who were the original spinners
At the time, the group featured Bobbie Smith, Pervis Jackson, George W. Dixon, Billy Henderson, and Henry Fambrough. Four years later, they came to the attention of producer Harvey Fuqua, who began recording the group -- who were now called the Spinners -- for his Tri-Phi Records. The band's first single, That's What Girls Are Made For, became a Top Ten R&B hit upon its 1961 release and featured Smith on vocals.