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Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as the bass of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined in 1953 and continued to perform with for over five decades, until April 8, 2005. He also co-wrote "What's Going On" which became a #2 hit for Marvin Gaye in 1971, and which Rolling Stone rated as #4 on their List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time released in 2004.

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rdfs:comment	Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as the bass of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined in 1953 and continued to perform with for over five decades, until April 8, 2005. He also co-wrote "What's Going On" which became a #2 hit for Marvin Gaye in 1971, and which Rolling Stone rated as #4 on their List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time released in 2004.
foaf:name	Benson, Renaldo Renaldo "Obie" Benson
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dc:description	American musician
foaf:givenName	Renaldo Benson
active years end year	2005-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1954-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
alias	Obie Benson
associated band	Four Tops
associated musical artist	Four Tops
background	solo_singer
birth date	1936-06-14(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	City of Detroit State of Michigan
birth year	1936-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	2005-07-01(xsd:dateTime)
death year	2005-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
genre	Rhythm and blues Rock and roll
home town	City of Detroit State of Michigan
occupation	dbpedia:Singer-songwriter
record label	dbpedia:Chess_Records dbpedia:Columbia_Records dbpedia:Motown Riverside Records
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Obie_Benson.JPG?width=300
is former band member of	Four Tops
is writer of	What's Going On Save the Children Wholy Holy

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