The Spinners are an R&B group from the United States.

The Spinners are an American rhythm and blues vocal group.They enjoyed a number of hit singles and albums during the 1960s and 1970s.Henry Fambrough is the only original member of the group.

Due to their 1960s recordings with the Motown label, the group is listed as the Detroit Spinners.The UK used other names to avoid confusion with a British folk group called The Spinners.On June 30, 1976, they received a star on the Walk of Fame.They were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.Robert Christgau has called the Spinners a renowned show group.[5]

The Domingoes were formed in the northern suburb of Detroit in 1954.The friends lived in Detroit's Herman Gardens public housing project.

James was replaced by Bobby Smith, who sang lead on most of the Spinners' early records and their biggest Atlantic Records hits.Spencer joined the Voice Masters after leaving the group.The group changed their name to the Spinners in 1961.[6]

"That's What Girls Are Made For" was recorded by The Spinners.In August 1961, the single peaked at 27 on the Top 100 chart.The lead vocal on this track was sung by Smith.The group's follow-up single, "Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You", featured lead vocals by Smith.The last Tri-Phi Records' single to reach the Top 100 charts was this song.

Sources argue about the extent to which Fuqua became a member of the group.He considered himself a Spinner when he sang lead on some of the singles.The first two singles were credited to the artist as "Harvey (Formerly of the Moonglows and the Spinners)" in the credits.Most sources don't list him as an official member.

The entire artist roster of Tri-Phi was bought out by Berry Gordy's brother-in-law in 1963, at which time James' brother, Chico, replaced Dixon in the group.

The Spinners made their debut at the Apollo Theater in 1964.In 1965, the song "I'll Always Love You" hit number 35.The group only released one single a year from 1966 to 1969 and it peaked at 16 on the R&B chart.[5]

The Spinners were assigned to work as road managers, chaperones, and chauffeurs for other groups, even as shipping clerks.The group switched to the V.I.P. in 1969 after G. C. Cameron replaced Chico.There is an imprint.

In 1970, after a five-year absence, they hit number 14 on the Hot 100 with Stevie Wonder's composition.The composer also produced "We'll Have It Made" from their new album, 2nd Time Around.They were the last two singles for V.I.P.

After the release of 2nd Time Around, Atlantic Records recording artist Aretha Franklin suggested that the group sign with the record label.While recording an album that Stevie Wonder was producing for them, their contract expired, leaving the album unfinished.The Spinners made the switch, but the group's contractual obligations prevented one of their lead singers, Philippé Wynne, from joining them, so he stayed on as a solo artist.

Despite having been a recording act for over a decade, the Spinners had never had a Top Ten pop hit when they signed to Atlantic in 1972.The Spinners went on to become one of the biggest soul groups in the 1970s with five Top 100 singles and two Top Tens from their first post-Motown album.

"I'll Be Around", their first top ten hit, was actually the B-side of the first Atlantic single, "How Could I Let You Get Away"."I'll Be Around" and "How Could I Let You Get Away" hit number 3 and 77, respectively, thanks to radio play on the B-side.The Spinners' first million-selling hit was "I'll Be Around".On October 30, 1972, it was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.[13]

The follow-up singles "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" were both million-sellers.

The "Best of the Spinners" album featured selections from their Motown/V.I.P. label.There are recordings.The 1970 B-side "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" was re-released as a 1973 A- side.It made it to number 91 in the US during their Atlantic hits.

"I'm Coming Home", "Love Don't Love Nobody" and the title track of the group's 1974 follow-up album were Top 20 hits.Their biggest hit of the year, however, was a collaboration with Dionne Warwick, "Then Came You", which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming each act's first chart-topping "Pop" hit.The song made it to the Top 3 of the R&B and Easy Listening charts.

The Spinners hit the Top 10 twice in the next two years with Smith and Jackson's "They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)".Bell claimed in a UK-based interview that Evette's line was actually that of a member of the group, and that the nickname "Mister 12:45" was a result.

The group's name was changed to Philippe Wynne and the Spinners because of conflict and egos.When this wasn't done, Wynne left the group in January 1977 and was replaced by John Edwards, who had recorded a number of R&B hits as a solo singer.Minor hits were scored in 1977 and 1978.The group left ways.They played in a band in Bell's film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.The album was released on both sides of the Atlantic.The song "What More Could a Boy Ask For" was recorded in 1965, and was included in the US Natural Resources label.

The group scored two major hits at the dawning of the new decade, getting hits in 1980 with "Forgive Me, Girl" and "I've Loved You".The last US Hot 100 hit by the group was a remake of Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away", which peaked at number 67 in 1983.The group had their last R&B hit in 1984 with "Right or Wrong".They released two albums and performed the title track to the 1987 hit film Spaceballs during the last half of the 1980s.The group guest starred as themselves on the sitcom.

Wynne died of a heart attack while performing in Oakland, California on July 14, 1984.

Henry Fambrough, the group's last surviving original member, stated in an interview that Bobby Smith was their main lead singer for all those years.It had always been that way.Always will be."I Don't Want to Lose You" and "Ghetto Child" are two Spinners songs that Fambrough has led on.

The Spinners toured for decades after their chart career ended.They are famous for playing the music that made them famous.

The Spinners were praised by two people in their box set.In 1999 they were in the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.The Spinners performed on the Late Show with David Letterman.

He rejoined the group in 2000 but left in 2003 to join The Temptations.Frank Washington was a member of The Delfonics before being replaced by Charlton Washington.

Billy Henderson was kicked out of the group in 2004 after he sued to get financial records.Harold "Spike" Bonhart replaced him.Henderson died from diabetes on February 2, 2007, at the age of 67.One of the early members, C. P. Spencer, died from a heart attack on October 20, 2004.[18]

The original member of the group, Pervis Jackson, died of cancer on August 18, 2008.The group continued as a quartet for a short time before the new bass vocalist was recruited.Bonhart left the Spinners to be replaced by Marvin Taylor.The group lost another member when Chico died.[20]

The Spinners found themselves in the spotlight again in 2003 when a track was re-issued featuring them on vocals.The Spinners recorded two versions of "Are You Ready for Love" in 1977.One had all of the Spinners, the other only the lead singer.After sitting on the tapes for a year, he asked for the mixes to be changed so they would sound better.The Wynne version only made it to number 42 in the UK after being released as a single.Sky Sports used the track for an advertisement after it became a fixture in the Balearic nightclubs.DJ Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried Records released it and it went to number one on the singles chart.

The group was announced as one of 15 final nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, their first nomination, in 2011.