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17 Oct 08 - 02:50 PM (#2468469) Subject: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: maire-aine As a native Detroiter and a child of the Motown-sound era, this is very sad news. This from the Detroit Free Press. Maryanne |
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17 Oct 08 - 02:53 PM (#2468472) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: fat B****rd A great singer of some of the best songs. RIP Mr. Stubbs. |
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17 Oct 08 - 03:54 PM (#2468529) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: GUEST,Tunesmith Just Walk away Renee and Reach Out! |
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17 Oct 08 - 05:10 PM (#2468593) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: catspaw49 A few songs could always be counted upon to be playing in the snack bar/lounge at Berea when I was in college and the Four Tops must have damn near done half of them, be they original (Baby I Need Your Lovin', Reach Out) or covers (Renee). Damn but they were great! I know he'd been very ill for a long time and I hope he always knew how much the music and his voice were loved by so many. Rest in Peace............ Spaw |
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17 Oct 08 - 05:37 PM (#2468625) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: catspaw49 FEED ME SEYMOURGeeziz....Almost forgot. I dunno' who else could have provided the voice for AudreyII in the musical version of "Little Shop of Horrors." Spaw |
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17 Oct 08 - 06:51 PM (#2468684) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: Geordie-Peorgie Aah did a lot of courtin' te the sound of The Fower Tops! Another legend gone te the greta big 'gig in the sky' Mind! The'll hev a canny hoose band up theor! Levi! Gan te yer rest Bonnie Lad! Ye've left a sad space doon here but many happy memories |
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17 Oct 08 - 06:53 PM (#2468685) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: katlaughing Just listening to a great story about him on NPR, right now. Beautiful...sad that he is now gone. RIP and thanks, Mr. Stubbs! kat |
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17 Oct 08 - 06:56 PM (#2468690) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: John Hardly Probably my favorite voice from the 60s (and there sure were some great voices in the 60s). Just Ask The Lonely is as good as a song gets. And Stubb's voice was as good as a voice gets. What a giant. |
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17 Oct 08 - 10:27 PM (#2468832) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: Big Mick Damn, John, old buddy. That might be one of the greatest ever. I grew up on his music, and like Maryanne (Hello, my friend!!) I feel a certain kinship being a native of the area. This man's voice will be heard always. Mick |
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17 Oct 08 - 11:30 PM (#2468860) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: Lonesome EJ I wasn't a big soul music fan back in the day but Levi and the Four Tops were an exception. Not a pretty voice, but a voice that seemed to shake with passion and pain. |
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18 Oct 08 - 02:19 AM (#2468918) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: Zen R.I.P. Levi... one of the greats and part of my growing up too. Zen |
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18 Oct 08 - 02:38 AM (#2468923) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: Backwoodsman A fantastic voice, now sadly gone - but a wonderful legacy of fabulous recorded performances by One Of The Very Best. RIP, you were a Diamond Geezer. J |
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18 Oct 08 - 12:07 PM (#2469188) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: maire-aine |
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18 Oct 08 - 02:17 PM (#2469273) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: GUEST,albert Such a beautiful singer and such great songs and a wonderful vocal band. Wasn't it Billy Bragg who recorded Levi stubbs' tears? ALBERT |
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18 Oct 08 - 04:33 PM (#2469353) Subject: RE: Obit: Motown Legend Levi Stubbs From: Jerry Rasmussen My wife and I had the pleasure of hearing the Four Tops several years ago. What impressed me most was that they were all original members. None of this stuff where one member was a replacement, ten years after the original group started breaking up. We heard them at an Oyster Festival in Norwalk, Connecticut. If people can have festivals, why not oysters? It was a small, outdoor setting, and we were twenty feet away. A memorable night. Jerry |