Lawrence Payton

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Lawrence Albert Payton
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Born March 2, 1938(1938-03-02)
Detroit, Michigan
Died June 20, 1997(1997-06-20) (aged 59)
Southfield, Michigan

Lawrence Albert Payton (March 2, 1938, Detroit, Michigan – June 20, 1997) was an American tenor, songwriter and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops.

Payton died in 1997, aged 59, from liver cancer in Southfield, Michigan. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery. Payton had 11 children. One of his sons, Roquel, went on to sing with the Four Tops.[1]

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