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G. C. Cameron replaced Edgar "Chico" Edwards in 1967, and in 1969, the group switched to the Motown-owned V.I.P. imprint. In 1970, after a five-year absence, they hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 with writer-producer Stevie Wonder's composition, (the G.C. Cameron-led) "It's a Shame" (co-written by Syreeta Wright).
This is both Dixon's and Edwards' only appearance on an Spinners studio album (Edwards would leave the group soon after this production of this album was completed). The album notes state that members Bobby Smith and Edgar "Chico" Edwards share most of the lead vocals on stage.
Edgar "Chico" Edwards would fill in while he was away; he would later permanently replace George Dixon when he left the group just prior to their signing at Motown Records.
Shortly after the LP is released, Chico Edwards leaves the group, replaced by C.G. Cameron, who takes over the lead vocal duties from Bobbie Smith. Just back from Vietnam, where he had been wounded in combat, Cameron learns of Chico’s departure from an old friend, the Temptations Dennis Edwards.
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Edgar “Chico” Edwards. G.C. Cameron. From Ferndale, Michigan, the Spinners spun their way to success as an iconic soul group. Forming in 1954 under the name Domingos, they quickly attracted the attention of producer Harvey Fuqua who signed the group to his Chicago-based label Tri-Phi Records and changed the group’s name to the Spinners.
edgar 'chico' edwards. In 2011, Edgar 'Chico' Edwards passed away on the 3rd of December. bobbie smith . In 2013, Bobby Smith passed away in Detroit, U.S.A. Henry Fambrough became the last member of the group make his transition on the 7th February 2024. Albums: The Original Spinners (Motown Records 1967)
