ONE OF A KIND:

Pervis Jackson, Bass Voice of the Spinners, Dies at 70 (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, 8/22/08)

A native of the New Orleans area, Mr. Jackson was one of the original five members of the group, which started out in the late 1950s singing doo-wop in Detroit. They worked under the Motown label in the 1960s but shot to stardom after moving to Atlantic Records in the 1970s. [...]

The Spinners compiled 12 gold records, according to thespinnersmusic.com, the group’s Web site.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 22, 2008 7:32 AM