Biography
Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 β 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. He also co-wrote "What's Going On" which became a No. 2 hit for Marvin Gaye in 1971, and which Rolling Stone rated as No. 4 on their List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time released in 2004.
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1958
1983
2005
2009
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-06-14
Deathday2005-07-01 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThe Four Tops
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