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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Four Tops (1964) · Four Tops' Second Album (1965) · On Top (1966) · Reach Out (1967) · Yesterday's Dreams (1968) · The Four Tops Now! (1969) · Soul Spin (1969) · Still Waters Run Deep (1970) · Changing Times (1970) · Nature Planned It (1972) · Keeper of the Castle (1972) · Main Street People (1973) · Meeting the Minds (1974) · Night Lights Harmony (1975) · Catfish (1976) · The Show Must Go On (1977) · At The Top (1978) · Tonight! (1981) · One More Mountain (1982) · Back Where I Belong (1983) · Magic (1985) · Hot Nights (1986) · Indestructible (1988)
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Four Tops Live! (1966) · Live & in Concert (1974) · Christmas Here With You (1995) · The Ultimate Collection (1997) · Lost & Found: Breaking Through (1999)
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Payton, Lawrence Albert |
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American singer-songwriter |
| Date of birth |
March 2, 1938 |
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Date of death |
June 20, 1997 |
| Place of death |
Southfield, Michigan, U.S. |
