Sheridan Spencer Of Squires, Sabers, Untouchables Rip

[Guest lifeandsoul]

Just got this through - a lifetime in some of the top male group harmony groups, then shot and killed at age 70! - RIP

"This comes from Bruce Woolf

Hi

Sorry to have to report another passing. Especially this time of year.

Sheridan "Rip" Spencer, tenor of a multitude of Los Angeles area vocal

groups was shot and killed

Wednesday, Dec 9th.

The Homicide Report

The Times chronicles L.A. County

homicide victims

Compton: Sheridan Spencer, 70

December 15, 2009 | 11:15 am

Sheridan Spencer, a 70-year-old black man, was shot and killed

Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the 1600 block of West Caldwell Street in Compton,

authorities said.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. in a residential

neighborhood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Spencer

was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at (323)

890-5500.

No details have been released due to the ongoing investigation.

Rip was a member of the Squires on Vita Records and their many other

group names. Sabers/Chavelles/Gents/Valiants/Untouchables/Alley

Cats/Happy Tones/Africa

from 1955 into the 70's.

I refer you to Marv Goldberg's fine article on the Valiants for more of

Rip's vocal group career.

https://home.att.net/~uncamarvy/Valiants/valiants.html

Our first SOM in Memory Of Rip Spencer is on Cal-West Records from 1955.

Rip has the lead as the Sabers give us

"Always Forever"

Our Second Memeorial SOM is on Shar-Dee Records from 1959.

As the Valiants, Chester Pipkin leads the group on

"Dear Cindy"

May your slayer come to quick justice allowing you to Rest In Peace.

Thank you for the decades of wonderful vocal group recordings.

You will be missed Sheridan "Rip" Spencer

Bruce (DooWopDJ)"