One of the greatest groups to ever come out of Detroit consisted of four singers who made history with their music and their longevity, only being separated by death after over 40 years together.
Formed in the mid-50s as high schoolers in Detroit, Levi Stubbs, Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton and Duke Fakir were first known as the Four Aims. However, to avoid confusion with the popular Ames Brothers vocal quartet, the group changed its name to the one that would become synonymous with Detroit’s "Sound of Young America. Continued...