Abdul "Duke" Fakir
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Abdul "Duke" Fakir is an American singer best known as a founding and longtime member of the legendary Motown vocal group the Four Tops.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdul "Duke" Fakir canonical | 9 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
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Motown artist ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
The Four Tops
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName |
Sadhu
ⓘ
surface form:
Fakir
|
| foundingMemberOf |
The Four Tops
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops
|
| genre |
Motown
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R&B ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdul ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyWith |
The Four Tops
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops
|
| hasRole |
background vocalist
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lead vocalist ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Four Tops
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops
|
| musicScene | Detroit soul ⓘ |
| name | Abdul "Duke" Fakir self-link ⓘ |
| nickname | Duke ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Berry Gordy
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Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a founding member of the Four Tops
ⓘ
longtime membership in the Four Tops ⓘ |
| notableSongPerformance |
Baby I Need Your Loving
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Bernadette ⓘ I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) ⓘ
surface form:
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
surface form:
Reach Out I’ll Be There
Standing in the Shadows of Love ⓘ |
| notableWork | performances with the Four Tops ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Motown Golden Age
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surface form:
Motown sound
|
| performerIn | Motown revue tours ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
|
| recordLabel |
ABC Records
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surface form:
ABC-Dunhill Records
Motown ⓘ Motown ⓘ
surface form:
Tamla Motown
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| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.