Nobody else could ever sing with such raw emotion as Levi could. Certainly none of today's singers. How lucky were we?

@sondrasmith2691

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes we were, Kay! ❤

@leebowens2631

Жыл бұрын

I second that !

@barbaragreene7500

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree! We, my generation, the late '50"s, all of the '60's and '70's, simply the best!

@samuelkendrick7297

Жыл бұрын

Not very lucky when you hear about how the industry treat artist today. They had to have been in pain back in the 60's and 70's. But yes, great music.

The Lord broke the mold after he blessed us with Levi Stubbs. His voice will live on for future generations, what a talent!

@marleneduplessis7667

3 жыл бұрын

No truer word spoken❤️

@lesliecooper9294

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, he was one best singers at Motown. Him and my man Eddie Kendricks.

@kenbuttone8775

2 жыл бұрын

He's the only one, from that era,to even come close to David ruffin in Soul and great voice.

@veronicawebb2526

2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy we are blessed with his voice and talent.

@angelcole90

2 жыл бұрын

RIP BEAUTIFUL SOUL.

MALE BLACK SINGERS OF TODAY...TAKE NOTE...THIS IS THE REAL THING .. RIP LEVI

@sondrasmith2691

2 жыл бұрын

Amen Michael! Levi kicked it!

@eleanorlean4123

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN to that LEVI RIP …. All my love still a fan always will be !!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿and OMG how good looking he was … along with the other great guys!!!!!

@jackclingenpeel5020

Жыл бұрын

Levi was the man! People who think it’s funny to make fun of his passing need to have their arse kicked!!

@secretsquirrel8903

Жыл бұрын

I agree brother..👍🙏

I do not know what God's Grand Plan is..Perhaps I am not deserving of this knowledge. All I know is that Levi Stubbs was sent by God to fill our lives with joy and wonder through his marvellous voice, his innate rhythm, his joy at performing with his wonderful friends..for wonderful they all were...and his beauty and humble manner. My gosh..he was wonderful!! I miss him so very much..

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

I miss the Four Tops and other Motown artists. They were my favorite Motown group since I graduated from elementary school in 1965. The radio stations do not play this good-old music anymore.

@TheRmjr

2 жыл бұрын

He was so humble as well as handsome. And he was a real singer.

@chrissytina6379

2 жыл бұрын

Well said I agree 💯, I was born the 80s but my mom especially loved him and the tops so I knew alot of the songs. Now as a women I find him to have been so endearing, humble, rare talent, very handsome goodlooking and funny too. Side note: his name Levi is makes me think of the 12 tribes in the Bible. The Levites we're the priestly tribe the ministers. With that being said he commanded with his voice yet there was that tear drop in it that pierced, touch and drew me, much like ministering to people. Just a thought

@jaylene.turner6524

Жыл бұрын

Right. Not many groups stayed together anymore. Levi could’ve had a great solo career, but he was loyal to his brothers. Such a great group.

@saradavidson3054

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

I have to be honest I am 63 years old and I have never heard another voice like Levi Stubbs ever

You don’t see friendships like that anymore it is very rare.

Levi Stubbs one of the greatest male voices of all time in pop, R&B, and even as a crooner! No matter how hard they have tried no one can reproduce his voice, sound, or quality. I always feel badly those guys who have tried. They can catch one or two songs but never all of them. Unlike The Temptations who each are duplicable they'll never replace Levi, there was a cry in his voice that could never be copied. He had those pipes until the very end. RIP we will always miss you.

@lynellbrown5905

5 жыл бұрын

2019!!! Thank you Levi for that God given voice .You were one in a million and you are truly missed. I know you are resting in the arms of Jesus. We were so blessed to have had you share you wonderful voice with us.Rip.

@pittypatguidry1

2 жыл бұрын

Sir Best of The Best

@sondrasmith2691

2 жыл бұрын

So right, Jeff! Only one Levi, and I know what you mean about that cry in his voice. Such emotion! He was the Patsy Cline of Motown. 😃

How can anyone not love Levi and the Four Tops? The greatest group of all time. Love them.

