The Spinners in 1997. From left; John Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson and Billy Henderson.
DETROIT (AP) — Pervis Jackson, the man behind the deep, rolling bass voice in a string of 1970s R&B hits by the Spinners, died here on Monday. He was 70.
His death was confirmed by his wife, Claudreen, who said he had recently learned he had cancer.
A native of the New Orleans area, Mr. Jackson was one of the original five members of the group, which started out in the late 1950s singing doo-wop in Detroit. They worked under the Motown label in the 1960s but shot to stardom after moving to Atlantic Records in the 1970s.
With songs like “Mighty Love,” “I’ll Be Around,” “One of a Kind (Love Affair)” and “Then Came You,” the Spinners were a constant on the R&B and pop charts in the 1970s.
The Spinners compiled 12 gold records, according to thespinnersmusic.com, the group’s Web site.
Mr. Jackson last performed on July 19 in California with the remaining original members of the group, Bobbie Smith and Henry Fambrough, and two new members, his wife said.
Mr. Jackson was to perform with the group later this month in South Africa and in Wales in September, Ms. Jackson said.
Besides Claudreen, whom he married in 1968, he is survived by four children.
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