Philippe Wynne

Detroit vocalist Philippe Wynne began as a gospel singer before attaining superstardom as the lead vocalist for the Spinners in the early '70s. His silky, yet poignant and extremely soulful leads made the Spinners as exciting and consistently successful as any ensemble during the decade. Wynne had previously sung with Bootsy Collins' group the Pacesetters in 1968 and then with James Brown's JB's before joining the Spinners. He stayed with them until 1977, when he signed a solo deal with Cotillion. The Spinners scored six number one R&B hits, six other Top Ten R&B singles, and ...