Philippe Wynne

Detroit vocalist Philippe Wynne began like a gospel vocalist before attaining superstardom because the business lead vocalist for the Spinners in the first ’70s. His silky, however poignant and intensely soulful leads produced the Spinners as fascinating and consistently effective as any ensemble through the 10 years. Wynne experienced previously sung with Bootsy Collins’ group the Pacesetters in 1968 and with Wayne Brown’s JB’s before becoming a member of the Spinners. He remained with them until 1977, when he authorized a solo cope with Cotillion. The Spinners obtained six number 1 R&B strikes, six other TOP R&B singles, and four TOP and one number 1 pop strike during Wynne’s reign as Spinners’ lead vocalist. His debut single LP Starting AROUND fared badly, and Wynne after that became a member of George Clinton’s business. He used Funkadelic on the “(NOT ONLY) Leg Deep” solitary, and documented for Uncle Jam, Sugars Hill, and Dream in addition to Cotillion. His solitary “You Ain’t Heading Anywhere but Eliminated” for Sugars Hill in 1983 was created and made by Bunny Sigler. Wynne collapsed and passed away on stage another 12 months in Oakland.