Billy Henderson (American singer)
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William Henderson (August 9, 1939 – February 2, 2007)
The Spinners
He and four friends at
"."It's a Shame" is a song co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett, and produced by Wonder as a single for The Spinners on Motown's V.I.P. Records label.[1] Recorded in 1970, it became the Detroit-reared group's biggest single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 and also their biggest hit in a decade. The lineup of the quintet included original members Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson and Bobby Smith and lead vocalist G. C. Cameron. The song, which is about a man who complains about a lover's "messin' around" on him, became a huge hit for the group, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the R&B singles chart, making it their biggest hit to date. The song was the first song Wonder produced for another act by himself.
The Spinners were
He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023 as a member of the Spinners.[4]
Personal life and death
William Henderson was born on August 9, 1939, in
Henderson died in Daytona Beach, Florida, from complications caused by diabetes on February 2, 2007, at the age of 67.[5] His grave is located at Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery.
Henderson and his wife Barbara had three sons: Charles, Sterling and Joseph.[1][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Pierre Perrone (February 6, 2007). "Billy Henderson obituary". The Independent. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Billy Henderson", The Telegraph, February 7, 2007.
- ^ "The Spinners Biography", IMDb.
- ^ Madarang, Charisma (May 4, 2023). "'This Was Our Time': The Spinners' Surviving Founder on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Spinners Vocalist Billy Henderson Dies", Billboard, February 3, 2007.
- ^ Carlyle C. Douglas, "The Spinners", Ebony, July 1976, p. 46.
External links
- Billy Henderson at IMDb
- Associated Press
- "Spinners Vocalist Billy Henderson Dies", Billboard, February 3, 2007.