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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 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.
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.
Fakir died Monday of heart failure at his home in Detroit, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side. The Four Tops were among Motown's most popular and ...
Fakir is both a given name and a surname. As a surname, it may also take the definite article as Al Fakir. Notable people with the name include: Given name: Fakir Alamgir (21st century), Bangladeshi singer; Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), Indian writer; Fakir Musafar (1930-2018), American performance artist; Surname:
Main Street People is the twelfth album by R&B group the Four Tops, released in 1973.It produced three singles, one of which, "Sweet Understanding Love" was the group's last top 40 single in the US for eight years.
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group Four Tops, died on Monday aged 88. He died at his home in Detroit from heart failure, his family said.
In its mystical usage, the word fakir refers to man's spiritual need for God, who alone is regarded as self-sufficient in the Islamic religion. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Although of Muslim origin, the term has come to be applied in the Indian subcontinent to Hindu ascetics and mystics as well, alongside Indian terms such as gosvamin , sadhu , bhikku ...