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Also Known As the Motown Spinners • the Detroit Spinners
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2023)

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The Spinners, c. 1970
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The Eagles
the Eagles
American music group
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964; Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon sing and play guitars at the front, with Ringo Starr on drums in the back.
the Beatles
British rock group
One Direction members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles pose together at a London event in 2011, standing in front of a branded backdrop.
One Direction
British-Irish vocal group
Coldplay members pose together on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards, each wearing colorful, military-style jackets, with a backdrop featuring Grammy logos behind them.
Coldplay
British rock group
Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright, and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd wrapped together in pink fabric against a pink background, early 1970s.
Pink Floyd
British rock group
Guns N' Roses members Duff McKagan, Slash, Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven Adler stand together in rock attire, posing against a plain background.
Guns N’ Roses
American rock group
AC/DC
AC/DC
Australian rock group
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
British rock group
Queen
Queen
British rock group
Black Sabbath, c. 1972
Black Sabbath
British rock group