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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir obituary

Last original member of the the Four Tops, the US group known for hits such as Reach Out I’ll Be There and I Can’t Help Myself

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir death: Last surviving founder of Four Tops, dies aged 88

Singer founded beloved Motown group with Lawrence Payton, Renaldo ‘Obie’ Benson and Levi Stubbs in 1953

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Abdul Fakir: Last original Four Tops member dies aged 88

Abdul Fakir died on Monday of heart failure, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024

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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last surviving member of Four Tops, dies aged 88

The beloved Motown group’s co-founder died of a heart failure and had been struggling with bladder cancer

The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2024

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

The last surviving original member of the Four Tops has died

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

‘We carried pistols to defend ourselves’: the Four Tops and the Temptations on six decades of soul

As they tour the UK together, Motown icons Duke Fakir and Otis Williams reflect on meeting the Beatles, facing down white supremacists, and the collaborators they’ve lost along the way

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

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