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Duke Fakir. Abdul Kareem " Duke " Fakir (December 26, 1935 – July 22, 2024) was an American singer. He co-founded the Motown quartet the Four Tops and performed in an ensemble under that name from 1953 until shortly before his death. He was the group's last surviving original member.
He is survived by his wife, Piper Fakir, of 50 years; his children, Farah Fakir Cook, Nazim Bashir Fakir, Abdul Kareem Fakir, Myke Fakir, Anthony Fakir and Malik Robinson; a sister, Elena Braceful ...
Fakir is survived by his wife, Piper Fakir, his children, 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. This story has been updated. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com.
Fakir was married twice, for the last 50 years to Piper Gibson, and had seven children. (Six survive him). In the mid-1960s, he was briefly engaged to Mary Wilson of the Supremes.
Around the same time, Piper also left "for a few months". [3] Towards the end of the year, Costa left to join Ozzy Osbourne's touring band, [4] at which point Lawless decided to switch to bass and bring back Piper on guitar. [3] He was also joined by Chris Holmes. [2] The band released its first single "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)" in April 1984 ...
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Farah Fakir Cook, center, speaks about her father, the late Four Tops member Duke Fakir, during his funeral held at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.
Piper Laurie. Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023) was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), and the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). She is also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV ...