Tops and Tempts article

[Optimal Saint]

Duke Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the Four Tops, is reminiscing on the halcyon days of Detroit’s seminal soul music label as it made its mark on the 1960s. “Motown really did feel like a big family back then,” he says. “We all hung out, partied, played golf, held BBQs, appeared on one another’s records. Those were amazing times.”
The Temptations’ Otis Williams agrees: “Motown was no happenstance. God brought that up to start. Detroit, Michigan, was known for the big three – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Nowthe city’s going to be known as the Big Four because Motown has made a similar impact to those automobile manufacturers.”
From their respective 1964 debut hits, the Temptations’ The Way You Do the Things You Do and the Four Tops’ Baby I Need Your Loving, through socially conscious soul epics Ball of Confusion and Still Water [[Peace) and beyond, the Tops and The Temptations have created some of history’s most indelible soul songs. And the two singers have been friends since those early days. This week, the last two men standing from the original lineups of Motown’s greatest male vocal groups are undertaking another joint tour of the UK.…..

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e_iOSApp_Other

[Spreadinglove21]

Thanks for the article. Hope the UK tour goes well.