The Spinners (U.S. band)

The Spinners
The Spinners in 1965. From left to right: Billy Henderson, Edgar Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, and Pervis Jackson.
Background information
Also known as	Detroit Spinners Motown Spinners
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	R&B, smooth soul
Years active	1954–present
Labels	Tri-Phi, Motown, V.I.P. (Motown), Atlantic,
Associated acts	Harvey Fuqua, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick
Members	Henry Fambrough Charlton Washington Marvin Taylor Jessie Robert Peck Ronnie Moss
Past members	Pervis Jackson Billy Henderson C. P. Spencer James Edwards Bobby Smith George Dixon Edgar "Chico" Edwards G. C. Cameron Philippé Wynne John Edwards Frank Washington Harold "Spike" Bonhart

The Spinners are an American rhythm and blues vocal group that formed in 1954 and are still active. They enjoyed a string of hit singles and albums during the 1960s and 1970s. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, the group still tours regularly as of 2015, although Henry Fambrough is the only remaining original member.

The group is also listed as the Detroit Spinners and the Motown Spinners (for their 1960s recordings with the Detroit label). These other names were used in the UK to avoid confusion with a British folk group also called the Spinners. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In 1954, a group of friends who grew up together in Ferndale, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, came together to make music. For a time, several of the band members resided in Detroit's Herman Gardens public housing project. Billy Henderson, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, C. P. Spencer, and James Edwards called themselves The Domingoes. But James Edwards remained with the group only a few weeks. He was replaced by Bobby Smith, who sang lead on most of the Spinners' early records (and many of their biggest Atlantic hits). C. P. Spencer left the group shortly afterwards and later went on to become a member of the Voice Masters and the Originals. He was replaced by George Dixon. The group renamed themselves the Spinners in 1961.

The Spinners first hit the charts in August 1961 on Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi Records with "That's What Girls Are Made For," peaking at number 27.Bobby Smith sang lead vocal on this track, coached by Fuqua. The group's follow-up, "Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You", also featured lead vocals by Smith with Fuqua's coaching. This track reached number 91 that November, but none of the group's other Tri-Phi singles charted.