Until the end, Stubbs was loyal to the group. The Four Tops performed together for over four decades without a single change in personnel. In 1990, the quartet was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.

Their work are more than top billing in the charts. Plenty of people know that as 'I'll Be There.' With two more hits in 1967, The Four Tops were one of the successful groups of the 1960s hoping to find the Motown sound. 'Baby I Need Your Loving' in 1964, 'I Can't Help Myself' also known as 'Sugarpie Honeybunch,' a number one hit in 1965 and in 1966, the chart-topping 'Reach Out.' Once they signed with Gordy, they sang hit after hit. The times were turbulent but their sound was silky smooth. In 1963 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Barry Gordy signed the group to Motown Records. They perform with the likes of Della Reese, Count Basie, Richard Pryor and also with Stubbs' cousin, the great Jackie Wilson.

They changed their name to The Four Tops and built a following on the lounge circuit. His musical journey began with The Four Aims. Levi Stubbs, the front man for The Four Tops, died Friday at his Detroit home.

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