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Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the bass singer of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined in 1953 and continued to perform with for over five decades, until April 8, 2005.
Four Tops. The Four Tops in 1968. (L-to-R) Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, and Lawrence Payton. The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan. They were one of the most commercially successful American pop music groups of the 1960s and helped propel the Motown label to international fame.
1953–2000, 2004. Labels. Motown. Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He was noted for his powerful, emotional, dramatic style of singing.
The late Four Tops singer was the living embodiment of Motown's legacy in its birthplace — a role that was especially valuable to the Motown Museum. ... the Four Tops (Obie Benson, Duke Fakir ...
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press. July 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM. Duke Fakir, the stylish and genteel singer who nurtured the Four Tops’ legacy for seven decades, died at his home in Detroit on ...
NEW YORK - CIRCA 1964: R&B vocal group "The Four Tops" pose for a portrait in 1964 in New York City, New York. Bottom row L-R: Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Obie Benson, Top row L-R: Abdul Duke Fakir ...
Four Tops Now! is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown. Reception ... Four Tops. Renaldo Benson – bass vocals;
The Four Tops became one of the best-known bands of the Motown era after forming in the late 1950s. ... Benson and Stubbs died in 2005 and 2008, respectively. ... singer Smokey Robinson addressed ...