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To me Levi Stubbs was the absolute SOUL of Motown. When I was coming up in the early days of Motown, everybody was David Ruffin this and David Ruffin that. The Four Tops was always my favorite Motown Male group. Yes the Temps had numerous songs I absolutely loved. But the TOPS were something special. To me, Baby I Need Your Loving was the ANTHEM for MOTOWN.

I had the fortune of seeing the Four Tops in Dearborn in 2005. Obie Benson had just died weeks earlier. When they brought Levi out on that stage, there wasn't a dry eye in that park that night. Screams from every direction including me yelling WE LOVE YOU LEVI.

This Beautiful Soul and fabulous Baritone voice will never be replaced. The prettiest song that ever came out of Motown in my opinion was, JUST ASK THE LONELY.

If anything, if any of his family members see this I want them to know How much we will miss this man. How much his Music has meant to us. And how Levi Stubbs will never be forgotten. I can also only imagine what the last living member of the Tops is feeling. Duke Farkir, this man I know is hurting something terrible. May God ease all of their pain, family members and friends. The music world lost a Legend Friday. A man who was the epitome of Style, Class and Defined the Sound of Motown.

There will never be another Levi.

Tallmanok2
Oct 23, 2008 | 6:20 AM I can't say I knew the names of all the song's but when you here them there is no mistake Levi helped make the Detroit Sound's heard around the world. I offer a song I learned and love.

He is singing in Heaven now Tall. Beautiful song.

Levi Stubbs had considerably more influence on my life than Levi Strauss.
I will NEVER forget listening to GREAT Motown songs like "Baby, I Need Your Loving" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love" on CKLW and Keener 13 in the 60's.
As the Righteous Brothers sang, "If There's a Rock and Roll Heaven, Well You Know They've Got a Hell of a Band"!
...and the Levi Stubbs IS the lead singer of THAT band!

There isn't, and will never be, another voice like Levi's.

We love you.

Farewell my friend.

AMEN to that Dogcop29!!

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I just found this because I was looking at all the entertainment blogs in the Fox2 house.
I know all the songs on Little Shop of Horrors and it is a movie that I have shared with my mother for years. It's just a lot of fun singing with Levi!