@ericvanjames8395

6 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right, Dianne. THE FOUR TOPS Are The Greatest!!!! ~

@edcpike

5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! Nothing better than the Tops!

@sharonsimmons9152

5 жыл бұрын

Love the 4tops forever areth a a

@ervina02

5 жыл бұрын

I agree ! There was no one like the Four Tops! They were in a class of their own! Levi was one of the best! I love him!!

@ittybittykittymama7582

5 жыл бұрын

I named my cat Levi Stubb's because he's a cool black cat who likes to sing all night long!

What a handsome guy he was. That scene where they wheeled him out in a wheelchair was one the most heartbreaking things I'd ever seen and it's etched in my memory. Sometimes wish I hadn't seen that so I'd always remember him as he was, singing so effortlessly with that wonderful voice. That voice - even the bit he sang while in the wheelchair, you knew it was him, it was so recognizable. RIP Levi and all the Tops. What ambassadors they were.

@janewolfe890

6 жыл бұрын

maggie o'shea I cant watch the part with Levi in the wheelchar it breaks my heart he was so full of life and such a greatentertainer

@asthecrowflies737

4 жыл бұрын

I hardly ever cry, but the tears are running now.....Levi should be forever young..

@henriettaparks586

4 жыл бұрын

ALL OF THE TOPS WERE HANDSOME!!!!! LUV!!!!!! ME SOME TOPS!!!

@quintinmarsters1609

4 жыл бұрын

That was sad.

@beresbailey1790

4 жыл бұрын

What is man? Here today and gone tomorrow. But what a legacy he left .

breaks my heart every time I see the clip of Levi singing from the wheelchair. A great artist we were blessed to share the earth with . . . :'-(

@dleronabeckwith6574

6 жыл бұрын

What a great entertainer I LOVE The Four Tops Levi's voice is awesome he proved that even though he suffered a stroke he worked hard to sing for everyone one more time. R. I. P. Levi we LOVE You ALWAYS. DB

@rondellthreadgate8092

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Virgilio Me too, I love these guys so much even though all but Duke have passed, .Levi’s voice was stunning, we will never hear the likes of that voice ever again 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@raven_ous2585

5 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!! What a voice Levi Stubbs had. Love them all. My fave Motown band of all time. Thanks guys xx

@nitawhite8459

4 жыл бұрын

It breaks my heart as well. It was very brave of him to come out on stage.

@TheRenard10

2 жыл бұрын

Tomorrow makes 13 years after he gained his wings

His voice. Ohh HIS VOICE. ♥️

Whenever I cruised in my old car in the old days it seemed Levi was in there with me, singing so soulfully, but so sad to see him like this.

Levi defined an era with style and class. When he sang, you knew who it was One of the greats

I've watched this last performance by Levi with Aretha 1000 times. And it still is the saddest most beautiful performance I've ever seen. The man was and is a legend. And it took everything from inside his soul to sing still so eloquently in his last days.. 😪😪🙏🏾🙏🏾

Levi was the BEST, PERIOD. No one yearned a lyric like Levi Stubbs. And what I respect him so much for is that he could have easily been a solo act at Motown, i.e. Diana, David, etc..., but friendship many more to him than anything. He was part of something bigger...

@ann-marieclarke9235

6 жыл бұрын

New Foundations Recovery, it was said that he offered some of the leads to the fellows and they rejected it.

Always my favorite group, loved that they stayed together. They were family.

Levi Stubbs & Jackie Wilson were 1st Cousins. The Four Tops paid for Jackie Wilson’s Funeral. He will be missed. Rest in Eternal Peace Levi, Renaldo and Lawrence. Time is flying. Levi has been dead 10 yrs. but it seems like yesterday

@yaarayaa5617

5 жыл бұрын

I can believe this because...when you hear Levi or Jackie sing you can here something in their tone, style or whatever that would make me think yes...they were related. Even features! Wow!

