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The funeral of the Four Tops' Duke Fakir took place at 11 a.m. at Detroit's Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. Motown luminaries were expected to attend, including Stevie Wonder, who performed ...
A flower arrangement from Otis Williams and The Temptations sits in a hallway during the funeral for the Four Tops' Duke Fakir at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.
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.
Current Four Tops member Ronnie McNair stands at the casket of the late Four Tops singer Duke Fakir during private visitation at the Motown Museum in Detroit on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement that Fakir helped embody the Tops' “showmanship, class and artistry. “Duke was first tenor — smooth, suave, and always sharp,” Gordy said. “For 70 years, he kept the Four Tops’ remarkable legacy intact.” The Four Tops were among Motown's most popular and enduring acts, peaking in the ...
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 ...
Duke Fakir: 88 Founding member of Motown group Four Tops. He and his groupmates were featured on the NBC special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. [207] July 28 Erica Ash: 46 Actress best known as Mary Charles "M-Chuck" Calloway on Survivor's Remorse and as a cast member on The Big Gay Sketch Show and MADtv. [208] Chino XL: 50
Renaldo Benson died on July 1, 2005, leaving Duke Fakir as the only surviving member of the Four Tops' original lineup until his death in July 2024. [6] Stubbs' final performance with the Four Tops was at the group's "50th Anniversary Concert" on July 28, 2004, at the Detroit Opera House. [1]