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 ...

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 ...

Duke Fakir made one final visit to Hitsville ... fans and family members commemorated the late Detroit singer in a viewing ahead of his Friday funeral. The Motown Museum was a fitting farewell ...

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.

Funeral arrangements for Fakir are currently pending ... Those were nicknames I will cherish forever. When I think about Duke, I immediately reflect on his kindness, impeccable style, jolly voice and ...

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, ...