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#TheSpinners - feat. the incomparable #PhilippeWynne - live on stage in #Zaire, 1974 (clip taken from the Soul Power documentary, 2008)
50+ Music"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by American vocal group #theSpinners. The song, written by producer #ThomBell and singer-songwriter #LindaCreed, originated because of Bell's son Mark, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. Intended to improve his son's self-image, the song eventually evolved from being about "The Fat Man" to "The Rubberband Man". The last major hit by the Spinners to feature #PhilippéWynne on lead vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQWL2ZK0uYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQWL2ZK0uYQ
Rubberband Man (capo 1) by The Spinners play along with scrolling guitar chords and lyrics
"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by American vocal group #theSpinners. The song, written by producer #ThomBell and singer-songwriter #LindaCreed, originated because of Bell's son Mark, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. Intended to improve his son's self-image, the song eventually evolved from being about "The Fat Man" to "The Rubberband Man". The last major hit by the Spinners to feature #PhilippéWynne on lead vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcFFNx0_g8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcFFNx0_g8
The Spinners - Rubberband Man, on Midnight Special in 1976
"One of a Kind (Love Affair)" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group #TheSpinners (known as "Detroit Spinners" in the UK). It was written by Joseph B. Jefferson and produced by #ThomBell. The Spinners recorded the song at Philly's #SigmaSoundStudios, with the studio's house band #MFSB providing the backing. #PhilippéWynne handles lead vocals, although #BobbySmith provides these two lines in the bridge following the first verse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzkZWRW1vAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzkZWRW1vAQ
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#TheSpinners aka #TheDetroitSpinners - "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" 1976
#PhilippeWynne brought a kind of ecstatic joy to his gospel-influenced performances - I could watch him go through these steps all day long. RIP.
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Thankfully I don't . . . but if I had to? I'd choose #PhilippéWynne as my all-time favourite soul singer. He died way too soon, but his gospel-influenced work with #TheSpinners ("Rubberband Man", "One of a Kind (Love Affair)", "Love Don't Love Nobody") stands with the very best popular r&b singing ever committed to tape. He also appeared on #Funkadelic's classic "(Not Just) Knee Deep", and turned in this brilliant & overlooked 1981 cameo with #GeneDunlap. Can't be sure he's actually using #falsetto here, but it doesn't matter: his high notes will always ring out somewhere in the back of my mind.
Gene Dunlap - Something Inside My Head
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Philippé Wynne:
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