After serving in the Vietnam War with the Marines, Cameron joined Motown act The Spinners as lead singer (though original lead singer Bobby Smith also retained his lead position). He sang both lead parts on their first big hit, 1970\'s "It\'s a Shame", co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder, and remained with Motown as a solo artist when The Spinners left Motown in 1971. He was known for his ability to sound like other artists, such as Smokey Robinson on his song "(Don\'t Wanna) Play Pajama Games", Curtis Mayfield on "No Matter Where" and The Isley Brothers on his duet with Willie Hutch "Come Get This Thang\'. Although Cameron was not a major-seller for the label, he did have a hit with "It\'s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday", the theme song of the 1975 film Cooley High, which was later covered by Boyz II Men. Cameron re-joined the Spinners again in the early 2000s, during which time he appeared with them on a PBS music special, singing his 1970 hit "It\'s A Shame", then left to join The Temptations in 2003.\n', '

Cameron left Motown after the 1970s, and toured as an independent artist. He recorded a critically acclaimed album for Malaco Records in 1983 and his career was revived in 1989 by recordings for British record companies Ardent (owned at the time by Paul Mooney) and Motorcity (owned by Ian Levine). When John Edwards suffered a stroke in 2000, Cameron returned to The Spinners to replace him, until leaving the group to join the Temptations in 2003. He also recorded another solo album titled Shadows. Shadows was co-produced by Ben Obi of Savannah Street Music.\n', '

He replaced Barrington "Bo" Henderson in 2003 as one of the lead singers of The Temptations. He was one of the voices on their album, "Reflections". Cameron sang lead on the album track "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" which was nominated for a Grammy in 2007. Cameron left the Temptations in June 2007 to focus on his group, The G.C. Cameron Review.\n', '

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