#the (detroit) spinners

[fleetshotter-minstrel]

#the detroit spinners #ghetto child #1970s soul music #youtube

[musickickztoo]

RIP Henry Fambrough

May 10, 1938 – February 7, 2024

#henry fambrough #the (detroit) spinners #february 7 #may 10

[singles-bar]

#45record #45records #45rpm #single #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #7inch #spinners #Detroit Spinners #soul #Atlantic #love don't love nobody

[radiomaxmusic]

Thursday, February 8, 2024 2pm ET: Feature Artist: The Spinners

The Spinners are an American rhythm and blues vocal group that formed in Ferndale, Michigan in 1954. They enjoyed a string of hit singles and albums during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with producer Thom Bell. The group continues to tour, without any original members, after Henry Fambrough retired in 2023. The group is also listed as the Detroit Spinners and the Motown Spinners, due to…

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#Detroit Spinners #Feature Artist #Motown Spinners #RadioMax #Soul #Spinners #Wikipedia

[oldbumpy]

UK Chart Hits - 1973

Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (10 weeks in chart peaking at No. 7)

#1973 #70s #1970s #Seventies #70s Music #1970s Music #UK Charts #Music Video #Detroit Spinners

[gone2soon-rip]

HENRY FAMBROUGH (1938-Died February 7th 2024,at 85). American vocalist, known for being a member of the R&B quintet The Spinners (also called The Detroit Spinners and The Motown Spinners)from 1954 until his retirement in April 2023. He was the last surviving original member of The Spinners from 2013 until his death.With The Spinners,he had hits such as the 1974 US No.1 'Then Came You' duetting with Dionne Warwick,the 1976 US R&B No.1, 'Rubberband Man' and their 1979 cover of The Four Seasons, 'Working My Way Back to You',which reached Number 1 in the UK.Henry Fambrough - Wikipedia

#Henry Fambrough #American Musicians #Motown Musicians #Musicians #The Spinners #Notable Deaths in February 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024

[olderthannetfic]

Ten Fanfics Meme

I dislike tagging people in these, so feel free to do this if you want or not if you don’t.

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven’t written ten fics, share as many first-sentences as you have.

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A warm breeze wafted in off the water.

    Points south, midnight, a bar some place, Miami Vice

Boya ran down the causeway.

    A Thousand Days of Plum Blossoms, YYM: Dream of Eternity

I would like to take this opportunity to once again remind everyone that this canon is set in Japan and does not feature cultivators. LOL.

Tang Fan looked wildly about him.

    Authorial Intent, The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty

The wind shrieked through the pass, rattling the leaves like sabers in scabbards.

    The Bamboo Spinner, Tang Dynasty RPF

It's no small thing when a fellow hits the big three-oh.

    All the Spinach You Can Eat, Jeeves

A month after the apocalypse that wasn't, Crowley failed to turn up for tea.

    The Serpent You Know, Good Omens

Gavin was taking a leak when he heard the noises: a high, thin sound like an animal in pain.

    Friday Night Recreation, Detroit: Become Human

The last of his bourbon glowed in the sunlight.

    The Way to Shake a Federal Warrant, The Sting

They took all the fun parts out of SERE training years ago, but Matt could still remember what it felt like, strapped to that board, drowning by degrees.

    Make You, Sicario

There's a saying about good deeds that persisted into Nate's time.

    The Only Good Deed, Deadpool

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What we can conclude from this is that I apparently write some very boring first sentences. Haha.

Also, at least half of these were things I wanted to expand to long fics and never did. Doh.

[20th-century-scrapbook]

The Spinners in an undated photo, from left: Bobby Smith, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Mr. Fambrough and Philippé Wynne / Echoes/Redferns via Getty Images

Originally known as the Domingoes, the Spinners were formed in 1954 in Ferndale, Mich., a northern suburb of Detroit. The group joined the Motown roster a decade later but had only one big hit for the label, “It’s a Shame,” which was co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder and peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970.

They hit their artistic and commercial stride after they signed with Atlantic Records in 1972 and began working with the producer Thom Bell. The ensuing string of hits began with the Top 10 singles “I’ll Be Around” and “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” and included “Then Came You,” a collaboration with Dionne Warwick that reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1974. Their last hit was a medley of “Cupid” and “I’ve Loved You for a Long Time” in 1980.

