Duke, look here — why do you keep calling me 'Baby Sis?' Don't you know I'm 76 years old?" Fakir said. "I said, 'That's why I call you Baby Sis: I got you by six years, girl!'" Fakir said his ...

Stevie Wonder advocated for love (and mentioned the Vice President) while speaking at Duke Fakir’s funeral service. During Friday’s final farewell for the Four Tops star, Wonder performed two ...

Stevie Wonder performs during the funeral for the Four Tops' Duke Fakir at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Wonder, performing with his stringed harpejji ...

Abdul “Duke” Fakir was extolled for his loyalty, dedication, musical passion and sartorial style during funeral services on Friday, Aug. 2 at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit.

More: Emotions run deep at Motown Museum as Duke Fakir’s public viewing ... Paul Shaffer had one of the funeral’s home run lines as he commemorated his longtime friend — a “kind, sweet, ...

Those in attendance remembered Fakir as humble, despite his fame, devout, loyal and always generous. He was known as "the Duke" by industry friends like Robin Terry, CEO of the Motown Museum ...