The Spinners

The Spinners are a Detroit-based Soul group who reached the height of popularity in the early 1970s.

Despite some sporadic success with Motown Records in the 1960s, The Spinners reached commericial success with Atlantic Records. Their first post-Motown album featured two Top 10 hits, "I'll Be Around" and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love." Success continued with their first #1 hit, "Then Came You" (with Dionne Warwick), and later with "They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)" and 1976's "The Rubberband Man."

Though their chart career has since ended, The Spinners continue to tour today, with three of its original members still performing.

Fast Facts

1. Formed: 1954
2. Origin: Detroit, Michigan
3. Originally called the Domingoes
4. "Spinners" came from noticing how hubcaps spun
5. Known in the UK as the "Detroit Spinners" or "Motown Spinners"
6. Acquired 12 gold records with hits climbing to the top of both Pop and R&B; charts
7. Original member, Billy Henderson, died on February 2, 2007 due to diabetes

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