Renaldo Benson Musical artist

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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Alias (AKA)	Obie Benson
Birth date	June 14, 1936
Birth place	Detroit , Michigan
Date of death	July 01, 2005
Hometown	Detroit Michigan

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Musical artist

Career started	1954
Career ended	2005
associated musical artist	Four Tops
Background	Solo singer
genre	Rhythm and blues Rock and roll
record label	Columbia Records Motown Chess Records Riverside Records