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Duke Fakir

Duke Fakir
Born 1930s.
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Abdul "Duke" Fakir is an American singer. He is a founding member of the Motown act the Four Tops, from 1953 to the present day. A first tenor, Fakir is the group's lone surviving original member, performing today with Ronnie McNeir, Lawrence "Roquel" Payton Jr. (son of original member Lawrence Payton), and Alexander Morris.[1]

Abdul Fakir was born on December 26, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan. He is the son of Ruby Eckridge and Bangladeshi-born Nazim Fakir.

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  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_%22Duke%22_Fakir
  • 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01847; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 84-221
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #83148390 (accessed 24 July 2022)
    Abdul Fackir (4), single son, in household of Nzim A Fackir (40) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Born in Michigan.
  • 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 2600; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 85-243
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #179280557 (accessed 24 July 2022)
    Abdul A Fakir (14) stepson (step son) in household of Lawrence Wren (64) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan. FamilySearch Record: 6FSP-R7S3 FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-PBM8

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