THE SPINNERS: Keep On Keepin’ On (Soul Music/Second Disc)
Fans of iconic soul harmony group, THE SPINNERS have been well served in the past 12 months. In May a lineup that consisted Jessie Peck, Marvin Taylor, Ronnie Moss, CJ Jefferson and last surviving...
THE SPINNERS: Full Circle (Reservoir Media)
THE (DETROIT) SPINNERS are rightly considered one of soul’s Premier League vocal groups. That position was secured during their tenure with Atlantic Records when, working with Thom Bell, they created some of the very...
SPINNERS KEEP SPINNIN’
THE SPINNERS are rightly considered one of soul’s Premier League vocal groups, so it’s always good to have something new from the veteran outfit (whose last original member, Henry Fambrough died in February). The...
HENRY FAMBROUGH DIES…
HENRY FAMBROUGH the last surviving member of the original SPINNERS died on Wednesday, 7th February. He was 85 and it’s known that he been ill for some time and had been under hospice care...
THE SPINNERS: Ain’t No Price On Happiness (SoulMusicRecords)
I was first introduced to the Spinners via Georgie Fame’s magnificent 1966 cover of their ‘Sweet Thing’. Its excellence forced me to seek out the original which I found on their ‘Original Spinners’ Motown...
KEEPING SPINNING….
In the midst of summer we announced a new album from the wonderful SPINNERS. The still-going-strong-group are now led by last surviving original member Henry Fambrough who’s joined by Jessie Peck, Marvin Taylor, Ronnie...
STILL SPINNIN’…
All proper soul fans have a soft spot for the SPINNERS and though the groups’ Golden Age is long gone, a group of “Spinners” is still making music. The group is marshalled by last...
THE SPINNERS: Original Album Series (Label: Rhino)
Seemingly underappreciated by Berry Gordy, Detroit’s Spinners had largely been languishing in the shadows at Motown – although they’d scored a rare chart smash with ‘It’s A Shame’ in 1970 – until Atlantic Records...