Death Summary: Levi Stubbs was diagnosed with cancer in 1995, shortly after he also suffered a stroke effectively stopping his touring days.

Stubbs passed away in his sleep at his Detroit home on October 17, 2008 after his long illness.

Who was Levi Stubbs: Stubbs was a baritone singer who is best known for being the lead vocalist of the Motown R&B supergroup The Four Tops.

The Four Tops began as a small “supper-club” act but eventually signed with Motown Records in 1963.

By the end of the 1960’s The Four Tops had over a dozen hits to their name some of which include "Baby I Need Your Loving", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "It's the Same Old Song", "Reach Out I'll Be There", "Standing in the Shadows of Love", "Bernadette", "Still Water (Love)", and "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)".

Little known fact: Stubbs was the voice of Mother Brain in the animated TV series Captain N: The Game Master.

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