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Alicia Bridges - 66% match to R.B. Greaves

Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This vocalist caught the mood of the disco craze as it sashayed towards its Saturday Night Fever zenith in the late 70s. Although her debut album reached Billboard’s Top 40, she is remembered chiefly for the single ‘I Live The Night Life (Disco Round)’, which raced to number 5 in the USA and, when issued on Polydor, also made a strong im Read more

Peaches & Herb - 45% match to R.B. Greaves

Herb Fame (Herbert Feemster, 1 October 1942, Washington, DC, USA) and Francine Barker (b. Francine Edna Hurd Barker, 28 April 1947, Washington, DC, USA, d. 13 August 2005, Maryland, USA). These two Washington, DC, USA-based singers were signed separately to the same record label, Date, and met on a promotional tour. Producer Dave Kapralik put the couple together, and their e Read more

White Plains - 44% match to R.B. Greaves

White Plains was one of several groups, drawn from a cache of British session singers that enjoyed hit singles during the early 70s. Tony Burrows, Robin Shaw and Pete Nelson were each ex-members of the Flowerpot Men, while the act’s line-up was completed by songwriter Roger Greenaway, previously ‘David’ of David And Jonathan. The ‘newcomer’ co-wrote Whi Read more

Clarence Carter - 33% match to R.B. Greaves

14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Carter’s earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin. Also known as the C And C Boys, the blind duo made seven singles, the last of which was recorded at Fame’s Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966, Carter became a solo act Read more

Joe Simon - 30% match to R.B. Greaves

2 September 1943, Simmesport, Louisiana, USA. Simon’s professional career began following his move to Oakland, California, where a 1962 release, ‘My Adorable One’, was a minor hit. In 1964, Joe met John Richbourg, a Nashville-based disc jockey who began guiding the singer’s musical path, initially on the Sound Stage 7 label. ‘Let’s Do It Over
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The Capitols - 24% match to R.B. Greaves

An R&B trio from Detroit, Michigan, USA, originally known as the Three Caps, the Capitols were best known for their 1966 hit ‘Cool Jerk’. Originally formed around 1962 as a quintet, the two principal members were Donald Storball (guitar, vocals) and Samuel George (23 January 1942, d. 17 March 1982; drums, lead vocals). Discovered by record producer Ollie McLaug Read more

Arthur Conley - 23% match to R.B. Greaves

4 January 1946, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, d. 17 November 2003, Ruurlo, the Netherlands. Recalled as something of a one-hit-wonder, this Otis Redding protégé remains underrated. Conley first recorded for the Atlanta-based NRC label as Arthur And The Corvets. After signing to his mentor Otis Redding’s Jotis label, further singles were leased to Volt and Stax Re Read more

Jimmy Hughes - 22% match to R.B. Greaves

1938, Leighton, Alabama, USA, d. 4 January 1997. This former member of the Singing Clouds abandoned the gospel field following the success of Arthur Alexander and recorded a handful of secular songs. When his producer, Rick Hall, was unable to secure an outlet for one such master, ‘Steal Away’, he issued it himself, inaugurating the Fame label. The prototype countr Read more

Mel & Tim - 22% match to R.B. Greaves

The Fortunes - 22% match to R.B. Greaves

Originally formed in March 1963 as a trio, this UK beat group comprised Glen Dale (Richard Garforth, 24 April 1943, Deal, Kent, England; guitar), Rod Allen (b. Rodney Bainbridge, 31 March 1944, Leicester, England, d. 10 January 2008, Coventry, West Midlands, England; bass/vocals) and Barry Pritchard (b. 3 April 1944, Birmingham, England, d. 11 January 1999, Swindon, Wiltshir Read more

Don Covay - 21% match to R.B. Greaves

Donald Randolph, 24 March 1938, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. Covay resettled in Washington during the early 50s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family’s gospel quartet. He crossed over to secular music with the Rainbows, a formative vocal group that also included Marvin Gaye and Billy Stewart. Covay’s solo career began in 1957 as part of the Little R Read more

Andy Kim - 20% match to R.B. Greaves

Charlene - 20% match to R.B. Greaves

Charlene Duncan, 1 June 1950, Hollywood, California, USA. Duncan joined Motown Records in 1974, teaming up with producer Robert Miller for a series of commercially unsuccessful pop recordings. Her romantic 1977 ballad ‘I’ve Never Been To Me’ flopped on release, but was reissued in 1982 and reached number 1 in the UK charts and number 3 in the USA. By now, Char Read more

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - 20% match to R.B. Greaves

The Sweet Inspirations - 20% match to R.B. Greaves

The Sweet Inspirations’ career reached back into the Drinkard Singers, a formative gospel group whose fluid line-up included Dionne Warwick and Cissy Houston. The group dropped this name on pursuing a secular path as session singers. Houston remained at the helm during several subsequent changes, (Doris Troy and Judy Clay were among the former members), and the group emerg Read more