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Lawrence Albert Payton Sr. (March 2, 1938 – June 20, 1997) was an American tenor, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician, and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops.
On June 20, 1997, 59-year-old Lawrence Payton died as a result of liver cancer, after singing for 44 years with the Four Tops who, unlike many other Motown groups, never had a single lineup change until then.
21 de jun. de 1997 · Lawrence Payton, who sang with the Four Tops for more than four decades, died yesterday at his home in Southfield, Mich., the town's police department said. He was 59. The cause was liver...
10 de oct. de 2013 · "One Woman Man" was written by Lawrence Payton, Jr. under his Len Perry alias along with Phil Townsend, a member of a street corner group known as The Sparrows. The arrangement was created by Gil Askey, while Payton delivered the lead vocal with no other member of the group in sight.
17 de feb. de 2015 · Lawrence Payton Jr. Payton’s remarks come as the Tops gear up to perform Saturday (Feb. 21) in Southern California at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center in Arcadia, CA . Though it’s a new day...
26 de dic. de 2023 · The group’s latter-day line-up features Ronnie McNeir, Lawrence’s son, Lawrence Payton Jr. and Alexander Morris, who replaced Harold Bonhart in early 2019. Their 2022 datebook includes...
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