[nickcarraway]

Reach Out I'll Be There

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite song by the Four Tops:

Could It Be You? (1956)

[ComputerGuy]

I remember that day only too well.
That was was the day my boots hit the ground.

[PGalt]

Fabulous tune. GREAT time in Motown. The Four Tops were part of those best days.

[AppyPappy]

One of the Four Tops was actually Sri Lankan.

[Fiji Hill]

Written by Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier

Besides cp-writing a boatload of hits, Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier also waxed some discs of their own.

Let's Talk it Over--Lamont Anthony [Dozier] (1960)

Jamie--Eddie Holland (1962)

[RummyChick]

The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group.

Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland hospital in Warren, alleging racial discrimination and other misconduct during an April 2023 visit for chest pain and breathing problems.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/11/four-tops-alexander-morris-hospital

[cyclotic]

I didn’t know him well but Levi Stubb Jr. was a high school classmate.

[Fiji Hill]

This Motown opus was quickly pulled off the market following threats of legal action by a group recording for Capital Records. This is a cool disc, so why were they so angry?

Give Me a Kiss--The Hornets (1964)