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Philippé Wynne (aka Philippe Escalante Wynn; né Walker; April 3, 1941 – July 14, 1984) was an American singer, best known for his role as a lead vocalist of The Spinners (a role he shared with fellow group members Bobby Smith and Henry Fambrough).
on YouTube " The Rubberband Man " is a song recorded by American vocal group the Spinners . The song, written by producer Thom Bell and singer-songwriter Linda Creed , is about Bell's son Mark, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight.
The Spinners were in the limelight again in 2003 when an Elton John track was re-issued featuring them on backing vocals. In 1977, the Spinners had recorded two versions of "Are You Ready for Love" at the Philadelphia studios. One had all of the Spinners, the other with only lead singer Philippé Wynne on backing vocals.
This is the second domestic Spinners compilation (after a 1977 British compilation, Smash Hits) and includes recordings from a series of successful albums produced by Thom Bell for Atlantic Records in the 1970s. [1] A previous compilation by the same name from 1973 collects the group's first singles and tracks from their two Motown albums. [2]
The editors of AllMusic Guide scored 8 two out of five stars, with reviewer Jason Elias noting that the loss of Wynne as a vocalist negatively impacted The Spinners, with their producer Bell having "no idea what to do" with Edwards; he notes that several tracks are successful, but "the bad outweighs the good here, making Spinners/8 the most problematic album Bell produced for the group".
"Games People Play", also known as " ' They Just Can't Stop It' The (Games People Play)", is a song recorded by American R&B vocal group The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their Pick of the Litter album, featuring lead vocals by Bobby Smith , it was a crossover success, spending a week at number one on the US Hot Soul Singles chart and peaking ...
The Moon-Spinners is a 1964 American mystery film starring Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach and Peter McEnery in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of Crete. Produced by Walt Disney Productions , the film was loosely based upon a 1962 suspense novel by Mary Stewart and was directed by James Neilson .
Spinners can refer to: In music: The Spinners (American R&B group), an American R&B/soul group active from 1957 to the present Spinners, the group's third studio album, released in 1973; The Spinners: Their Early Years, a compilation album; The Spinners (English band), a British folk group active from 1959 to 1989; Sports teams: