The Spinners (music group)

Bobbie Smith dies at 76; singer with the Spinners

2013-03-18 11:14:00

Singer Bobbie Smith of the Detroit soul group the Spinners died Saturday in Orlando. He was 76. Smith, according to a statement released today by the band's manager and reported by Associated Press, died of complications from pneumonia and influenza. He...

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2011-09-27 16:35:45

Life continues, graciously

2013-03-24 04:00:00

Really? Bobbie Smith, too? Geez. This is what I'm thinking when word comes that the lead singer of the Spinners has died. It comes a month after Richard Street and Damon Harris, who sang on "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" with the Temptations, passed away...

Column: Life continues, graciously

2013-03-23 20:50:00

Really? Bobbie Smith, too? Geez. �This is what I’m thinking when word comes that the lead singer of the Spinners has died. It comes a month after Richard Street and Damon Harris, who sang on "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" with the Temptations,...

After 37 years of mixed success, Towson Center hosts final games

2013-03-01 16:51:00

Towson plays its final basketball games Saturday at the Towson Center, its home for 37 years. And then? Lights out. Court adjourned. Next year, the Tigers graduate to the Tiger Arena, a glitzy $72 million, 5,200-seat venue being built adjacent to the...

TICKET BOX: Matchbox Twenty, All-American Rejects, Morrissey going on sale

2012-11-15 04:26:35

Venetian Festival event highlights Wednesday-Thursday

2012-07-25 06:45:00

Wednesday, July 25 5-11 p.m. Arnold Carnival 5-11 p.m. David Cisco in the Tiki Tent 6-11 p.m. Jerry Mack and the Terraplanes and The Spinners at the Odmark East Park Pavilion All day — sailing regatta at Lake Charlevoix’s Depot Beach...

Conway, Minnich selected in MLB draft

2012-06-05 16:13:00

Now pitching for the Chicago Cubs — Josh Conway. Now batting for the Boston Red Sox — Nathan Minnich. Those public address introductions sound pretty sweet for Conway and Minnich, two local baseball stars selected on Tuesday in the Major...

Bangor baseball team charges into Colonial League playoffs

2012-05-10 17:12:00

Coach Greg Hartman starts each season with the same primary goal for his Bangor baseball team — qualify for the Colonial League playoffs. The Slaters fell short last season, underachieving in Hartman's estimation. They made sure they would not...

Flower Power, HGTV celebs set for Epcot festival

2012-03-09 08:09:00

Disney World has announced the lineup for its Flower Power concert series and the HGTV personalities that will be on hand for its annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which begins March 7. The concerts again will be at the theme park's...

Think you have the intel?

2012-02-26 01:05:26

Do you know that �The Simpsons� is the longest running animated television program? Or can you name all the housewives of Wisteria Lane? The happenings in popular culture typically have people of all ages talking. But how much pop culture knowledge have...

The Spinners Bobbie Smith, far left, Henry Fambrough, John Edwards, Billy Anderson and Pervis Jackson.

2013-03-18 19:33:17

Members of the Spinners -- John Edwards, left, Bobbie Smith, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson and Billy Henderson -- in 1997.

2013-03-18 09:45:22

Heidi Klum's ex, as has been Seal's name in the news recently, has a bigger audience interested in him for his music. They will tote their picnic baskets, wagons full of wine and assorted lawn chairs to Ravinia Sunday to hear some of those melodies.

2012-07-19 13:38:00