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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Wayback on August 18, 2008, 03:11:21 PM

Title: RIP Spinners' Pervis Jackson
Post by: Wayback on August 18, 2008, 03:11:21 PM

Pervis Jackson, bass voice of the Spinners, dies of cancer at 70:
http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/08/original_member_of_the_spinner.html (http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/08/original_member_of_the_spinner.html)

Title: Re: RIP Spinners' Pervis Jackson
Post by: Gazoo on August 18, 2008, 09:03:14 PM

Quote from: Wayback on August 18, 2008, 03:11:21 PM

Pervis Jackson, bass voice of the Spinners, dies of cancer at 70:
http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/08/original_member_of_the_spinner.html (http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/08/original_member_of_the_spinner.html)

Very sad to hear; guess this completes the soul troika started by Hayes and Wexler.  Odd coinc to have heard the Spinners twice today.

Title: Re: RIP Spinners' Pervis Jackson
Post by: Gazoo on August 18, 2008, 11:07:24 PM

A tribute of sorts as today's blog entry:

http://babyivebeenthinking.blogspot.com/2008/08/spinners-they-just-cant-stop-it-games.html

(Be sure to watch the YouTube clips for Mighty Love!)