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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 ...
Fakir was born on December 26, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan. His father was a factory worker who came from what is now Bangladesh. [1] His mother was an African American from Sparta, Georgia. [2] [3] Fakir attended Detroit's Pershing High School, [4] where he played basketball and football, and ran track. [5]
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last founding member of the Four Tops, has died. He was 88.Fakir died of heart failure surrounded by his wife and loved ones early Monday in Detroit, Michigan, according to ...
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, a founding member of the Motown group the Four Tops, has died, according to his family. He was 88. Fakir died of heart failure in Detroit on Monday, surrounded by his wife ...
"Turn On the Light of Your Love" (Len Perry, Levi Stubbs, Jr., Renaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir) "When Tonight Meets Tomorrow" (Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Len Perry) "Love Music" "Remember What I Told You to Forget" "(I Think I Must Be) Dreaming" "The Good Lord Knows" (Renaldo Benson, Len Perry) "Jubilee With Soul" (Joe Smith, Val Benson, Renaldo ...
on YouTube " Reach Out I'll Be There " (also formatted as " Reach Out (I'll Be There) ") is a song recorded by the American vocal quartet Four Tops from their fourth studio album, Reach Out (1967). Written and produced by Motown 's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland , [ 3 ] the song is one of the most widely-known Motown hits of ...
Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88. Associated Press. July 24, 2024 at 4:32 AM. ... with his wife and other loved ones by his side.
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