Renaldo "Obie" Benson
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Renaldo "Obie" Benson was an American soul and R&B singer best known as the bass vocalist and founding member of the Motown group the Four Tops.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Renaldo "Obie" Benson canonical | 8 |
| Renaldo Benson | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Motown artist
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R&B singer ⓘ bass vocalist ⓘ human ⓘ soul singer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1960s soul music
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1970s soul music ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
The Four Tops
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surface form:
Four Tops
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| associatedWithMovement | classic Motown era ⓘ |
| bestKnownAs |
bass vocalist of the Four Tops
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founding member of the Four Tops ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
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Lawrence Payton ⓘ Levi Stubbs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coWriterOf |
What's Going On
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surface form:
What’s Going On
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| coWriterWith |
Al Cleveland
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Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| foundingMemberOf |
The Four Tops
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surface form:
Four Tops
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| fullName |
Renaldo "Obie" Benson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Renaldo Benson
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| genre |
Motown
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Renaldo ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Four Tops
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surface form:
Four Tops
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| musicalGenreOfGroup |
Four Tops: Motown
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The Four Tops ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops: R&B
Four Tops: soul ⓘ |
| musicalRole |
background vocalist
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harmony singer ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Obie ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributions to Motown vocal harmony style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
What's Going On
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surface form:
What’s Going On
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| occupation |
singer
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songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | classic Four Tops lineup ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
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Tamla ⓘ |
| vocalGroupPosition | bass voice in Four Tops ⓘ |
| vocalType | bass ⓘ |
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Renaldo Benson