• At this point in their 50-some-year career, the Spinners have become a slickly entertaining nightclub act with lots of jivey bits, smooth ensemble choreography and soulful harmonies. • Charlton ...

Her name was Sheila, and she was old enough to be my mother. I was in my early 20s, a music journalist in New York City, and Sheila was a friendly editorial assistant at the newspaper where we worked.