[DOC] [TLE] Obituary: Lawrence Payton | The Independent [PAR] Jun 22, 1997 ... Born in Detroit in 1938, Lawrence Payton spent his teenage years around the ... 
In 1953, along with Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir and Levi Stubbs, 
... They began performing jazz songs and standards at local functions. ... their 
name to the Four Tops and, in May 1956, recorded "Kiss Me Baby",... [DOC] [TLE] Soul singer Levi Stubbs remained fiercely loyal to ... - Daily Telegraph [PAR] Jun 5, 2016 ... ... studio in 1956 to lay down their first songs, they had hopes of making it big. ... 
The Four Tops  Renaldo Benson, Levi Stubbs, Abdul Fakir and Lawrence 
Payton ... they changed their name to the Four Tops  the name under which ... 
were aiming for stardom, and they were soon performing regularly,... [DOC] [TLE] Four Tops - Wikipedia [PAR] Founded as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, and groupmates Abdul "
Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for
... [DOC] [TLE] The Four Tops Page - Soulwalking [PAR] The Four Tops were formed, under that name, in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, 
although ... Levi Stubbs and Abdul 'Duke' Fakir attended Pershing, and met 
Northern students Renaldo 'Obie' Benson and Lawrence Payton at a friend's 
birthday party. .... In 1983, the group performed with The Temptations during the 
Motown 25th... [DOC] [TLE] Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops, dies at 72 - LA Times [PAR] Oct 18, 2008 ... Levi Stubbs, the lead singer of the legendary Motown group the Four Tops whose 
... Renaldo 'Obie' Benson, Levi Stubbs, Abdul 'Duke' Fakir and Lawrence Payton. 
... Another original member, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, died in 2005. ... By 1956, 
they had changed their name to the Four Tops to avoid being... [DOC] [TLE] The Four Tops - Dictionary definition of The Four Tops ... [PAR] Levi Stubbles, Renaldo Obie Benson, Abdul Duke Fakir, and Lawrence 
Payton all ... Lawrence Payton (born in 1938 in Detroit); and Levi Stubbs (born 
Levi ... changed name to the Four Tops and recorded first single, 1956; recorded 
for Chess, ... beginning in 1970; signed with Casablanca Records, 1981; 
performed in... [DOC] [TLE] Way Back Attack - Four Tops [PAR] Lawrence Payton, Renaldo Benson (known since childhood as "Obie"), Abdul 
Fakir (just call him "Duke") and Levi Stubbles (the most famous of the ... Payton 
and Benson attended Northern High School while Stubbs and Fakir ... One single 
under this name, "If Only I Had Known," was released on the obscure Grady label
. [DOC] [TLE] Levi Stubbs, 72, Powerful Voice for Four Tops, Dies - The New York ... [PAR] Oct 17, 2008 ... DETROIT  Levi Stubbs, the gravelly-voiced, imploring lead singer of the ... of 
the group, Renaldo Benson, known as Obie and Lawrence Payton, ... (Mr. Fakir, 
who continues to perform with the Tops' current lineup, ... Clockwise from bottom 
left, Levi Stubbs, Obie Benson, Abdul Fakir and Lawrence Payton. [DOC] [TLE] Lawrence Payton, 59, Singer With the Four Tops, Is Dead - The New ... [PAR] Jun 21, 1997 ... Start Scouring the Web ... The cause was liver cancer, said Abdul Fakir, a Four 
Tops member. ... In 1953, he joined Levi Stubbs Jr., Renaldo Benson and Mr. 
Fakir in a ... name to the Four Tops when Chess Records signed them in 1956. ... 
But with or without current hits, they continued to perform around the... [DOC] [TLE] Find A Grave - Motown [PAR] They signed a contract with Chess Records and then changed their name to 'The 
Four .... Michigan, and included Renaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir, and Levi Stubbs. 
... In 1953 or 1954 they began performing together under the name, 'The Four ... 
the Chess Record Label in 1956, with

Question: Renaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir, Levi Stubbs & Lawrence Payton performed under this name, starting in 1956
Answer: the Four Tops