The Spinners (UK band)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Spinners were a 1960s folk group from Liverpool, United Kingdom. They were unrelated to the American Soul band known as "The Spinners."

The British folk band The Spinners consisted of:

• Hughie Jones
• Cliff Hall
• Mick Groves
• Tony Davis

John McCormick was the group's bassist and musical director for the final seventeen years. Cliff Hall was born in Cuba, brought up in Jamaica and came to the UK to serve in the Royal Air Force. The group was unusual for its time in having a multiracial membership.

They produced over forty albums and made numerous concerts and TV appearances. They retired in 1989 after thirty years together, though some members still perform. They were immensely popular by reviving some of the greatest folk music and singing new songs in the same vein. Critics say that their style was musically simple, cosy and sentimental but this is what appealed to the fans.

One of their best known songs, particularly in their native Liverpool, was "In My Liverpool Home", written by Peter McGovern in 1962.