The ultimate collection

Resource Information

The work The ultimate collection represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Musical, Music.

Label

The ultimate collection

Statement of responsibility

Four Tops

Title variation

Four Tops, the ultimate collection

Contributor

• Moody Blues (Musical group)
• White, Don, 1911-
• Funk Brothers
• White, Robert, 1936-1994
• Four Tops (Musical group)
• Williams, Herbie
• Andantes (Musical group)
• Willis, Eddie, 1936-2018
• Johnson, Bill, (Jazz musician)
• Jamerson, James, 1936-1983
• Jones, Uriel, 1934-2009
• Hunter, Joe, 1927-2007
• Hayward, Justin, 1946-
• Lodge, John, 1945-
• Griffith, Johnny
• Messina, Joe, 1928-
• Fakir, Abdul, 1935-
• Moore, Wild Bill
• Edge, Graeme
• Nozero, Larry
• Coffey, Dennis
• Caston, Leonard, 1917-1987
• Payton, Lawrence
• Buckner, Teddy, 1909-1994
• Peacock, Burnie, 1921-
• Pinder, Michael, 1941-
• Brown, Eddie
• Brokensha, Jack
• Ragin, Melvin
• Bowles, Thomas
• Riser, Paul
• Bohanon, George, 1937-
• Staples, Gordon
• Benjamin, Benny, 1925-1969
• Belgrave, Marcus
• Stubbs, Levi, 1936-2008
• Ashford, Jack, 1934-
• Allen, Richard, 1932-2002
• Thomas, Ray, 1941-2018
• Van Dyke, Earl

Conductor

• Staples, Gordon

Instrumentalist

• Benjamin, Benny, 1925-1969
• Bohanon, George, 1937-
• Riser, Paul
• Ragin, Melvin
• Bowles, Thomas
• Brokensha, Jack
• Pinder, Michael, 1941-
• Brown, Eddie
• Buckner, Teddy, 1909-1994
• Peacock, Burnie, 1921-
• Caston, Leonard, 1917-1987
• Jamerson, James, 1936-1983
• Willis, Eddie, 1936-2018
• Williams, Herbie
• White, Robert, 1936-1994
• White, Don, 1911-
• Funk Brothers
• Moody Blues (Musical group)
• Van Dyke, Earl
• Allen, Richard, 1932-2002
• Thomas, Ray, 1941-2018
• Ashford, Jack, 1934-
• Belgrave, Marcus
• Griffith, Johnny
• Hayward, Justin, 1946-
• Jones, Uriel, 1934-2009
• Hunter, Joe, 1927-2007
• Johnson, Bill, (Jazz musician)
• Nozero, Larry
• Coffey, Dennis
• Edge, Graeme
• Moore, Wild Bill
• Messina, Joe, 1928-
• Lodge, John, 1945-

Singer

• Payton, Lawrence
• Moody Blues (Musical group)
• Hayward, Justin, 1946-
• Lodge, John, 1945-
• Thomas, Ray, 1941-2018
• Pinder, Michael, 1941-
• Andantes (Musical group)
• Four Tops (Musical group)
• Fakir, Abdul, 1935-
• Stubbs, Levi, 1936-2008
• Edge, Graeme

Subject

• Rhythm and blues music
• Rock music
• Rhythm and blues music
• Rock music -- 1971-1980
• Rock music -- 1961-1970

Genre

• Rock music
• Rhythm and blues music

Language

eng

Related

• You keep running away
• (It's the way) nature planned it
• 7-rooms of gloom
• Ask the lonely
• Baby I need your loving
• Bernadette
• I can't help myself (sugar pie, honey bunch)
• I got a feeling
• I'll turn to stone
• I'm in a different world
• If you don't want my love
• It's all in the game
• It's the same old song
• Life's not worth while
• Love
• Loving you is sweeter than ever
• Nature planned it
• Reach out I'll be there
• Sad souvenirs
• Seven-rooms of gloom
• Shake me, wake me (when it's over)
• Simple game
• Something about you
• Standing in the shadows of love
• Still water (love)
• Sugar pie, honey bunch
• Walk away Renee
• What is a man
• When it's over
• Without the one you love (life's not worth while)
• Yesterday's dreams

Cataloging source

JED

Form of composition

rock music

Format of music

not applicable

Music parts

not applicable

PerformerNote

Four Tops (Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton) ; with the Funk Brothers Band (Billy Horner, Don Slaughter, Eddie Jones, Floyd Jones, Herbie Williams, Little John Wilson, Johnny Trudell, Marcus Belgrave, Maurice Davis, Russell Conway, trumpet ; Bill Johnson, Bob Cousar, Carl Raetz, Don White, George Bohanon, Jimmy Wilkins, Patrick Lanier, Paul Riser, trombone ; Danya Hartwick, piccolo, flute ; Andrew Mike Terry, Angelo Carlisi, Bernie Peacock, Dan Turner, Eli Fontaine, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene 'BeeBee' Moore, Eugene Rodgers, Hank Cosby, Kasuka Mafia, Lanny Austin, Larry Nozero, Lefty Edwards, Teddy Buckner, Thomas 'Beans' Bowles, William Wild Bill Moore, saxophone ; Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin, Robert White, guitar ; James Jamerson, bass ; Earl Van Dyke, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, keyboards ; Jack Brokensha, vibraphone ; Jack Ashford, vibraphone, percussion ; Andrew Smith, Benny Benjamin, Richard Allen, Uriel Jones, drums ; Eddie Bongo Brown, percussion ; The Andantes (Marlene Barrow, Louvaine Demps, Jackie Hicks), backing vocals ; Gordon Staples, conductor) ; with variously and in part The Moody Blues (Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge) ; Leonard Caston, keyboards

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable