Let's Talk It Over - Music

Spencer Wiggins Born 8 January 1942 Is An American Soul And Gospel Singer. He Is An Exponent Of So-Called "deep Soul" And Is Considered One Of The Best Kept Secrets Of Soul Music. Wiggins Was Born In Memphis Tennessee Where He Grew Up Encouraged By His Parents To Engage With Music Especially Gospel His Mother Sang In The Choir Of The Baptist Church Where She Attended Services. He Lived In The Same Area As Singers James Carr And Bobby Bland. While At Booker T. Washington High School He Formed A Gospel Group With His Brother Percy And Sister Maxine And On Leaving School Formed An R&B Group The Four Stars That Included His Brother Percy And David Porter Later To Become A Leading Songwriter And Record Producer. In The Early 1960s He Began Singing In Clubs In Memphis Where He Was Discovered By Quinton Claunch Head Of Goldwax Records. In 1964 Wiggins Recorded His First Single "Lover's Crime" Produced By Claunch For The Label Though His Early Recordings Were Licenced For Release Through The Sub-Label Bandstand USA. The Recording Was Followed By Eight Further Singles But None Became A Hit. His Recordings For Goldwax Included "Uptight Good Woman" Written By Dan Penn And Spooner Oldham And "I Never Loved A Woman The Way I Love You " Recorded At The FAME Studios In Muscle Shoals With Guitar By Duane Allman. In 1969 After Goldwax Collapsed Wiggins Went On To Fame Records Where He Recorded Two More Singles Including "Double Lovin'" Which Reached No.44 On The Billboard R&B Chart In 1970. However Other Singles For Fame And For The Pama And Vivid Sound Labels Were Unsuccessful. In 1973 Wiggins Left Memphis Married And Moved To Miami Florida Where He Became Active In The Baptist Church And In Gospel Music. He Became A Deacon And Choir Director At The New Birth Baptist Church In Miami And Worked With A Number Of Gospel Choirs. He Has Since Released Gospel Recordings Including Keys To The Kingdom Released By Tavette Records In 2003. The Japanese Label Vivid Sound Released A Compilation Of Wiggins' Singles From Goldwax And In 2006 The Kent Label Issued Another Compilation. Due To Copyright Issues However This Compilation Contains Fewer Songs Than The Japanese Release. The Album Was Widely Acclaimed And Led To Wiggins Being Seen As One Of The Greatest Unknown Soul Singers. read less