The Spinners is a soul music vocal group, active for over 50 years, and with a long run of pop and R&B hits especially during the 1970s. The group, originating from Detroit, still tours regularly as of 2011. The band is also listed occasionally as Detroit Spinners, or Motown Spinners . 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 Royal Oak Township, Michigan, just outside 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 Bobbie Smith, who sang lead on most of the Spinners' early records . 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.
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| Members: | Philippe Wynne, Henry Fambrough, G. C. Cameron, Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson, C.P. Spencer, Charlton Washington, George Dixon, Jessie Robert Peck, Marvin Taylor, Joe Stubbs, Edgar "Chico" Edwards |
| Hometown: | Detroit |
| Also known as: | Spinners, The Detroit Spinners, Detroit Spinners |