The Spinners (American group)

The Spinners
The Spinners in 1965. From left to right: Billy Henderson, Edgar Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, and Pervis Jackson.
The Spinners in 1965. From left to right: Billy Henderson, Edgar Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, and Pervis Jackson.
Background information
Also known asDetroit Spinners
Motown Spinners
OriginFerndale, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Years active1954–present
LabelsTri-Phi, Motown, V.I.P. (Motown), Atlantic
MembersKeith Patterson
C. J. Jefferson
Marvin Taylor
Jessie Robert Peck
Ronnie Moss
Past membersHenry 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]

  1. ^ "A happy retirement by Henry Fambrough, the last original member of The Spinners". SoulTracks. April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Spinners Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Spinners | Hollywood Walk of Fame". Walkoffame.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023 Inductees". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

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