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1954: The Spinners

Orb — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:45:54 +0000

Biography The Spinners are an American soul music vocal group, active for over 50 years, and with a long run of classic hits especially during the 1970s. The group, originating from Detroit, still tours regularly as of 2014 although Henry Fambrough is the only original member. The group is also listed as the Detroit Spinners, […]

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1967: Frijid Pink

Orb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:17:46 +0000

Biography Detroit hard rockers Frijid Pink formed in 1967, originally comprised of singer Thomas Beaudry (stage name Kelly Green), guitarist Gary Ray Thompson, bassist Tom Harris, keyboardist Larry Zelanka, and drummer Richard Stevers. After two years of relentless touring throughout the southeast Michigan area, the group — substituting Harris with Beaudry on bass — signed […]

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1964: The Amboy Dukes

Orb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:33:52 +0000

Biography The Amboy Dukes was an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their one hit single “Journey to the Center of the Mind.” The band’s name comes from the title of a novel by Irving Shulman about a Jewish street gang of the […]

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