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
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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
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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
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