Billy Henderson's Birth Card: The 4 of Diamonds

In the record

William Henderson (August 9, 1939 – February 2, 2007) was an American singer, best known for being an original member and founder of The Spinners, a soul vocal group. The birth-card coordinate for August 9 is the 4 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2023 Performers with The Spinners induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2023 Performers — inducted member of The Spinners

The 4 of Diamonds coordinate

Billy Henderson's birthday maps to the 4 of Diamonds (The Financial Foundation Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Billy Henderson. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You build a floor that lasts and still let money move when the work requires it.

Live 4 of Diamonds meaning page

Billy Henderson in the public record

He and four friends at Lincoln High School in 1954 formed a group originally called The Domingos and later renamed The Spinners. They had several hits, especially in the 1970s, including "I'll Be Around" (1972) and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love", "Then Came You" (with Dionne Warwick), "The Rubberband Man" and "It's a Shame". "It's a Shame" is a song co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett, and produced by Wonder as a single for The Spinners on Motown's V.I.P. Records label. Recorded in 1970, it became the Detroit-reared group's biggest single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 and also their biggest hit in a decade. The lineup of the quintet included original members Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson and Bobby Smith and lead vocalist G. C. Cameron.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Billy Henderson (American singer) (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 4 of Diamonds

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Billy Henderson, and not a forecast of induction.

Strong financial planning and foresight

William Henderson (August 9, 1939 – February 2, 2007) was an American singer, best known for being an original member and founder of The Spinners, a soul vocal group.

Paired on value and commerce — the domain ♦ governs in this system. Markers in the record: founder.

Also on the record

1. The song, which is about a man who complains about a lover's "messin' around" on him, became a huge hit for the group, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the R&B singles chart, making it their biggest hit to date.
2. The song was the first song Wonder produced for another act by himself.
3. Henderson was considered to be the best dancer in The Spinners and was known for his animated stage presence, although he was the only member out of the classic five to not sing any lead vocals, Henderson was more focused on the dancing and being the background second tenor in the middle and was also one of the founders of The Spinners.
4. The Spinners were nominated for six Grammy Awards and they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the second star for a musical group consisting of Afro Americans.

Other inductees with this card

• Benmont Tench — 2002 Performers with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Brian Eno — 2019 Performers with Roxy Music
• Brian Johnson — 2003 Performers with AC/DC
• Buddy Holly — 1986 Performers; 2012 Performers with The Crickets
• Chrissie Hynde — 2005 Performers with The Pretenders
• Eazy-E — 2016 Performers with N.W.A
• Howard Leese — 2013 Performers with Heart
• Jerry Harrison — 2002 Performers with Talking Heads
• John Densmore — 1993 Performers with The Doors
• LeRoi Moore — 2024 Performers with Dave Matthews Band
• Marv Tarplin — 2012 Performers with The Miracles
• Nina Simone — 2018 Performers
• 6 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Billy Henderson's birth card?

The 4 of Diamonds. August 9 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Billy Henderson's dates come from?

Birth date 1939-08-09 is the day-precision date on Billy Henderson's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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