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Aug 19th 2008 6:20 am
Spinner's Member Passes Away
Pervis Jackson, one of the original members of the R&B group The Spinners, died Monday at a Detroit hospital two days after he was diagnosed with brain and liver cancer. He was 70.
According to the Associated Press, Jackson's wife, Claudreen, said doctors found tumors late last month, but were unsure at the time if they were malignant. The bass singer last performed with other members of the group in mid-July during a gig in California.
The Spinners, a Detroit-based group formed in the 1950s, hit their stride in the 1970s with such hits as "Mighty Love," "I'll Be Around" and "Rubberband Man."
In addition to his wife of 40 years, Jackson is survived by two daughters and two sons.
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