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The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool, England, who formed in September 1958. They variously had four albums in the UK Albums Chart between September 1970 and April 1972. One of them, Spinners Live Performance (1971), spent three months in the listing and peaked at No. 14.
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The Beginning. In the Autumn of ’58 The Spinners got together and although the eventual quartet remained unchanged, the early days saw Stan Francis, Tony’s wife Beryl, his sister Joan and Jacqueline MacDonald (who left to form the folk duo ‘Jacquie & Bridie’), as members of The Spinners.
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Sometimes called the (Detroit) Spinners in the UK to differentiate them from a native folk group, the Spinners were nevertheless the prime architects of Philly Soul,turning lush soul into pop classics that dominated early '70s AM radio. The Spinners' best-known songs: 1. "I'll Be Around" 2. "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" 3. "The Rubberband Man" 4. "...
Early years Often called the Detroit Spinners or the Motown Spinners in the UK (so as to distinguish the group from a Liverpool folk group with the same name), the quintet began way back in 1955 as a high-school doo-wop group called the Domingoes. By 1961, they were the Spinners, and Harvey Fuqua (former Moonglow, later of Motown) signed them to hi...
Other Spinners facts and trivia: 1. Bobbie Smith sang lead on "That's What Girls Are For" and "I'll Be Around," while G.C. Cameron takes the lead on "It's a Shame" and John Edwards sings on their "Cupid" and "Working My Way" medleys 2. Other members have included C.P. Spencer, James Edwards, George Dixon, and Edgar "Chico" Edwards 3. The group's na...
The Spinners remain one of the most beloved R&B vocal groups in the world celebrated by fans and artists alike. They came to define the Philadelphia Sound despite their Motor City origins.
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