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Renaldo Battista
Renaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1937–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter * Renaldo Balkman (born 1984), American professional basketball player * Renaldo Hill (born 1978), American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League * Renaldo Kalari (footballer) (born 1984), Albanian football player *Renaldo Kuhler Renaldo Gillet Kuhler (born Ronald Otto Louis Kuhler; November 21, 1931 – June 2, 2013) was an American Scientific illustration, scientific illustrator and Outsider art, outsider artist. He worked for three decades as a scientific illustrator for ... (1931–2013), American artist and illustrator * Renaldo Lapuz (born 1962), Filipino-American who auditioned on the seventh season of the television series ''American Idol'' * Renaldo Lopes da Cruz (born 1970), Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for Ceilândia Esporte Clube * Renaldo Major (born 1982), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaldo "Obie" Benson
Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the bass singer 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 No. 2 hit for Marvin Gaye in 1971, and which Rolling Stone rated as No. 4 on their List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time released in 2004. Biography Early career 1954–1964 Benson attended Northern High School in Detroit, Michigan with Lawrence Payton. The pair met Levi Stubbs and Abdul "Duke" Fakir while singing at a friend's birthday party in 1954 and decided to form a group called the Four Aims. Roquel Billy Davis, who was Payton's cousin, was a fifth member of the group for a time and a songwriter for the group. Davis played an instrumental role in the group being signed by Chess Records who were mainly interested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |