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C. P. Spencer (born Crathman Plato Spencer, January 13, 1938 – October 20, 2004) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer for the
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label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Detroit, Michigan. Best known for being a member of the Motown quartet The Originals. He was also an original member of both The Spinners and The Voice Masters. C.P. Spencer died from a heart attack on October 20, 2004. As of April 2013, Originals' Hank Dixon is now the only surviving, and active, founding member of that original group; Spinners'
Henry Fambrough Henry Lee Fambrough (born May 10, 1938) is an original vocalist and current member of the R&B quintet The Spinners (aka The Detroit Spinners and also The Motown Spinners). He is the last surviving original member of the Spinners. The group ...
is now the only surviving, and active, founding member of that group; Dixon is also the only surviving member of the Voice Masters.


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The Spinners interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' 02/09
on SoulExpress 1938 births 2004 deaths American soul singers Motown artists Singers from Detroit 20th-century American singers The Originals (band) members 20th-century American male singers The Spinners (American group) members {{US-singer-stub