Sounds of the Four Tops 2009
Welcome
The Sounds of the Four Tops is produced by Freddie Lee Peterkin has who has been producing soul tribute shows for 21 years. He grew up in Pahokee Florida in the American Deep South and his idols were of course Black America's first international music stars The Four Tops, Temptations and other Motown and Legends.
Freddie brought over the first Four Tops and Motown tribute ever seen in Europe to Spain in 1991. The name of the show was "ACES" which came to an end in 2002. In 2004 he produced the Sounds of the Four Tops and this show has been touring with around 200 show dates a year ever since.
Controversy has been sparked as Freddie Lee Peterkin took action in 2009 against two UK Motown style theatre shows for misappropriating his original works. He discussed the case in a Sky TV interview in June 2009. Rather than imitating the routines of the original artists, the two national Motown style theatre shows plagerised Freddie Lee Peterkin's stage choreography without a license agreement or seeking Peterkin's consent. Both shows featured one former member of his Aces show and 3 former employees. Peterkin spoke about his legal battle in several TV and radio interviews during 2009 and his intention to take the case to the high court in 2010.
**Bookers beware of being misled into booking shows claiming to be a Freddie Lee Peterkin production. There is only one Sounds of the Four Tops "A fine recreation of the finest soul group of all!" If the show you are booking is not a Freddie Lee Peterkin production, it is not the Sounds of the Four Tops.**
"They are a fine recreation of the finest soul group of all" - The Stage Newspaper 2004
They cranked up the classics every audience loves, they really were on a roll. Covers of Don’t Walk Away and Loco in Acapulco were both outstanding, the sound driven by a fabulous lead singer, marching up and down the stage and in front of his singers. A hugely enjoyable set and a shame it had to end when it did. - The Stage Newspaper 2007
