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by Ron WynnOnce an extremely popular regional attraction, John Edwards moved from the chitlin circuit to the big time when he joined The Spinners. Born in St. Louis, Edwards began singing in mens clubs while stationed in Germany during his army days. When he was discharged, Edwards came to Columbus, GA. He appeared once with Wilson Pickett and then did several dates in Chicago, where he met Curtis Mayfield in 1968. Mayfield got Edwards a session at Weis Records and Jo Armstead produced If I Dont Lose My Head in 1969. Armstead produced other singles for Weis and Twin Stacks before Edwards moved to Bell in 1972. Floyd Smith co-wrote and produced The Look on Your Face, after which Edwards moved again to Aware, in 1973. Smith produced his LP John Edwards, and Messing up a Good Thing generated some attention. But it was Careful Man in 1974 that got Edwards his first and only hit as a single act; it reached number eight. When Aware folded, Edwards did a few dates with The Spinners in 1973, but continued his solo career with Cotillion. His 1976 LP Life Love and Living contained some excellent deep soul tunes, particularly Baby, Hold on to Me, but didnt get much attention. Edwards joined The Spinners full-time in 1977 and remains with them currently. Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl and Cupid/Ive Loved You for a Long Time in 1980 are the biggest Spinners hits featuring Edwards to date.


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