JUNE 6, 1936 - OCT. 17, 2008: Stubbs leaves legacy of sound

You may not have known the name. But you certainly couldn't miss Levi Stubbs' voice. That voice -- rough, raw, intense -- remains a fixture on the American music landscape, unmistakable on such evergreen Four Tops hits as "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Bernadette," "Standing in the Shadows of Love" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)." Motown fans and alumni today are mourning the loss of Stubbs, who died Friday morning at home in Detroit. He was 72.

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