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R.B. Greaves

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    (November 28, 1943-September 27, 2012)
    Born in Georgetown, Guyana
    Birth name was Roland Bertram Aloysius Greaves III
    Recorded the single 'Take a Letter Maria' (1969)

Why he might be annoying:

    Why wasn't it 'R.B.A. Greaves'?
    He originally recorded in England as Sonny Childe.
    He was a one-hit wonder.
    His hit is very dated, from its Tijuana Brass-style horns to its 'I found out my wife is cheating on me, so I'll hit on my secretary' storyline.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Sam Cooke was his uncle.
    He grew up on a Seminole reservation.
    'Take a Letter Maria' was a Top Ten single on both the pop and soul charts and sold 2.5 million copies.
    'Take a Letter Maria' was the first hit recorded by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section after they left Rick Hall's Fame Studios and opened their own recording facility.

Credit: C. Fishel


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