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  • Category: Recording
  • Star rank: 2053
  • Address:
    6725 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101681, -118.336795

The Spinners

Next star: Arturo Toscanini
Previous star: Aileen Pringle

Biography

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Source: oldschoolmusiclover.worldpress.com

The Spinners is a soul music vocal group, active for over 50 years, and with a long run of pop and R&B hits especially during the 1970s. The group, originating from Detroit, still tours regularly as of 2011[update].

Fact file

  • Origin: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
  • Genres: R&B/pop/soul, smooth soul
  • Years active: 1954-present
  • Labels: Tri-Phi, Motown, Atlantic, Tamla
  • Associated acts: Harvey Fuqua, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick

Read more about The Spinners at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

Celeb birthdays for the week of Dec. 25-31 (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-22 05:40:30
omg! - Dec. 25: Actress Hanna Schygulla is 68. Singer John Edwards of The Spinners is 67. Actor Gary Sandy ("WKRP in Cincinnati") is 66. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 65. Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 63. Actress Sissy Spacek is 62. Actress CCH Pounder is 59. Singer Annie Lennox is ...

ArtsBeat Blog: Guns 'N Roses and Eric B. & Rakim Crack Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominee List
NY Times Music, 2011-09-27 13:43:39
The other artists who are receiving their first nominations include Freddie King, The Cure, Heart, The Spinners and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The list also contains several acts who have been nominated before, among them the Beastie Boys, Donovan, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and War.

Marie Osmond Among Stars in Tribute to Dick Clark
Entertainment Tonigh, 2010-05-27 17:42:00
Marie Osmond has been announced to participate in a tribute to "American Bandstand" and Dick Clark that will be featured on The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In addition to Osmond, Cher, Barry Manilow, Garth Brooks, Ann-Margret, Frankie Avalon, The Spinners, Jay Leno and Simon Cowell are among the stars ...

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