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Levi Stubbs - 5 Years On

... was without doubt the greatest singer...

By Kevin Jones in Soul Music News
Updated on 30 Oct 2015 · Published 04 Oct 2013

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October 17th sees the fifth anniversary of the passing of Levi Stubbs. Not an anniversary to celebrate but just to make one think how time passes so quickly. For me, he was without doubt the greatest singer. I know everyone has a personal favourite, well he was mine. When you read, hear or talk to people who new Levi, they all say the same. He was a true proffessional, he was a man of dignity and he never claimed the limelight for himself, it always was as the song title went " The Four Of Us "

I was due to meet him shortly before he pased away, but on the day he was really poorly so with respect things never materialised. Whatever the mood may be, put on a Four Tops record and that mood will certainly go up to another level.

 

I will be playing a special tribute to Levi Stubbs/Four Tops at Broughton Wings in Chester on October 19th and just remembering what great songs that he gave us. I would love to know some of your favourites.

 

Here are my Top Six

 

Ask The Lonely

Don't Tell Me That It's Over

Baby I Need Your Loving

Still Water

Right On Brother

I Believe In You And Me

 

Kev Jones



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Jaco

For all those listed I still have a great affection for the Top's version of "If I were a carpenter" Doesn't seem to resonate as much as the other great stuff.

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Was there ever a bad song sung by the Four Tops?

I can remember listening to a late night pirate radio station in the mid 60's, and hearing Baby I need your loving for the first time,loved them then and still do now.  

Heres some of my favourites.

 

Baby I need your loving - Just ask the lonely - I'm in a different world - what is a man - shake me wake me -Mcarthurs Park - Are you man enough - Keeper of the Castle, and the list goes on.

 

Levi was the best.

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Koolkat

Levi Stubbs. The best ever. Even the name is the coolest. Ive told this before on here, I used to work with a guy who was into Robert Plant and the like. Anyway we were working a nightshift and I made him listen to the Four Tops all night and in particular Levis vocals. That guy is now into northern. That is the effect that Levi Stubbs had.

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Anton

Had the great pleasure of working with the Tops at Club Fiesta in Stockton. Levi Stubbs absolute gentleman and fabulous guy. Greatest voice and sadly missed.

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