The Spinners | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Spinners_(1965).png) The Spinners in 1965. From left to right: Billy Henderson, Edgar Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, and Pervis Jackson. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Detroit Spinners Motown Spinners |
| Origin | Ferndale, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Labels | Tri-Phi, Motown, V.I.P. (Motown), Atlantic |
| Members | Keith Patterson C. J. Jefferson Marvin Taylor Jessie Robert Peck Ronnie Moss |
| Past members | Henry Fambrough Pervis Jackson Billy Henderson C. P. Spencer James Edwards Bobby Smith George Dixon Edgar "Chico" Edwards G. C. Cameron Philippé Wynne John Edwards Frank Washington Harold "Spike" Bonhart Charlton Washington |
The Spinners are an American rhythm and blues vocal group that formed in Ferndale, Michigan, in 1954. They enjoyed a string of hit singles and albums during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with producer Thom Bell. The group continues to tour, without any original members, after Henry Fambrough retired in 2023.[1]
The group is also listed as the Detroit Spinners and the Motown Spinners, due to their 1960s recordings with the Motown label. These other names were used in the UK to avoid confusion with a British folk group also called the Spinners.[2] On June 30, 1976, they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[3] The Spinners were inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]
- ^ "A happy retirement by Henry Fambrough, the last original member of The Spinners". SoulTracks. April 10, 2023.
- ^ "The Spinners Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Spinners | Hollywood Walk of Fame". Walkoffame.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023 Inductees". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 3, 2023.