Soundstage - "Goin' Round With The Spinners" - WTTW Channel 11 (Complete Broadcast, 5/8/1977) 📺

Here's another complete Soundstage (re)broadcast, this time with the Spinners, as aired over WTTW Channel 11. [This episode originally aired in 1976]. Includes: 'Public space' ID (voiceover by Marty Robinson) Soundstage slide with stereo simulcast (WXRT FM 93) notice (voiceover by Marty Robinson) Opening titles and sequence, with group members on basketball court identifying themselves (in order: Henry Fambrough, baritone; Bobby Smith, tenor and lead vocals; Billy Henderson, tenor; Pervis Jackson, bass; and Philippe 'Soul' Wynne, second lead) (voiceover by Marty Robinson) Group walks out on stage and starts off with "It's a Shame" (1:32, lead Philippe), followed by "I've Got To Make It On My Own" (4:30, lead Henry and Philippe) and "The Rubberband Man" (7:43, lead Philippe), then Pervis plugs their new "Happiness Is Being With The Spinners" album, leading in to "Wake Up Susan" (12:35, lead Philippe), followed by a medley of their older hits including "Then Came You" (16:25), "Ghetto Child" (18:32), "I Don't Want To Lose You" (20:41), "One Of A Kind (Love Affair)" (22:40, lead Philippe and Bobby) and "Love Or Leave" (25:13, lead Bobby and Philippe). Next is a musical question, "What are the Spinners really like?," a filmed segment where the members take Q&A at an outdoor park from people with regard to their beginnings, their backgrounds and such. Back to the stage, with "How Could I Let You Get Away" (32:19, lead Philippe) and "Tenderly" (38:37). Another musical question, "Can five Spinners beat three Chicago Bulls?," with footage of a Bulls-Spinners matchup accompanying a performance of "They Just Can't Stop It - the (Games People Play)" (42:58, lead Bobby with Pervis at "12:45") - the answer: ?? Philippe leads an intro to "Sadie" (song starts at 46:48), followed by Bobby proclaiming "Party time!" leading into "Mighty Love" (54:00, on which he and Philippe share lead) which closes the program. Ending credits (look for shots of General Electric PE-350's as the credits roll): Soundstage Producer / Director - Bill Heitz Associate Producer - Charles Mitchell Assistant Director - Cynthia Southon Assistant Producer - Jane Kaplan Production Coordinator - Jacqueline Fabish Technical Supervisor - Tim Snell Audio - John Kennamer Video - Jerry Hanna Lighting Designer - Jim Gedwellas Set Designer - Michael Loewenstein Camera - Jerry Binder, Barry Blue, Bill Finch, John Hampson Video Recording - Rich Davies Video Editing - Vorce McIntosh, Susan Smeyak Floor Director - Marvin Pienta Audio Assistant - Jim Mancini Graphics - Carolyn Gleeson Floor Assistants - Bruce Rehberger, Rex Victor Maintenance - Al Skierkiewicz Production Assistant - Sandra Middleton Musical Conductor - Maurice King Vocal Backgrounds - New Horizons Accompanying Musicians - Ted Smith, Rodney Stepp, Rodney Voorhees, Tony Williams and The Ray Papai Orchestra Special Thanks to - Buddy Allen, North Shore Hilton, Tom Hoover, Studio Instrument Rentals Major funding and additional support notice voiceover (by Marty Robinson), accompanied on screen: Public Television Stations Ford Foundation Corp. for Public Broadcasting Copyright 1976 Chicago Educational Television Assoc. A Production of WTTW / Chicago Promo for upcoming Soundstage spotlighting 1976 Down Beat Awards (voiceover by Marty Robinson) (ending voiceover by Don Ferris) "Made possible by" notice with Kraft Foods logo on screen (voiceover by Marty Robinson) Promo for Part 1 of 4-part presentation of "Hard Times" for Wednesday at 8pm (voiceover by Marty Robinson) Skyline ID with incomplete sign-off (voiceover by Marty Robinson) This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 8th 1977 during the 11:00pm to 12 Midnight timeframe. (Premiered on Wednesday, November 10th, 1976, and also aired Sunday, November 14th, 1976, Thursday, May 5th 1977, Thursday, June 22nd 1978 and Saturday, June 24th 1978). About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television's primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s and early 80s, primarily) recorded off of any and all Chicago TV channels; footage which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical purposes. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to DVD, and to view more of the 4,700+ (and counting) video clips available for viewing in our online archive, please visit us at: http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?contentload=donate