Four Tops singing for 44 years with the Four Tops who, unlike many Motown groups, never had a single lineup change until then. At first, Levi Stubbs, Obie Benson, and Duke Fakir toured as a trio called "The Tops". In 1998, they recruited former Temptation Theo Peoples to restore the group to a quartet. By the turn of the century, Stubbs had become ill from cancer; Ronnie McNeir was recruited to fill the Lawrence Payton position and Peoples stepped into Stubbs' shoes as lead singer. Stubbs later died on October 17, 2008 at his home in Detroit. The group also did commercials
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