The friends resided in Detroit's Herman Gardens public housing project and came together to make music.
Spencer, and James Edwards formed The Domingoes in Ferndale, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit. In 1954, Billy Henderson, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, C. The Spinners were inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. On June 30, 1976, they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. These other names were used in the UK to avoid confusion with a British folk group also called the Spinners. The group is also listed as the Detroit Spinners and the Motown Spinners, due to their 1960s recordings with the Motown label. The group continues to tour, without any original members, after Henry Fambrough retired in 2023. They enjoyed a string of hit singles and albums during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with producer Thom Bell. The Spinners are an American rhythm and blues vocal group that formed in Ferndale, Michigan, United States, in 1954.
