Levi Stubbs: Four Tops Lead Singer Dies at 72

Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of the Four Tops. Born on June 6, 1936, in Detroit, he formed the group in 1953 with friends Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton.

The group signed with Motown in 1963 and had hits including "Baby I Need Your Loving," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love." The Four Tops were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

Stubbs also voiced the man-eating plant Audrey II in the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors. He had a stroke in 2000 and retired from the group. He died in Detroit on October 17, 2008, at age 72.

Achievements: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1990), voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors.

Birth: June 6, 1936 - Detroit, Michigan.

Profession: Singer.

Interesting Facts: The four original members stayed together for over 40 years.