Detroit Spinners

[casapete]

Steve Wright just player 'Ghetto Child' by the Detroit Spinners.
Had forgotten what a great bassline! Lots of their other stuff was equally groovy too -
such as 'I'll be around' and 'Could it be I'm falling in love. Great Philly soul.

[BottomE]

Love that stuff too. Delfonics, Patti LaBelle. Bit funkier than Motown.

[thumperbob 2002]

I used to be in a group called the Detroit Spanners!

[lowdown]

The Sounds of Philadelphia or Philly sound.
Some great tunes and superb Orchestrations & playing all round.
The stable was a bit like the Motown label, with their own bunch of players most of the time [MSFB]
Ronald Baker played Bass on loads of the stuff.


Garry

[risingson]

This is one of my favourite Jamerson bass lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5VaRSEvq8U

[lowdown]

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1323107414' post='1459404']
This is one of my favourite Jamerson bass lines: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5VaRSEvq8U[/media]
[/quote]

Great track...
Just been reading some history with that track [urban myth has it that Stevie Wonder played kit on it]
And the Detroit Spinners were called just 'The Spinners' before they left Motown.
It was changed so as not to get confused with an English folk group called 'The Spinners'


Garry

[risingson]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1323114176' post='1459513']
Great track...
Just been reading some history with that track [urban myth has it that Stevie Wonder played kit on it]
And the Detroit Spinners were called just 'The Spinners' before they left Motown.
It was changed so as not to get confused with an English folk group called 'The Spinners'


Garry
[/quote]

This explains a lot! Searching Spotify for 'The Detroit Spinners' never brings this particular song up, now I get why.

[casapete]

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1323103858' post='1459335']
I used to be in a group called the Detroit Spanners!
[/quote]

I remember them Bob, great name!

[molan]

I'm a huge Philly soul fan, haven't listened to Ghetto Child for years - have it playing right now

[molan]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1323114176' post='1459513']
Great track...
Just been reading some history with that track [urban myth has it that Stevie Wonder played kit on it]
And the Detroit Spinners were called just 'The Spinners' before they left Motown.
It was changed so as not to get confused with an English folk group called 'The Spinners'


Garry
[/quote]

Ok - so this version doesn't have Jamerson on it & the arrangement is a bit 'messy' at times but you have to love the suits & the dancing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0B1KgPZn0A&feature=related

Also this - another great song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dln3ifkCfXs&feature=related

[lowdown]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1323180524' post='1460176']
[b]I'm a huge Philly soul fan[/b], haven't listened to Ghetto Child for years - have it playing right now
[/quote]


To be honest so am I.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Vcu-_tZkQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Vcu-_tZkQ[/url]


Garry

[lowdown]

Sorry for the hijack...
Nice Bass playing on this [Good arrangements again]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX-BE9uyVg&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX-BE9uyVg&feature=related[/url]



Garry

[casapete]

According to Wiki, the Detroit Spinners also sang on the original version of Elton Johns 'Are you ready for love',
( which is my favourite EJ track too) . Another great bass line / Thom Bell production.