Artist Name
The Spinners
web link web link
heart icon off (0 users)
artist logo

Members
members icon 4 Male

Origin
flag Detroit, USA

Genre
genre icon Soul

Style
style icon Urban/R&B

Mood
mood icon Good Natured

Born

born icon 1961

Active
calendar icon 1961 to Present...

Cutout
transparent

Alternate Name
The Detroit Spinners

heart icon Most Loved Tracks
3 users heart off The Spinners - I'll Be Around
3 users heart off The Spinners - I'll Be Around
3 users heart off The Spinners - I'll Be Around
3 users heart off The Spinners - It's a Shame
3 users heart off The Spinners - It's a Shame


youtube icon Music Video Links
No Music Videos Found...



Artist Biography
Available in: gb icon
The Spinners are an American soul music vocal group, active for over 50 years, and with a long run of classic hits especially during the 1970s. The group, originating from Detroit, still tours regularly as of 2013 although Henry Fambrough is the only original member.
The group is also listed as the Detroit Spinners, and the Motown Spinners (for their 1960s recordings with the Detroit label). These group names were used in the UK to avoid confusion with a British folk group also called The Spinners. In 1954, a group of friends who grew up together in Ferndale, Michigan, a northern suburb bordering Detroit, came together to make music. For a time, several of the band members resided in Detroit's Herman Gardens public housing projects. Billy Henderson, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, C. P. Spencer, and James Edwards called themselves The Domingoes. However James Edwards lasted only a few weeks. He was replaced by Bobby Smith, who sang lead on most of the Spinners' early records (and many of their biggest Atlantic hits). C. P. Spencer left the group shortly afterwards, and later went on to be a member of the Voice Masters and The Originals. He was replaced by George Dixon. The group renamed themselves The Spinners in 1961. This name was chosen after looking at popular car hubcaps and noting how they spun around on a car's wheel.
wiki icon

Wide Thumb
transparent

Clearart
transparent

Fanart

transparent icon

Banner
transparent icon

User Comments

transparent iconNo comments yet..


Status
unlocked icon Unlocked
Last Edit by laurent94jbl1
27th Sep 2021

Socials


Streaming
website icon unlocked iconwebsite icon unlocked icon

External Links
fanart.tv icon musicbrainz icon last.fm icon website icon unlocked iconamazon icon