Theo Peoples is an African-American R&B/soul singer. The son of a preacher, he was discovered by Ron Tyson and tapped to replace Richard Street in the long-lived Motown group The Temptations in 1992. Peoples eventually left The Temptations in 1998, and ended up joining another classic-era Motown act, The Four Tops. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Soul music is a combination of rhythm and blues and gospel which began in the late 1950s in the United States. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... Ron Tyson (born February 8, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American tenor/falsetto singer and songwriter. ... Richard Street (top right corner) on the cover of the 1984 Temptations LP Truly for You. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... The Classic 5 lineup of The Temptations, circa 1965. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Four Tops circa 1966. ...

After original Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs had to cease touring because of cancer, Peoples took his place as lead singer. He, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, new Top Ronnie McNair, and Roquel Payton, son of the late Lawrence Payton, continue to tour and perform. Renaldo "Obie" Benson, died July 12, 2005. Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan) is famous as the lead singer from Motown band The Four Tops. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... Abdul Duke Fakir (born December 26, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan) is best known as a member of popular Motown act The Four Tops from 1953 to the present day. ... Lawrence Albert Payton (June 2, 1938 - June 20, 1997) was a tenor in the popular Motown quartet, The Four Tops. ... Obie Benson (third from left) and The Four Tops, on the cover for the UK single release of their 1967 hit Bernadette. Renaldo Obie Benson (June 14, 1936 - July 1, 2005) was an African-American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...