Collection: Spinners
American soul group, originally from the Detroit, MI area, associated with the [l1723 soul sound in the 1960s, as well as [a164262's Philadelphia soul sound in the 1970s.
Original members: Bobby Smith, George Dixon, Billy Henderson, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson.
The group formed in the early 1960s, releasing their earliest singles on [a32499's Detroit-based [l116154 Records. The group then signed with [l1723 records, releasing a string of singles from 1964-1971, culminating with the Stevie Wonder penned "[m=259857" which was released on [l1723's [l60063 subsidiary. In the early 1970s, Motown dropped the group, and they signed with [l681, who released another run of singles. The most successful was [m=319319 which reached #2 on the Billboard charts in 1976, as well as [m=49121 which hit #4 in 1973. Both were produced by [a164262. Their biggest hit came in 1980 with the [m=49131, which reached #2 on the Billboard charts in 1980, and was produced, arranged, conducted by [a91815.
For UK releases the group was billed as "The Detroit Spinners" and "The Motown Spinners" to avoid confusion with the British folk group [a203133.
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