FReeper Canteen ~ Fabulous FRiday ~ 6 July 2012

July 5, 2012 | Canteen Crew

[beachn4fun]

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale
of our military and our allied military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

MUSIC NIGHT
To keep you all in the mood
for the music thread
Fabulous FRiday presents

THE FOUR TOPS

The Four Tops ~ an American vocal quartet,
whose repertoire has included doo-wop,
jazz, soul music, R&B, disco,
adult contemporary, hard rock, and showtunes.

Lead singer Levi Stubbs
(born Levi Stubbles, a cousin of Jackie Wilson
and brother of The Falcons' Joe Stubbs),

groupmates
Abdul "Duke" Fakir,
Renaldo "Obie" Benson
and Lawrence Payton

The four remained together
from 1953 until 1997 without a single change
in personnel.

A change of line-up was finally forced upon the group
when Lawrence Payton died on June 20, 1997.

(click graphic)
#1 in 1965

A Few Hits

"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"
"Reach Out I'll Be There"
"Standing in the Shadows of Love"
"Bernadette"
"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)"

TRIVIA

In December 1988, The Tops had been scheduled to board Pan Am Flight 103
to return to the U.S. for Christmas after completing their European tour.
However, they were late getting out of a recording session and overslept,
causing them to miss the ill-fated flight
which crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland,
after a terrorist bomb was detonated onboard.

The Four Tops sang the National Anthem
before the start of game 5 for the 2011 ALCS
between the Texas Rangers & Detroit Tigers
on October 13, 2011 in Detroit, MI.
When singing the last line of "The Star Spangled Banner",
"...and the home of the brave",
they quickly sang the words "Ain't No country Like the One I Got",
before singing the last word, "brave".

A few Awards

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1990)
Vocal Group Hall of Fame (1999)
Hollywood Walk Of Fame (1997)
Grammy Hall Of Fame (Reach Out I'll Be There-1998)
Billboard Magazine Top 100 Artists of All Time(#77)
100 Greatest Artists of All Time (#79-Rolling Stone Magazine)

(click graphic)
#1 in 1966

Come on in and dig some Motown sounds.

Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

Not much happening at the moment. Have to leave in a little while to take grand-doggy to get a bath and nail clipping.

Whatz up out your way?

[beachn4fun]

MORE FOUR TOPS HISTORY:

The band initially continued as a three-piece under the name The Tops, before Theo Peoples (formerly of The Temptations) was recruited as the new fourth member. Peoples eventually took over the role of lead singer when Stubbs suffered a stroke in 2000 with his position assumed by Ronnie McNeir. On July 1, 2005, Benson died of lung cancer with Payton’s son Roquel Payton replacing him. Levi Stubbs died on October 17, 2008. Fakir, McNeir, Payton, and Harold “Spike” Bonhart, who replaced Peoples in 2011, are still performing together as the Four Tops. Fakir is now the only surviving founding member of the original group.
(source: Wikipedia)

[beachn4fun]

Sweetest of dreams Beachie & thank you so much for all you do for the troops & the fun you bring for us all!

No problemo, Connie. Thank you for all you do for the Canteen and the Troops.

[beachn4fun]

Good night and sweet dreams, Ma ((HUGS))

Can’t stay this morning. Got to run the roads first half. Wish I could go to pool but afraid of sunburn since we going back to 100 again. Worse tomorrow. But fingers crossed better next week.

[beachn4fun]

MORE FOUR TOPS HISTORY:

All four members of the group began their careers together while they were high school students in Detroit. At the insistence of their friends, Pershing High students Levi Stubbs and Abdul “Duke” Fakir performed with Renaldo “Obie” Benson and Lawrence Payton from Northern High at a local birthday party. The quartet decided to remain together, and christened themselves The Four Aims. With the help of Payton’s songwriter cousin Roquel Davis, The Aims signed to Chess Records in 1956, changing their name to Four Tops to avoid confusion with The Ames Brothers.
(source: Wikipedia)

[beachn4fun]

FOUR TOPS HISTORY:

During their early Motown years, the Four Tops recorded jazz standards for the company’s Workshop label. In addition, they filled in time by singing backup on Motown singles such as The Supremes’ “Run, Run, Run.” The Tops also did backing vocals for the group who is known as the equivalent to The Four Tops (Like The Supremes are known as the equivalent to The Temptations), Martha Reeves & The Vandellas on their 1966 hit “My Baby Loves Me”.
(source: Wikipedia)

[beachn4fun]

FOUR TOPS HISTORY:

In 1964, Motown’s main songwriting/production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland created a complete instrumental track without any idea of what to do with it. They decided to craft the song as a more mainstream pop song for the Four Tops, and proceeded to create “Baby I Need Your Loving” from the lyric-less instrumental track. Upon its mid-1964 release, “Baby I Need Your Loving” made it to #11 on the United States Billboard pop charts. However, the song proved to be much more popular on trend-setting radio stations in key U.S. markets; Baby I Need Your Loving was a strong top 10 hit on both WMCA in New York, and WKNR in Detroit—stations watched by radio people all over the country because these stations broke new artists and songs. After the single’s success The Tops were pulled away from their jazz material and began recording more material in the vein of “Baby I Need Your Loving.”

(source: Wikipedia)

[beachn4fun]

FOUR TOPS HISTORY:

After scoring their first #1 hit, the often-recorded and revived “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” in June 1965, the Four Tops began a long series of successful hit singles. Among the first wave of these hits were the Top 10 “It’s the Same Old Song”, “Something About You”, “Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over)”, and “Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever”. Four Tops records often represented the epitome of the Motown Sound: simple distinctive melodies and rhymes, call-and-response lyrics, and the musical contributions of The Funk Brothers.
(source: Wikipedia)

[beachn4fun]

FOUR TOPS HISTORY:

August 1966 brought the release of the Four Tops’ all-time biggest hit, and one of the most popular Motown songs ever: “Reach Out I’ll Be There”, which hit #1 on the U.S. pop charts[2] and soon became The Tops’ signature song. It was almost immediately followed by the similar sounding “Standing in the Shadows of Love”; its depictions of heartbreak reflected the polar opposite of the optimism expressed in “Reach Out”. It was another Top 10 hit for the Tops.
(source: Wikipedia)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

Gotta run this morning but wanted to say hello before I went.

Hope you have a good day and weekend.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning,Pro ((HUGS))

Gotta run the roads some this morning but wanted to say hello before I went.

Hope you have a grand day and summerlicious weekend.

[beachn4fun]

Yes, Ma that makes me feel better at the moment...until I walk out the door. LOL

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))

Gotta run. Saw your flag flying high, congrats!

Have a great day.

[beachn4fun]

Bye Y’all. Have a great FRiday and enjoy the music.

See on Monday.