Four Tops in San Luis Obispo

Four Tops are an American soul vocal group formed in Detroit in 1953 by Levi Stubbs, Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Renaldo “Obie” Benson and Lawrence Payton. Their Motown recordings include “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “It’s the Same Old Song” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” marked by Stubbs’s lead voice and the group’s close harmonies. Four Tops toured on Motown’s Motortown Revue package shows during the 1960s, taking the label’s roster to theatres across the United States and Europe. In 1985 they performed at Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, and joint concert tours with The Temptations later became a longstanding part of their live work.