The Spinners were nominated for six Grammy Awards, though they never won. They were inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2015.

#the spinners #music #motown #atlantic records #National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame #Rhytmn and Blues

[mrdirtybear]

Jamaican born Thomas Randolph Bell (1943 - 2022) was an American record producer, arranger and songwriter known as one of the creators of The Sound of Philadelphia (’TSOP’) in the 1970s. He found success as a producer and songwriter for The Delfonics, The Stylistics, and The Detroit Spinners. He is also famous for his production of three songs for Elton John in 1979 with the ‘Are You ready for Love’ extended play single.   

#thom bell

[fleetshotter-minstrel]

#the Detroit spinners #the spinners #1970s soul #youtube

[musickickztoo]

RIP  Thom Bell   January 26, 1943 – December 22, 2022

#thom bell #the delfonics #the stylistics #the (detroit) spinners #the o'jays #december 22 #january 26

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

25 Hard-to-Find Motown Classics, Vol. 3 1986 R&B / Soul

Alright, folks, I can't tell you what next week will bring, but rest assured that this is my last Motown comp for this particular week. And while I've been having a whole lot of fun with some surface-skimming chart-toppers over the past couple days, today, to close out this little Motown stretch that I've been on, we change course by digging a bit deeper, and getting to know some much more underrated soul and R&B gems from the enormous catalog of this indispensable juggernaut of black popular music.

I really don't even know where to begin with this final and third dispatch from this 25 Hard-to-Find Motown Classics series, but I suppose we can start with the most well-known song of the entire bunch, one-hit-wonder The Contours' "Do You Love Me," a super catchy and dancy bit of R&B from 1961 that featured the infectiously passionate shrieks of lead singer Billy Gordon. Motown owner Berry Gordy actually intended for this song to go to The Temptations, who themselves had not scored a hit yet either, but when Gordy wanted them to come and record the song, he was unable to locate them. So, he enlisted the struggling Contours to perform it to his liking instead; and they obliged, managing to net a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with it. 

A number of much less successful Contours singles would then end up following that one too, like 1966's terrific and uptempo "Just a Little Misunderstanding," which didn't appear on any of the group's studio albums, and was their first hit to not feature Billy Gordon on lead, either. Instead, they used Joseph Stubbs, brother of The Four Tops' own frontman Levi Stubbs, and it would turn out to be the only time that Joseph would actually lead a Contours single, as he'd vacate from the group and Motown altogether soon after. But did I mention that this song that only made it to #88 on the Hot 100 was also composed by Stevie Wonder and that he played drums on it too?😯

Now, there's so many other very high-quality tunes in this collection that I could extensively go on about here, from Kim Weston's underappreciated and heart-poured "Love Me All the Way," to a trio of songs that showcase the tremendous, high-pitched tenderness of Eddie Holland, to the Isley Brothers' "Behind a Painted Smile," which never actually managed to chart in the US; but I can't go anywhere today without gushing over this album's closer, "I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is," by the mononymously named Blinky. This lady's biggest claim to fame ended up being that she supplied the lead female vocal to the theme song for the 1970s sitcom Good Times, but this debut single of hers, which was actually written by none other than Ashford & Simpson, is really something else. It comes with wonderfully dramatic drum fills that accompany her own dynamic and very powerful voice. Blinky would unfortunately end up falling through the cracks at Motown, but she totally slayed on this underrated, rollercoastering soul nugget here 😍.

So, this is really one of the greatest Motown comps of all time, as far as I'm concerned. It's nowhere near being a cheat-code release that's made up some of the label's most popular hits, and instead digs into the vaults in order to assemble a batch of largely underheard gold. 

