On March 8, 1963, a popular musical act out of Motown signed the record deal that would make it a household name. On that day, the The Four Tops officially inked to Motown Records with a $400 advance.

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, a founding member of the Motown group the Four Tops, has died, according to his family. He was 88. Fakir died of heart failure in Detroit on Monday, surrounded by his wife Piper ...

Abdul 'Duke', the last remaining member of the Four Tops, died at his home in Detroit on July 22 at the age of 88 due to heart failure. Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last founding member of the Four Tops, ...

Duke Fakir, the stylish and genteel singer who nurtured the Four Tops’ legacy for seven decades, died at his home in Detroit on Monday morning from heart failure. He was 88. Fakir, a lifelong Detroit ...