Lawrence Payton

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Lawrence Albert Payton (March 2, 1938 - June 20, 1997) was an American tenor singer, songwriter, and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, The Four Tops. Mr Payton also created the very smooth, sharp jazz/pop hamonies for the Four Tops

Payton was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA and eventually had nine children with the former Elizabeth Hughes. He died from a heart attack in 1997.