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       The American Four Tops!
       By: humboldt Date: March 30, 2024, 2:06 pm
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       Today I happened to see a theatre poster for a forthcoming
       concert by The American Four Tops! They have nothing to do with
       current Motown group of 1 Top + 3! It's just a tribute group. So
       does that mean we will get The American Supremes or The American
       Martha Reeves & The Vandellas or The American Marvelettes or The
       American Temptations?  It's false advertising as I'm sure that
       most people at these shows will think they are the real thing! I
       have no problem with tribute groups as long as they are
       advertised as such.
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       Re: The American Four Tops!
       By: Paul Nixon Date: March 31, 2024, 7:17 am
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       A friend of mine went to see them locally to me convinced they
       were the real deal. How do you explain to someone that because
       they don't Tour Tops songs they aren't the Four Tops? And what
       would the real Tops be doing in a small town in Suffolk? Mind
       you the real Four Tops aren't really the real Four Tops anymore
       either. What's going to happen when the last members of these
       groups pass? Already we have the breakaway group Dennis Edwards
       Temptations still performing without Dennis so that's an almost
       tribute group carrying on without its
       lead singer....and don't get me started on Get Ready for here
       they come...they obvs don't know their Tops from Tempts.
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       Re: The American Four Tops!
       By: humboldt Date: March 31, 2024, 3:36 pm
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       Back in 2001 I was in Las Vegas. I was delighted to find that
       Martha was appearing at NY NY along with the Platters & Coasters
       who were support to Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Whether those
       groups had any original members I had no idea nor did I care. In
       any case they were very good. On came MR&TV who were as good as
       expected. Lois was well up to standard the other lady was good
       to. As they were leaving the stage I overheard the lady next to
       me saying that of course that was not the original Martha as she
       died years ago! I did indeed set her right on the matter.
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