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1 posted on 03/18/2013 8:30:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I always like that song, “Rubberband Man”. The lead singer on that one died a few years ago, IIRC.


2 posted on 03/18/2013 8:37:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Whatever happened to the land of the free, home of the brave?)
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I always enjoyed their cover of “Working My Way Back To You”.


3 posted on 03/18/2013 8:42:46 PM PDT by RPTMS
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RIP, Bobby Smith.

I’ve always liked “One Of A Kind”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzkZWRW1vAQ


4 posted on 03/18/2013 8:43:47 PM PDT by azishot (When your life is on the line, lead is worth more than gold.)
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Another one gone. The voices of my youth fall silent, one by one.

RIP, Bobby Smith. And thanks for creating some of the music that still plays in my head. I am better for it.

5 posted on 03/18/2013 8:47:30 PM PDT by GBA (Here in the Matrix, life is but a dream.)
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RIP.

One of the greatest.

I miss the days when black music actually contained alot of MUSIC!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojCikI9npJQ


6 posted on 03/18/2013 8:51:28 PM PDT by djf (I don't want to be safe. I want to be FREE!)
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The Spinners were one of my favorite groups. I especially liked “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “One of a Kind (Love Affair),” and “Working My Way Back to You.”


7 posted on 03/18/2013 8:53:03 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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Another sad loss, after Richard Street of the Temps a couple of weeks ago - http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/27/showbiz/temptations-singer-dead

“Papa” and the Rubberband Man will be harmonizing tonight.


15 posted on 03/18/2013 9:32:53 PM PDT by bigbob
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Some bizarre Billboard singles chart trivia from the 1970’s - name the only group act to have a song hit the top five in each year from 1972-1976.

It was The Spinners!

1972 - “I’ll Be Around” peaked at #3
1973 - “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love” peaked at #4.
1974 - “Then Came You” (with Dionne Warwick) reached #1.
1975 - “Games People Play” peaked at #5
1976 - “Rubberband Man” peaked at #2


20 posted on 03/18/2013 11:10:08 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
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It’s interesting that the group’s biggest hit, ‘It’s A Shame’, isn’t mentioned in the story (even though the lead vocals on that one were by GC Cameron). Anyway, the Spinners were one of the best of the ‘70s soul sound, no doubt about it. Favorites of mine, for sure.

RIP, Bobby Smith.


23 posted on 03/18/2013 11:53:28 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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RIP.


24 posted on 03/19/2013 6:42:03 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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