April 3, , Detroit, MI; d. August 9, , Indianapolis, IN; d. May 17, , New Orleans, LA; d. April 10, , Detroit, MI; d. March 16, , Orlando, FL : vocals tenor. Claims to fame:. 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 as a high-school doo-wop group called the Domingoes.
Hits were still hard to come by, however, and the Spinners began to feel lost in the shuffle of more --important Motown artists.
The follow-ups again stalled, however, and in , the group signed with Atlantic and recruited new lead tenor Phillipe Wynn. Later years. Disco didn't damage the careers of the Spinners nearly as much as it did many soul groups -- but Wynne's departure for a solo career in did derail them somewhat.
Hooking up with disco producer Michael Zager, they scored two comebacks in by pairing up oldies like "Cupid" and "Working My Way Back to You" in medleys with Zager compositions. Wynne died of a heart attack in and Henderson who'd sued the band in over financial disputes passed on from diabetes complications in ; the last original member, Fambrough, now tours with former Delfonic Frank Washington on lead.
Other Spinners facts and trivia:. Cameron GC Cameron. Throughout a succession of lead singers Wynne, John Edwards, G. Cameron etc. After serving in the Vietnam War with the Marines, Cameron joined Motown act The Spinners as lead singer though original lead singer Bobby Smith also retained his lead position. Billy Henderson. Opera Rock music Accompaniment Vocal cords Vocal range.
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