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The Beatles c.1965. They heard the groovy quality of the Lurch character, and they pronouced it "gear". Levi Stubbs,Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, and Lawrence Payton -AKA The Four Tops. Someone, maybe Lamont Dozier, or the brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. -or perhaps one of the versatile Funk Brothers laying down the tracks - decided to utilize the unique sound of the harpsichord.