Four Tops star Duke Fakir dead at 88 due to heart failure months after retiring from 70-year music career...

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ABDUL Duke Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops, has died at 88.

Fakir died today of heart failure with his wife and other loved ones by his side, said a family spokesperson.Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as Reach Out, I'll Be There, and Standing in the Shadows of LoveHis marriage to Piper Gibson lasted 50 years.

Songs including Baby I Need Your Loving, Standing in the Shadows of Love, Bernadette and Just Ask the Lonely are renowned for alluding to romantic pain and bereavement.Jay Slater’s mum 'given horror warning about son' before last journey back to UK Motown’s greatest stars, from the Supremes to Stevie Wonder, came of age at the Detroit-based company founded by legendary Berry Gordy in the late 1950s.

They already had a polished stage act and versatile vocal style that enabled them to perform anything from country songs to pop standards like Paper Doll.

 

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