Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving member of legendary Motown Records group The Four Tops, who racked up 17 Top 20 singles from 1964-73 including the chart-topping classics “I Can’t Help Myself” ...
The two soul vocal groups will be performing together in concert at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford.
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, who sang in the Four Tops for 70 years, has died at age 88, as the last original member of the group. According to Rolling Stone, his family confirmed to the Associated Press that ...
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as "Reach Out, I'll Be There" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love," has ...
The lead singer of the Four Tops has sued a Detroit-area hospital for racial discrimination, claiming its staff placed him into a restraining jacket and ordered a psychiatric evaluation because they ...
DETROIT — The lead singer of the Four Tops says staff at a Detroit-area hospital restrained him, ordered a psychological exam and subjected him to racial discrimination after they refused to believe ...
The Four Tops singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir has died just days after officially announcing his retirement. The stylish tenor, who was the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group, passed ...
The Detroit-born tenor contributed backing vocals on soul classics like “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Abdul “Duke” Fakir, whose smooth tenor voice helped ...
Abdul Kareem “Duke” Fakir, the last of the original Four Tops and a stalwart of Motown’s golden age, has died at age 88. Fakir’s family announced the singer’s death on Monday afternoon, noting that ...