On Saturday, March 16, 2013, Bobby
Smith, the principal lead singer of the Spinners, passed away at the age of 76.
He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in November of 2012, and succumbed due
to complications of pneumonia.
Mr. Smith was one of the original
Detroit Spinners, formed while the group members were still in high school in
approximately 1960. The group’s first hit was “That’s What Girls Are Made For”
(1961), on which Smith sang lead. Other notable hits lead by Smith include “I’ll
Be Around” and “Could it Be I’m Falling in Love?”.
Mr. Smith performed on the Soul
Train cruise in February, despite being weak from his cancer treatments. His
funeral services are scheduled for Monday, in Detroit.
Henry Fambrough and G C Cameron
are now the last remaining original members of the group. Fambrough is still
performing with a new line-up of Spinners.
© 03/19/2013
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