Highlights:

Kim Weston - "Take Me In Your Arms" Kim Weston - "Love Me All the Way" Velvelettes - "A Bird in the Hand (Is Worth Two in the Bush)" Tammi Terrell - "Come On and See Me" Shorty Long - "Devil With the Blue Dress" Edwin Starr - "Agent Double O Soul" Edwin Starr - "(S.O.S.) Stop Her On Sight" Eddie Holland - "Leaving Here" Eddie Holland - "Just Ain't Enough Love" Eddie Holland - "Candy to Me" The Isley Brothers - "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" The Isley Brothers - "Behind a Painted Smile" Detroit Spinners - "Truly Yours" The Contours - "Just a Little Misunderstanding" The Contours - "Do You Love Me" Marv Johnson - "Why Do You Want to Let Me Go" The Elgins - "Stay in My Lonely Arms" The Elgins - "Put Yourself in My Place" Blinky - "I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is"

#r&b #r & b #soul #soul music #oldies #music #60s #60s music #60's #60's music #70s #70s music #70's #70's music

[mystrade4ever]

Tag game

Tag nine (9) people you'd like to know better.

Got tagged by the illustrious @spinner-sophie ! 💚

Last Song: https://youtu.be/ax7LaMVdhtM

A great song from one of my favorite bands. I tend to queue up a Playlist of theirs when I'm just trying to mellow myself out.

Currently Reading: mainly rereading the Monster Manga series by Naoki Urasawa. It's a very good series and I'm just basking in its glory.

Currently Watching: West World Season 4 (its very good so far), rewatching Person of Interest (we're on season 1 and it's as fantastic as its always been) and rewatching Good Omens (still a sublime experience)

Current Obsessions: to my chagrin, my brain has decided to refixate on some games of mine: Detroit Become Human and Tales from the Borderlands. I cannot begin to guess why. 😹

Tagging: whoever would like to give it a go! 💚

Thanks for tagging me @spinner-sophie !

#tag gane

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[kikidewynter]

i’ve been doing some basic reading on the detroit riots and white flight (if anyone has any reading materials pls recommend) and i was thinking abt adding some songs inspired by the events to my kingdom come playlist—as there’ll be relevance to the setting/characters/story—namely ghetto child by the spinners. jsyk i don’t intent to add songs like that in poor taste. and the lyrics actually reminded me a lot of young julius

[reasoningdaily]

Soul Power Kinshasa Zaire 1974 Muhammad Ali ,James Brown,Bill Withers, and a host of other international stars.

This is a historical document - because there will never be another Rumble in the Jungle.. especially with this type of stage presence.  Imagine, Zaire.. Man

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/12/soul-power-james-brown

Leon Gast's brilliant fly-on-the-wall film When We Were Kings won the Oscar for best documentary when it was released in 1997. It told the surreal story of the "rumble in the jungle", the extraordinary heavyweight fight in Zaire in 1974 when Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman to win back his world title against the odds.

The fight was the main event, but a three-day music festival, called Zaire '74, also took place in Kinshasa, featuring some of the heavyweights of American soul, African pop and Latin-American jazz. It was headlined by the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown, who was brought to Africa, alongside the Detroit Spinners, Bill Withers and BB King, by the festival organisers, Stewart Levine and South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Also in town for the concert were Stokely Carmichael, the black power figurehead, and Don King, the motor-mouth boxing promoter.

Soul Power tells the story of the festival and its myriad characters in an impressionistic swirl of images and music. It begins with the organisers frantically trying to build a stage, install a PA and hold it all together as the musicians start arriving. When James Brown and Ali enter the same dressing room, there is barely enough oxygen left even for Don King. The jive talk is non-stop, but it's the music that mesmerises - and the audience's wild reaction to it. BB King wows the crowd with the restrained power of The Thrill is Gone, Bill Withers bravely slows things down with the brooding ballad Hope She'll be Happier, and Brown climaxes with - what else? - Say it Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud, which, had there been a roof on the stadium, would have taken it clean off.

The vibe is celebratory throughout despite the hassles, the various besuited business opportunists and the great big elephant in the room - President Mobutu and his years of corruption and misrule. Given that it is 35 years since the concert and fight took place, one might have hoped from some retrospective wisdom from some of the surviving performers. That one quibble aside, Soul Power is a riveting glimpse of another time and another place, when things were more radical and more gloriously ramshackle. Where was Fela Kuti, though?

#youtube #Soul Power Zaire 1974 Concert Film #Black Music Documentaries #African Concerts #James Brown #Celia Cruz #Bill Withers #Muhammad Ali