R.B. Greaves
- MatchR.B. Greaves
- 100%Johnny Rivers
- 99%The Dave Clark Five
- 88%Four Tops
- 82%Sam & Dave
- 80%Herman's Hermits
- 76%The Grass Roots
- 74%The 5th Dimension
- 70%The Drifters
- 69%Lou Christie
- 66%Tommy James
Biography
Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III, 28 November 1944, Georgetown, British Guyana. This singer, half north American Indian, made his greatest impact with the 1969 single, ‘Take A Letter Maria’. A nephew of Sam Cooke, Greaves had built a career both in the Caribbean and in the UK, where he performed as Sonny Childs with his group the TNTs. His biggest hit had been recorded by both Tom Jones and Stevie Wonder before the author recorded it himself at the insistence of Atlantic Records... Read more
Genres
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soul
60s
rhythm and blues
rnb
pop
1960s soul
guyana
soul
60s
rhythm and blues
rnb
pop
1960s soul
guyana
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