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Motown Museum honors Temptations, Four Tops
![Four Tops member Roquel Payton dances along to a live rendition of Four Tops songs performed by Hitsville Next musicians during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065721007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-07.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Four Tops member Roquel Payton dances along to a live rendition of Four Tops songs performed by Hitsville Next musicians during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Edsel Ford II, center, chats with Temptations band members Terry Weeks, far left, Jawan Jackson, second from left, Otis Williams, second from right, and Ron Tyson, far right, during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/04/PDTN/71064820007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-01.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Edsel Ford II, center, chats with Temptations band members Terry Weeks, far left, Jawan Jackson, second from left, Otis Williams, second from right, and Ron Tyson, far right, during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Robin R. Terry, President of the Motown Museum, speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065714007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-03.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Robin R. Terry, President of the Motown Museum, speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Four Tops band members Roquel Payton, left, and Ronnie McNeir, right, pose for a photo together during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/04/PDTN/71064819007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-02.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Four Tops band members Roquel Payton, left, and Ronnie McNeir, right, pose for a photo together during a private donor event at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Vivian Pickard of the Motown Museum Board of Trustees speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065720007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-06.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Vivian Pickard of the Motown Museum Board of Trustees speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Guests enjoy appetizers and drinks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065719007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-04.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Guests enjoy appetizers and drinks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Vivian Pickard of the Motown Museum Board of Trustees speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065718007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-05.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Vivian Pickard of the Motown Museum Board of Trustees speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![From left to right, Temptations members Terry Weeks, Jawan Jackson, Otis Williams, Tony Grant and Ron Tyson pose for a photo together during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065888007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-09.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
From left to right, Temptations members Terry Weeks, Jawan Jackson, Otis Williams, Tony Grant and Ron Tyson pose for a photo together during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![A young musician involved with Hitsville Next performs a Stevie Wonder song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065889007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-10.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A young musician involved with Hitsville Next performs a Stevie Wonder song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Aliakbar Little, center, poses for a photo with his uncle, Otis Williams of the Temptations, left, and Ronnie McNeir of the Four Tops, right, during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065891007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-15.jpg?width=660&height=465&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Aliakbar Little, center, poses for a photo with his uncle, Otis Williams of the Temptations, left, and Ronnie McNeir of the Four Tops, right, during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Drey Skonie, the 2023 Amplify: The Sound of Detroit Artist of the Year, performs during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065890007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-14.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Drey Skonie, the 2023 Amplify: The Sound of Detroit Artist of the Year, performs during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Young musicians involved with Hitsville Next perform a Temptations song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065893007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-13.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Young musicians involved with Hitsville Next perform a Temptations song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![TC Campbell wears a Motown jacket during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065895007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-11.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
TC Campbell wears a Motown jacket during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Young musicians involved with Hitsville Next perform a Martha and the Vandellas song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065894007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-12.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Young musicians involved with Hitsville Next perform a Martha and the Vandellas song during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Ron Tyson of the Temptations, left, and Roquel Payton of the Four Tops, right, dance along to a musical performance by Drey Skonie during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065896007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-17.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ron Tyson of the Temptations, left, and Roquel Payton of the Four Tops, right, dance along to a musical performance by Drey Skonie during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Reggie Van Lee, a senior advisor and the former chief transformation officer at The Carlyle Group, speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065717007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-08.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Reggie Van Lee, a senior advisor and the former chief transformation officer at The Carlyle Group, speaks during a private donor event honoring the Four Tops and the Temptations at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News![Members of Motown groups the Four Tops and the Temptations are in attendance during a private donor event in their honor at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/10/05/PDTN/71065897007-1004-kk-temptations-four-tops-motown-museum-16.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Members of Motown groups the Four Tops and the Temptations are in attendance during a private donor event in their honor at the Motown Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Detroit.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News