I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops
Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops.

Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records.

With era-defining number ones like 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)' and 'Reach Out I'll Be There' came stardom and also a more enduring reward: the love of four men who become tighter than brothers. Together they comprise one of the most celebrated R&B groups of all time. But remarkable musical success didn't spare Fakir the pain of marital distress, soured investment deals, struggles with sobriety, and the sudden loss of his brothers, all of which he covers in this confessional, unmissable book.

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I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops
Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops.

Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records.

With era-defining number ones like 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)' and 'Reach Out I'll Be There' came stardom and also a more enduring reward: the love of four men who become tighter than brothers. Together they comprise one of the most celebrated R&B groups of all time. But remarkable musical success didn't spare Fakir the pain of marital distress, soured investment deals, struggles with sobriety, and the sudden loss of his brothers, all of which he covers in this confessional, unmissable book.

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I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops

I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops

by Duke Fakir
I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops

I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops

by Duke Fakir

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Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops.

Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records.

With era-defining number ones like 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)' and 'Reach Out I'll Be There' came stardom and also a more enduring reward: the love of four men who become tighter than brothers. Together they comprise one of the most celebrated R&B groups of all time. But remarkable musical success didn't spare Fakir the pain of marital distress, soured investment deals, struggles with sobriety, and the sudden loss of his brothers, all of which he covers in this confessional, unmissable book.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781913172596
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Publication date: 05/05/2022
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 285,902
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Duke Fakir is a founding member of The Four Tops, and their only surviving original member. He has been touring with the band since 1954.

Table of Contents

Foreword viii

1 The Road from Home 2

2 The Road Less Traveled 24

3 The Road to Idle wild 42

4 The Road to Recording 60

5 The Road to the Top 85

6 On the Road 113

7 The Road to Raging Fire 133

8 The Road West 145

9 The Road Back Home 165

10 The Lonely Road 191

11 The Uncharted Road 215

Acknowledgements 227

Permissions 228

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