Levi Stubbs

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Motown artist human recording artist singer

Levi Stubbs was the powerful lead vocalist of the Motown group The Four Tops, renowned for his emotive baritone voice on hits like "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)."

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Levi Stubbs canonical 15
Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Motown artist ⓘ
human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
associatedAct Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records

The Four Tops ⓘ
birthName Levi Stubbles ⓘ
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States ⓘ
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit
causeOfDeath complications of stroke ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1936-06-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2008-10-17 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Stubbles ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
pop ⓘ
soul ⓘ
givenName Levi ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame as member of The Four Tops

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of The Four Tops ⓘ
Vocal Group Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Vocal Group Hall of Fame as member of The Four Tops
homeCity Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
knownFor powerful emotive baritone voice ⓘ
memberOf The Four Tops ⓘ
name Levi Stubbs self-link ⓘ
notableCharacteristic dramatic, gospel-influenced delivery ⓘ
notableSongPerformance Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) ⓘ
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) ⓘ
It's the Same Old Song ⓘ
Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Walk Away Renée ⓘ
notableWork Baby I Need Your Loving ⓘ
Bernadette ⓘ
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) ⓘ
Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Standing in the Shadows of Love ⓘ
numberOfChildren 5 ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
recordLabel ABC Records ⓘ
surface form: ABC-Dunhill Records

Casablanca Records ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
relative Jackie Wilson ⓘ
relativeType cousin of Jackie Wilson ⓘ
spouse Clineice Stubbs ⓘ
stageName Levi Stubbs self-link ⓘ
vocalType baritone ⓘ
voiceRole Audrey II ⓘ
surface form: Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
yearsActive 1950s–2000s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Four Tops → member → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Little Shop of Horrors → starring → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
subject surface form: Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
Reach Out I'll Be There → vocalist → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Baby I Need Your Loving → hasNotableVocalist → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Bernadette → vocalPerformanceBy → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Bernadette → hasLeadVocal → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Standing in the Shadows of Love → vocalist → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
It's the Same Old Song → hasVocalGroup → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton
It's the Same Old Song → leadVocalist → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Renaldo "Obie" Benson → collaboratedWith → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Holland–Dozier–Holland → notableCollaboration → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Reach Out → leadVocalist → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
On Top → performer → Levi Stubbs ⓘ
Levi Stubbs → name → Levi Stubbs self-link ⓘ
Levi Stubbs → stageName → Levi Stubbs self-link ⓘ
Lawrence Payton → formedGroupWith → Levi Stubbs ⓘ