Role Musician Genres R&B/soul Died October 20, 2004 | Years active 1953–2004 Name C. Spencer | |
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer Associated acts Marvelettes, Beatles, Carpenters, The Spinners (U.S.), The Originals, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers Albums The Very Best of The Originals, Rare 'n' Tasty Music groups The Originals (1978 – 2004), The Spinners (1954 – 1956) Similar People Freddie Gorman, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobby Smith | ||
Birth name Crathman Plato Spencer Record labels Motown, Fantasy Records | ||
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C. P. Spencer (born Crathman Plato Spencer, January 13, 1938 – October 20, 2004) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Detroit, Michigan. Best known for being a member of the Motown quartet The Originals. He was also an original member of both The Spinners and The Voice Masters.
C.P. Spencer died from a heart attack on October 20, 2004. As of April 2013, Originals' Hank Dixon is now the only surviving, and active, founding member of that original group; Spinners' Henry Fambrough is now the only surviving, and active, founding member of that group; Dixon and Lamont Dozier are the only surviving members of the Voice Masters.
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