RIBS TPTD: Levi Stubbs (Four Tops), R.I.P.
{sigh} Another one of the great soul voices of the “Soundtrack of My Life” has passed away. This past Friday we learned that Levi Stubbs former lead singer of The Four Tops had passed away after a long illness.
Maybe it’s just me but it seems like we’ve done a lot of these “in memorium” mixes this year, as a matter of fact, a couple of hours ago I saw that Dee Dee Warwick (Dionne’s younger sister) passed away this weekend (Saturday) as well as comedian/actor Rudy Ray Moore (Sunday), better known to the world as “Dolemite”.
It’s funny ironic, I was a little upset with myself for not getting a new mix out on Thursday as scheduled, but perhaps I was meant to have that little delay so we could have a chance to honor the memory of Levi in a timely fashion. As they say, the Lord works in mysterious ways.
I could sit here and try to wax poetic about all of the great music and memories that Levi and the Tops have provided for me over the course of my life, but others write so much better than I. So instead, here are a few links to some of remembrances that have been posted in the past few days:
- 4 Brothers Beats: R.I.P. Levi Stubbs (if your eyes don’t tear up while watching the second video in this post, well, you are a better person than I)
- Funky16Corners: Levi Stubbs RIP
- Get On Down With The Stepfather Of Soul: RIP Levi Stubbs
- In Dangerous Rhythm: Levi Stubbs RIP
- Fufu Stew: So Long, Levi…
- soul sides: Levi Stubbs: R.I.P.
- Musicmeiho: Levi Stubbs - (R.I.P) - The Four Tops
- Funk my Soul: The Four Tops (In Memory of Levi Stubbs)
Rest well, Levi.
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Playlist: (song - album [time])
- MacArthur Park - It’s All In The Game [6:23]
- Ask The Lonely - Greatest Hits [2:48]
- Baby I Need Your Loving - Anthology, 1964 -1972 [2:47]
- Love Music - Keeper Of The Castle [3:23]
- Hey Man, We Got To Get You A Woman - Nature Planned It [4:56]
- Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over) - Anthology, 1964 -1972 [2:38]
- Catfish - Catfish [6:21]
- Seven Rooms Of Gloom - Greatest Hits [2:35]
- Bernadette - Greatest Hits [3:03]
- Walk Away Renee - Motown’s Greatest Hits - Four Tops [2:46]
- Strung Out For Your Love - Catfish [5:21]
- Eleanor Rigby - It’s All In The Game [3:02]
- Reach Out (I’ll Be There) - The Ultimate Collection [3:02]
- One Chain Don’t Make No Prison - Essential Tops [4:04]
- Keeper Of The Castle - Keeper Of The Castle [2:59]
- You Keep Running Away - Essential Tops [2:52]
- Midnight Flower - Essential Tops [4:07]
- Still Water (Love) - Anthology, 1964 -72 [3:15]
- I Just Can’t Walk Away - Essential Tops [4:22]
- Love Don’t Come Easy - Catfish [6:20]
- I Believe In You And Me - Essential Tops [4:03]
Enjoy!
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Comment by Vincent the Soul Chef
silence… for Levi, Dee Dee and Rudy.
We love you all…
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