@josephinerimmer6888

3 жыл бұрын

I never knew that! Talent must run in families. I kissed Levi’s hand once when I was in front of the stage. He reached down and took my face in his hands and kissed my cheek. I didn’t wash for a week. And I was 36 too. Star struck. Xxxxxx

@horizontoday7874

3 жыл бұрын

I even heard Michael paid for it before

He’s got a soulful opera voice ❤️🖤💪🏿🙏🏿

He was an amazing tenor. Warm, emotional, smart and so masculine in a very evolved way.

He was a great singer with a voice full of emotion, and he has left a void that cannot be filled. It was heartbreaking to see him so obviously ill but still trying to sing, but even with the few words uttered his voice was unmistakable. RIP Levi.

@justlove2072

7 жыл бұрын

Jeff Stewart....So sad seeing him in that chair wanting to sing like he used to. But, he pulled through.

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

Also in 2021, I am brokenhearted to see Levi Stubbs wheeled in a wheelchair and feeling frail, instead of dancing on the stage.

I will always love my Four Tops. I will always love them ❤. Awesome.

What sad when illness affects a once vital person, but we will always remember him as a young Man who sang with the 4 tops and that was who he was.

unlike other performers he had no ego and stood with the rest of the guys..best voice to come out of motown..rip levi

Levi, Duke, Larry and Obie. They stayed together for forty-three consecutive years. No one as a vocal group in history has every done that. NO ONE!!! THE FOUR TOPS...BAR NONE, PERIOD!!! Abdul "Duke" Fakir is the sole survivor of this fantastic group.

Absent from the body,but present with the LORD. Always remember THIS!!!!!!!!

I love to listen to the voice of Levi Stubbs and I am so sorry he has passed away, and I hope he is in Jesus arms.

I cried like a baby when he passed on. This just brings back those raw emotions. I love you Levi and the tops

@ggaines1085

2 жыл бұрын

I still think about Levi it's a feeling that never go's away person I cried as well and still do I think it's just the impression that he made on people Love you Levi RIP

Levi Stubbs was one of the greatest singers in the history of soul music. His voice and performance plays in the same league as David Ruffin or Marvin Gaye.

@kathyhayden2499

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree all great singers, irreplaceable

Levi was the 4 Tops but he also was a humble man . He sing with and for the group .THE FOUR TOPS... RIP

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

How sad it is when musicians and artists make great music and then they die.

A profoundly loving tribute from his colleague and dear friend, Aretha. Take a listen to the Christmas album they recorded in the 90s. Still a treasure to bring out every December. Levi's voice started at the deepest part of his soul and percolated through his life experience and reached combustion in his throat and at his vocal folds. As a child, I was stunned into elation when I first heard his instrument wrapped in the glorious harmonies of his fellow Tops. A brief candle.. blazing like an unstoppable asteroid. Rest in God's paradise, Sir, and thank you.

@jorgelopes1645

Жыл бұрын

Quem viveu nos anos 50 60 70 80 e 90 escultou músicas de verdade cantores de verdade hoje infelizmente não temos mais isso em lugar nenhum no mundo

That’s true brotherhood how they wiped his tears on stage 🥺🥺🥺 just beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

@barbarahamlin6482

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't that 'love' shown to him? And proud to show it.

It’s so nice to be able to visit the final resting place of Levi at Woodlawn cemetery where he & other Detroit “royalty” are buried. It’s awesome knowing that one is “standing in the shadows” of a man who enriched our lives with some of the greatest music of all times! Thank you so much Levi! We love you. RIP

I wanted to marry levi when I was like 6 years old - my appreciation for talent set in early, and he cemented my love of motown firmly in place. RIP x

I tried dancing to these guys.didn,t have the moves,but,they got me up there!

The Four Tops,were REALLY FRIENDS TIL THE END

Oh my, how I miss him......my heart hurts.

The absolute delightful Levi and his Tops ... BRILLIANT ... miss your exceptional voice Levi.

