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Renaldo " Obie " Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the bass singer of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined in 1953 and continued to perform with for over five decades, until April 8, 2005.
5 de jul. de 2005 · July 5, 2005. Renaldo “Obie” Benson, a founding member of the Four Tops, died Friday after a brief battle with cancer; he was sixty-nine. Doctors discovered the cancer several weeks ago...
5 de jul. de 2005 · Dave Laing. Tue 5 Jul 2005 07.11 EDT. One day in the early 1970s, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, who has died of lung cancer aged 68, saw the San Francisco police attacking a crowd of hippies. A...
Founded as the Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, performing from 1953 until 1997 without a change in personnel.
Renaldo Obie Benson. Perfil: Born: Detroit, Michigan. June 14, 1937 - Died: July 1, 2005. Was once married to Val Benson . Original member and bass singer for the Four Tops. He also co-wrote "What's Going On" which became a #2 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and #1 on their R&B Singles charts for Marvin Gaye in 1971. En grupos: Four Tops. Variaciones:
2 de jul. de 2005 · DETROIT — Renaldo “Obie” Benson, who for more than 50 years provided the bass vocal foundation to the Four Tops’ lush harmonies, died yesterday at Harper University Hospital in Detroit. He had...
2 de jul. de 2005 · July 2, 2005 12 AM PT. From Times Staff and Wire Reports. Renaldo “Obie” Benson, a member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops, died Friday. He was 69. Benson died at a Detroit...
