Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

Duke Fakir holds his life time achievement award backstage at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009.

NEW YORK — Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

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