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G. C. Cameron

born 1945 · singer

Lead singer of the Spinners' 1970 Motown hit "It's a Shame" who stayed with Motown as a solo artist and later sang with the Temptations.

Born

age 81
Birth name
George Curtis Cameron
Also known as
George Curtis Cameron
Detroit years
late 1960s–1970s
Field
Music

01 / The Detroit story

The Detroit story

After serving with the Marines in Vietnam, Cameron joined the Spinners, then still a Motown act, as a lead singer alongside Bobby Smith. He sang both lead parts on the group's breakthrough, "It's a Shame" (1970), co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder. When the Spinners left for Atlantic in 1972, Cameron remained with Motown as a solo artist, becoming known for his ability to sound like Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield or the Isley Brothers on different records; his biggest solo hit was "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (1975), the theme of the film Cooley High. He later married Gwen Gordy Fuqua, who managed his career for a time. He rejoined the Spinners in 2000, then sang with the Temptations from 2003 to 2007.

Highlights

  1. Lead vocal on the Spinners' "It's a Shame" (1970)
  2. "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (1975), from Cooley High
  3. Rejoined the Spinners in 2000
  4. Member of the Temptations 2003–2007

02 / Their Detroit places

Their Detroit places 1

Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.

  1. Recorded here · late 1960s–1972

    Motown Museum

    The Spinners recorded "It's a Shame" for Motown while the company was based in Detroit.

    2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208Map ↗Place page →Source ↗