The Spellbinders

The Spellbinders were a New Jersey–based soul group comprising Bobby Shivers, Elouise Pennington, Dee Grant, Jimmy Wright and McArthur Munford.

Best known for their recordings with Van McCoy, Ken Williams and David Kapralik, The Spellbinders had moderate chart success in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom, with their first single "For You" reaching No.

The band toured the US and Canada with acts like Arthur Conley, Joe Tex and Jackie Wilson, as well as the UK in 1965 and 1966, appearing at the legendary Northern Soul venue, the Manchester Twisted Wheel.

The group split up in the late sixties and it was not until 2005 that Chris Lalor, a British citizen living in Belgium, contacted them to arrange a reunion.

This resulted in The Spellbinders appearing at the New Jersey Soul Trip USA, organised by Kev Roberts.