JumpinJack AJ Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Spinners Singer Billy Henderson Dies Billy Henderson, 1939 - 2007 HOLLY HILL, Fla. (Feb. 3) - Singer Billy Henderson, a member of the band the Spinners who sang "I'll Be Around" and other hits, has died. He was 67. Henderson died Friday of complications from diabetes at a Daytona Beach health care facility, his wife, Barbara, said. The 1972 song "I'll Be Around" was part of a string of Top 20 Spinners hits that included "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "Then Came You" and "The Rubberband Man." The five-member band of high school friends formed in 1954 in Ferndale, Mich., a Detroit suburb. They went on to be nominated for six Grammy Awards and became the second black musical group to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Four of the original band members, including Henderson, continued to perform together until recently. He was dismissed from the group in 2004 after suing the group's corporation and business manager to obtain financial records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Very Sad....my parents went to school with those guys. I wonder if they know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3cookies Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 aww. thats real sad. There was a large number of losses in the entertainment industry last year... Rest In Peace.. Cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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