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

The vinyl records, tapes, digital discs and digital files are all we are left with the memories of our music masters. To me, all the Four Tops sounded grand.

STILL A POWERFUL VOICE FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR😍

OMG,TEARS STARTED FLOWING FROM MY EYES WHEN I SAW LEVI IN THAT CHAIR, I AM 55YEARS OLD AND I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE FOUR TOPS ,I CAN'T STOP CRYING, THEY WERE MY CHILDHOOD ALONG WITH THE TEMPTS AND MOTOWN, THERE WILL NEVER ,EVER BE ANOTHER MR.LEVI STUBBS,THE MOST WONDERFUL VOICE,MAY HE REST IN PEACE UP THERE SINGING WITH THE ANGELS 😢💖🌹✌🙏

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

I am 68-years-old and when I saw Levi Stubbs wheeled in a wheelchair on the stage, I was dumbstruck. The Four Tops were my first favorite Motown group in 1965, when I graduated from elementary school. Also, I love the other Motown artists, the Atlantic artists, New Brunswick, and other record labels. This music is still my speed.

@newnana9070

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Detroit walking the streets seeing all the Motown performers on the street just like us. I’m even friends with David Ruffin’s wife. My youngest daughter and his grandson Clifford were playmates. The Four Tops stayed together. My favorite group. Pure class. They still sound good. Love music.

So sad there are not groups like them anymore, this video is priceless!

Incredible voice. May he rest in peace.

😪 Music when I was born . I'm thinking of my Dad and how he loved this music . I know we all have to go one day but my Dads was cut short but he tried to save his brother from the fire and 3 days later had to let him go last March 2021 . God also knew my father was tired and couldn't really enjoy retirement because of siblings . I miss my Dad badly . Send old school songs to your family or hell if you can sing , sing it to all and let's keep family strong and tight like it used to be growing up 💖 Love you all 🕊

A great compliment from Aretha. Only deserved by an elite few. Levi Stubbs was, a world class gentleman. God look after both of you.

I feel, I was blessed Growing up up in the seventies, So much great music of all genres, But for me, there was always something Special about Levi's voice, That No matter what you were going through, in life, that voice would just somehow soothe your soul, God Bless him. 🙏🙏🙏

The greatest voices of our time... 🎼🖤

He had so much love around him. I’m crying with Levi. God Bless them

HOW HANDSOME A MAN HE WAS AND THAT SOULFUL VOICE, GIVES ME CHILLS ALL OVER 😍👍✌💖

Knowing Levi, he would say it was a pleasur to perform for us. Not that it was a pleasure to heaar him. This man has been my inspiration for 55 years now. If I lived my life half as well as he did I did alright. Thank you levi, you did well!

One of the greatest singers in the world, he does not get the recognition he and the boys truly deserve, just wonderful. The suits they are wearing in the second clip wuld be modern today in 2020 lol

Levi was the best lead singer .I love this brother for years R I P

Levi Stubs was my TOP man. What a cool guy!

Tears flow down my face as i reflect on the times my mother used to listen to the four tops and Levi Stubbs and the four tops. May their souls rest in everlasting peace.

Mr Levi Stubb's was such a great singer that when it came to the four tops you didn't need another lead singer .. he could hang with any other lead singer from any other group , this guy voice was tremendous one of a kind to narrow it down perfect 🎼🎹🎤🌟

A week has never gone by Levi , without Four Tops music playing in my home or a Ring Tone ❤ love ALWAYS JACKIE ❤

.. 12 Minutes Of The Most Amazing Music That Was Ever Heard On This Earth .. Levi Stubbs Lives On For Ever And Ever .. God Bless & Rest in Peace Levi . . .

@kelvingold6673

4 жыл бұрын

I remember Luther vandross ,the same way just brilliant,

One of the best, most passionate voices ever.

I have enjoyed the music of the Four Tops for a long time, yet I knew nothing about any of their personal lives. Today I learned how unselfish and loyal Mr. Levi Stubbs was by not renaming the group with him as the lead singer nor leaving the group to embark on a solo career. He has earned my respect. Rest in peace Mr. Stubbs.

