on this

Katy B: Soundtrack of my life

The 21-year-old R'n'B artist on the ballads and blues that influenced her breakthrough album21-year-old Katy B (Kathleen Brien to her mum) is from Peckham in south London...
Posted 24 April 2011 12.04am — Comment on this

Royal wedding: Norman Jay's party playlist

The veteran DJ talks us through some tracks to add joy and sparkle to Prince William's nuptials – and you can try them at home or in the street tooNorman Jay has ne...
Posted 17 April 2011 12.21pm — Comment on this

Reggae doesn't make Guardian readers cry, but here are some songs that do ...

Last week, Guardian critics talked about the tracks of their tears. Then you lot joined in by listing the songs you play when you've been, you know, chopping onions ... A...
Posted 11 April 2011 4.05pm — Comment on this

monday morning updates

IMI said...Paul Revere and The Raiders; Christmas Presents ... and Past (67)thx and enjoy!http://idlemindsinc.blogspot.comG O D said...HANNA BARBERA/BURGER KING pre...
Posted 20 December 2010 10.01am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played The Four Tops songs in the past year.

  • I Can't Help Myself  140 plays
  • Baby I Need Your Loving  135 plays
  • Reach Out, I'll Be There  115 plays
  • Walk Away Renee  106 plays
  • It's The Same Old Song  102 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by The Four Tops over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 60s 909 plays
  2. Absolute 80s 99 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 2 plays

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