Friday, October 17, 2008

RIP Levi Stubbs



My favorite soul group frontman of all time, Levi Stubbs of The Four Tops has just passed away at the age of 72. I can't tell you how many countless hours of my life have been spent listening to this man. I always remember as a kid asking for a Temptations greatest hits cd and when Christmas morning came I openend it and instead of the Temps I got The Four Tops. I was so dijected until I put the disc in and my oh my was I blown away. That man's voice, the social consciousness of the songs, the arrangements, it was pure unadulturated soul. And ever since then I've been in love and awe of Levi's voice. I highly recommend picking up some of their albums if you don't already have any.

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