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the Four Tops as my first favorite Motown artists, and the other Motown artists, even in the year 2021. Like you, I never paid much head to a biography of the performers' personal lives. Their music was all I care about, and need.

Lots of greats before, and after, but he is by far the best!!!!! and the other three will be singing with the Angels,,

Growing up in detroit as a lil kid i met him a few times, my dad used to play golf with them, he was a nice dude, i remember him being nice looking, Rip Levi stubbs

@bettymeeks7460

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

I LOVE BIG BROTHER LEVI STUBBS AND THE FOUR TOPS. Life's too short,RIP🎤🎙🎹❤

So beautiful to see these people who love each other and their music so much. What a loss to our world when Mr. Levi passed. He left such a warm and wonderful legacy. Love the Tops always.

A great tribute to an all time great performer, Mr. Levi Stubbs!

I love The Four Tops! I wll always love the Four Tops!! Levi you among the greatest singers of our time!!! I am so glad I lived in your lifetime!!! Thank you for your gift from God! and leaving it for us to cherish ALWAYS! Continue to R.I.P. Levi Stubb.

What a unbelievable voice Levi Stubbs had I'm still tore up from his passing RIP brotha.

This has me in tears lovely tribute. You can see how much everyone loved him. Big loss.

@trisha1427

3 жыл бұрын

Levi and other tops,Great men,wonderful group,wish they were here to do it all again,Levi was offered film and to go solo,but his close friendship and loyalty to the other tops decided to refuse LEGENDS,never forgotten they gave so much R I P.

Best voice EVER!

Absolutely received a beautiful education regarding Levi Stubbs. I love everyone of those songs. And never knew at 61 years old, that Levi was responsible for this Masterpiece.

I've seen that video of Levi singing with Aretha many of times. And it's always the same result. It brings tears too my eyes. Im 54 years old. I grew up listening too the TOPS, TEMPS AND ALL OF MOTOWN. My sisters who would be in their late 60s played this music in the house all the time. So I was introduced too it early in life. And it became part of my DNA. And part of my soul. The Topps and temptations have always been my favorites. But the Topps got the nod for me. I always admired their longevity. And I always had a affinity for MR Levi Stubbs. He was always one cool brother. And while the Temps lead singing was interchangeable. Levi and his voice carried the Topps their whole carriers. And his first name always stood out for me. His first name is my last. Levi Stubbs. And mine William Levi. And as I'm getting older for some reason people will call me Levi instead of will or William. So that's my Levi Stubbs story. And testimonial too a great singer. And a great man RIPARIDISE MR LEVI STUBBS..

Outstanding lead, one group that i loved as a teenager but never got to see. Aretha was spot on about his voice.

BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING!! 1966 WAS 12 YEARS OLD!!! LUV THE TOPS GREAT!!!

Will forever love Levi Stubbs

What a guy what a singer and so humble sad loss R.i.P Levi x

THAT VOICE REMAINED!!!❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🌟RIP & love always!

What a dynamic stirring voice! One of my all-time favorites.

What an amazing group. Love love The Four Tops and Levi’s voice, one of the greatest of all time. ❤️🌹

Class act. Levi's voice is breathtaking. They were tops over the Temptations!

@lacrosse6261

6 жыл бұрын

Kristie Battiste ...without a doubt. Love those guys and really miss them. We still have their music and all of the great memories of them.

@lindabrown2090

4 жыл бұрын

No, No, No, they were not better than the Temptations, probably these new Temptations. It not the Originals even after David left, and Dennis Edwards joined the Temptation. The Temptations were the Baddest, Classiest Dressing, Dancing Male Group ever. I remember when we had Talent shows at School, everybody was the Temptations even Girl groups, you ask them who they were, and they would say we are the Temptations. It would be about 15 Groups of Temptations. It was Fun to watch. Don’t get me wrong, the Tops were good, but they were not as Hot are Tuff like the Temptations. But that just my Opinion. The Tempting Temptations Forever.

