Levi Stubbs longing anxiousness of the songs written by the producing trio of Holland-Dozier-Holland". War band member Lonnie Jordan later told Billboard.com he felt "blessed" to meet Stubbs, and thought that the Four Tops singer's "voice was so good he was just, like, from another planet." Levi Stubbs and his wife Clineice were married (for 48 years) from 1960 until his death in 2008. The couple had five children along with 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Stubbs features in Billy Bragg's 1986 song, "Levi Stubbs' Tears," about a woman whose Four Tops cassette brings her comfort through difficult times. The chorus goes:
Franklin Stubbs Franklin Stubbs Franklin Lee Stubbs (born October 21, 1960, in Laurinburg, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player from 1984 to 1995. Stubbs played on four major league teams in that time. His best season came in 1990 with the Houston Astros. Stubbs entered coaching after retiring as a player. Stubbs was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the 1982 MLB Draft out of Virginia Tech. He played with the Albuquerque Dukes in the Pacific Coast League from 1983-1985. Stubbs made his Major League debut as the starting first baseman for the Dodgers