Henry Fambrough, last surviving original member of “The Spinners,” dies at 85
FILE – The Spinners member Henry Fambrough speaks at the Motown Museum, May 19, 2023, in Detroit. Fambrough, the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group The Spinners, whose hits included “It’s a Shame,” “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” and “The Rubberband Man,” died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, of natural causes, according to a statement from his spokeswoman. He was 85. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Henry Fambrough of the iconic R&B group The Spinners has died. He was 85.
A spokesperson for the group says Fambrough died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in northern Virginia. The group’s hits included “It’s a Shame,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” and “The Rubberband Man.”
The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November. The Spinners’ songs received six Grammy Award nominations and earned 18 platinum and gold albums.
FILE – The Spinners from left; John Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson and Billy Henderson pose for photographers during a Rhythm & Blues Foundation news conference in New York, Feb. 27, 1997. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler,File)
The group was formed in 1954 just north of Detroit in Ferndale. The Spinners joined Motown Records 10 years later.
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