@weotalks2810

4 жыл бұрын

Let's not get CARRIED AWAY

June 6th: Happy birthday Singer Levi Stubbs. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. "Little Shop of Horrors." Unmistakable voice. (1936-2008) Thank you and God bless. RIP Legend. Thanks for the upload, Geli Shawel. Blessings

Wow still makes me cry love that man xxxxx.

Wow they were a one off we were blessed thank you the four tops your music will live on forever

SO SO SO SWEET and Precious Memories🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🙏💝💝💝Yes it is a blessing to be loved💝💝💝

What a #Voice~ What a #Man ~Stunning vocals on every song he ever sang~ Such purity and resonance~ #Mesmerising.~ Levi Stubbs legacy lives on in his soulful music. Love you Levi xx

@marilynstevenson865

5 жыл бұрын

Oh Bluebeatbabe1,,, what perfect words you wrote!!.""Such purity""....and I imagine purity of soul as well as voice.......and..""resonance""..so true. Levi Stubbs will always be in my heart as well..for the magic he evoked..and his wonderful friends...The Four Tops came to Australia twice...The 1960's or early 1970's..and in later years with the Temps. I saw them both times..and I still sigh...

Saw Levi Stubbs in 1985 in Austin, Texas with the Temptations. The Temps opened up and then the Tops tore it up! Besides Marvin Gaye, Levi Stubbs IS the voice of Motown! And I'll never forget The Funk brothers, the backbone of Motown.

@captainkeyboard1007

3 жыл бұрын

Like the main Motown artists, I can appreciate the Funk Brothers. The Funk Brothers were the lifeline of Motown. They were the blood and Motown was the skin and bones just like the body. This year is my first year that I am listening to the Funk Brothers on [KZread].

I saw this clip some time ago..I just cannot watch it again..they were all wonderful, but, Levi had he special magic...and, yes, maggie o'shea..he sure was handsome...

AS FOR ME, "STILL WATERS" IS LEVI'S SIGNATURE SONG & SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. WHAT A TIME WE HAD LISTENING & DANCING WITH "THE 4 TOPS"... IT WAS FUN ! THX FELLAS 🌹 & THANK YOU GELI, WELL DONE 👋 2 CENTS IN BERKELEY 🙋🐾💜🐾

I am so glad i was alive to see these guys perform, they truely were amazing.😇😇😇

That voice is amazing Levi I love you RiP

It brings tears to my,eyes. Absolutely beautiful.

This was one of my favorite groups and Levy had the smoothest voice! OMG!! Love me some four tops!

A very touching tribute to a truly genuine master of sound. His voice takes me home. R.I.P. You earned it. Long Live The Four Tops.

Still Water (Peace) is one of the best songs ever.

Still Waters run deep. Thank you so much.

Hirena kiwi girl Oh so sad to watch this great superstar singer filled with joy an love leave behind a legacy for those who loved him Levi Stubbs an the rest of the group The Four Tops. Such great singers have left this world so blessed an missed. Only God knows why ?. Rest in peace ,Levi Obie an the other member of the group. No other will fill that gap not the same. Loved u guys big fan always remembered thank u for the music AMEN

Levi...the very best soul singer ever...Thank you for all your songs...the background to my teenage years..and my first love xx RIP Levi xx

wow...my uncle generation, he was drafted for Vietnam...every generation has its own mystics...much respect

So sad to see the great man, like this. I will always remember him as a young man in the 60's, as I was. R.I.P.

THEM BOYS STILL SOUND AMAZING TODAY!!!!!!

My whole little family loves you Levi and all of the Tops

We must learn how to show and express the LOVE for another again. Stop being selfish. There's Many things to learn from this Virus. Don't stop living! God bless us all 🙏💖

@alegriasobrevivo9029

4 жыл бұрын

so true

A legend. RIP Levi Stubs and other singers Four Tops...

What a beautiful tribute - thank you for this wondeful video. A great man, a fabulous artist. irreplaceable.