Born in Detroit in 1936 , Mr. Benson , whose real first name was Renaldo , formed the group that became the Four Tops with four fellow high school students -- Levi Stubbs , Abdul -LRB- Duke -RRB- Fakir and Lawrence Payton -- in 1954 .
Levi Stubbs
Detroit
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Benson
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Levi Stubbs
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Duke
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Lawrence Payton