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    Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the...
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  • Renaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1937–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter...
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    as the Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, performing...
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  • What's Going On (song) (category Songs written by Renaldo Benson)
    inspired by a police brutality incident witnessed by Renaldo "Obie" Benson, the song was composed by Benson, Al Cleveland, and Gaye and produced by Gaye himself...
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  • Stubbs sang the lead, with The Andantes joining the other Tops (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton and Abdul "Duke" Fakir) on the background vocals...
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    included special co-lead spots by the other Tops, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Abdul "Duke" Fakir, in that respective order during the chorus...
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  • "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game". Four Tops bass singer Renaldo "Obie" Benson is a contributing co-writer on the song, "Oh Baby Baby I Love You...
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  • (Reprise)" Levi Stubbs – lead vocals Lawrence Payton – background vocals Renaldo "Obie" Benson – background vocals Abdul "Duke" Fakir – background vocals David...
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  • (Tracks 2–9 & 11), Lawrence Payton (Tracks 1, 5 & 10) — lead vocals Renaldo "Obie" Benson , Abdul "Duke" Fakir — backing vocals Wilton Felder — bass Paul...
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  • (1917-2000), politician in Manitoba, Canada Renaldo Benson (1936-2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter Obie Bermúdez (born 1981), Puerto Rican Latin...
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  • featured rare co-leads by Four Tops members Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton singing alongside prominent lead Levi Stubbs...
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  • Raymond Benson (born 1955), American author Renaldo Benson ("Obie" Benson, 1936–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter Rex Benson (merchant...
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  • Stubbs Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo "Obie" Benson Additional background vocals by The Andantes Instrumentation by...
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  • his tour bus with the Four Tops on May 15, 1969, Four Tops member Renaldo "Obie" Benson witnessed an act of police brutality and violence committed on anti-war...
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  • Barbara Martin Guest Background Vocals: The Four Tops: Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton, and Abdul "Duke" Fakir (on "Run, Run, Run" and...
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  • Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo "Obie" Benson Instrumentation by Los Angeles studio musicians Whitburn, Joel (2004)...
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    Fakir. He began his professional singing career with friends Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton, forming a singing group called the Four Aims...
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  • 4:46 4. "East Virginia, West Memphis"   9:40 5. "What's Going On" Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye 5:09 6. "Angel Oak"   3:35 7. "Te Amaré"...
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    Lead vocal by Levi Stubbs Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, and Lawrence Payton Additional background vocals by The Andantes...
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  • vocals by Levi Stubbs Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson & Lawrence Payton Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Drums by...
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  • 6. "What's Going On" (from Live) Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo "Obie" Benson 5:23 7. "Yesterday" (Previously unreleased) John Lennon, Paul McCartney...
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  • vocals by Levi Stubbs Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton, and The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow...
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  • Levi Stubbs – lead vocals Abdul "Duke" Fakir – background vocals Renaldo "Obie" Benson – background vocals Lawrence Payton – background vocals Jackie Hicks...
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  • (on "Teach Me Tonight") Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, and Renaldo "Obie" Benson – backing vocals (on "Teach Me Tonight") The Andantes – backing...
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    director and screenwriter whose career spanned half a century. He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most by any writer or director. He...
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  • album, Only the Strong Survive. Lead vocals by Levi Stubbs and Renaldo "Obie" Benson Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir and Lawrence Payton Whitburn...
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  • Myself" – 5:52 "I Like Everything About You" – 3:20 The Four Tops RenaldoObieBenson – vocals Abdul “Duke” Fakir – vocals Lawrence Payton – vocals Levi...
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  • Werber) – 4:26 "Ironside" (Quincy Jones) – 3:53 "What's Going On" (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 9:51 "Theme from The Anderson Tapes"...
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  • lead vocals Abdul "Duke" Fakir – vocals Lawrence Payton – vocals Renaldo "Obie" Benson – vocals In 1964 jazz singer Morgana King released a version which...
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  • Stubbs – lead vocals Lawrence Payton – backing vocals, keyboards Renaldo "Obie" Benson – backing vocals Abdul "Duke" Fakir – backing vocals The Andantes...
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