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Henry Fambrough, Last of the Original Spinners, Dies at 85

By The Associated Press February 9, 2024Atlantic Records, Deaths (Obituaries), Fambrough, Henry (1938-2024), Motown Records, Music, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The

He was a mainstay of the group that was known for hits like “Could It Be I’m Falling Love,” from its inception in 1954 until his retirement last year.

Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Ben Sisario November 4, 2023Bush, Kate, Cornelius, Don, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, Khan, Chaka, Kooper, Al (1944- ), Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Morello, Tom, Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The, Taupin, Bernie, Women and Girls, Wray, Link

Innovators from genres that have long been underrepresented in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were celebrated at the event’s 38th annual induction ceremony in Brooklyn.

Did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Gasp) Get It Right?

By RSS Feed May 5, 2023Bush, Kate, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, Folk Music, internal-sub-only-nl, Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The

Hear songs from the class of 2023’s seven inductees, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson

By Joe Coscarelli May 3, 2023Al Kooper, Bush, Kate, Cornelius, Don, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, DJ Kool Herc, Khan, Chaka, Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The, Taupin, Bernie, Wray, Link

Rounding out the far-from-traditional class of 2023: George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners.

Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79

By Bill Friskics-Warren December 23, 2022Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Bell, Thom (1943-2022), Black People, Deaths (Obituaries), Delfonics (Music Group), Gamble, Kenny (Musician), Huff, Leon, Music, Musical Instruments, Philadelphia (Pa), Pop and Rock Music, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Spinners, The, Stylistics (Music Group)

As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.