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Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, singer with the Four Tops, has died aged 88

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir of the Four Tops has died aged 88

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir - the last original member of the Four Tops, the Motown hitmakers behind classics like I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - died Monday, US media said. He was 88 years old.

Music • 23 Jul 24

(L-R) Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy at the LA Convention Center on Friday night

Motown's Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson honoured in US

Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, the visionary creative duo behind the revolutionary Motown genre, saw their legacy play out onstage on Friday night at a pre-Grammys gala honouring their life's work.

Music • 05 Feb 23

Barrett Strong, pictured at his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York in June 2004

Motown legend Barrett Strong dies aged 81

Barrett Strong, who sang Motown's first hit, Money (That's What I Want), and co-wrote R&B classics sung by The Temptations and Marvin Gaye, has died at 81, the Motown Museum in Detroit has announced.

Music • 30 Jan 23

Lamont Dozier (pictured at the opening night of Motown: The Musical in New York in April 2013)

Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriting great, dies aged 81

Lamont Dozier, part of the acclaimed songwriting trio behind hits from artists including the Supremes, the Four Tops, the Isley Brothers and many more, has died at the age of 81.

Music • 09 Aug 22

Supremes star Mary Wilson dies aged 76

Mary Wilson, who co-founded Motown group The Supremes alongside Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, has died aged 76.

Music • 09 Feb 21

Listen: Stevie Wonder releases two new songs

Stevie Wonder has marked the 36th birthday of his second oldest son, Mumtaz Morris, by releasing two songs at once - a career first for the artist.

Music • 14 Oct 20

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Sunday July 19

There's a documentary with the self-explanatory title Trump in Tweets, a Late Late Toy Show Singalong, the FA Cup clash of Chelsea and Manchester United, and the final episode of period drama The Luminaries . . .

Television • 19 Jul 20

The Temptations frontman Dennis Edwards has died aged 74

The Temptations singer Dennis Edwards has died aged 74

Dennis Edwards, former frontman of the renowned American Motown group The Temptations, has died. He was 74.

The Temptations • 03 Feb 18

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