# What band has gone the longest without a line-up change?

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**Created:** [April 23, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-has-gone-the-longest-without-a-line-up-change/105189 "2002-04-23T18:52:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-has-gone-the-longest-without-a-line-up-change/105189/21 "2020-10-11T15:46:14Z")

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Outside of rock, the Four Tops were famous for their longevity. They had the same lineup of Levi Stubbs, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson and Lawrence Payton from their formation in 1953 until Payton died in 1997. Fakir is still performing with the group 67 years later.

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