Explore › R.B. Greaves
R.B. Greaves
Artist

R.B. Greaves

Genre: R&B, Soul, Pop-Soul
Origin: U.S.A
Active: 1969 - 1980
Play Follow

Biography

Born on an Air Force base in what was then British Guyana, Ronald Bertram Greaves spent his childhood on a Seminole reservation and counted Sam Cooke among his uncles. He relocated to England in 1963 and fronted Sonny Childe & the TNT's as lead vocalist. The 1969 single "Take a Letter Maria" delivered his greatest success, merging soap-opera-style storytelling with soulful vocals to reach number two on the pop chart and number ten on the R&B chart. A cover of "Always Something There to Remind Me" went nowhere commercially, prompting his exit from Atlantic's Atco imprint. Another attempt arrived in 1977 on the Bareback label, yet it failed to reignite his momentum. R.B. Greaves died in September 2012 at age 68.

Top Songs

  1. R.B. GreavesTake a Letter, MariaR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves2:45
  2. R.B. GreavesAlways Something There to Remind MeR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves3:10
  3. R.B. GreavesCupidR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves3:00
  4. R.B. GreavesHome to StayR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves2:56
  5. R.B. GreavesThis Is SoulR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves2:30
  6. R.B. GreavesOh When I Was a BoyR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves2:29
  7. R.B. GreavesBallad of LeroyR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves4:05
  8. R.B. GreavesBirmingham, AlabamaR.B. Greaves · 2000R.B. Greaves2:28
  9. MessagesWho's Watching The Baby (Margie)Messages · 2011Messages3:22
  10. MessagesThe God's Watch It AllMessages · 2011Messages4:10
  11. R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]Lady LindaR.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered] · 1977R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]4:19
  12. R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]Home to HomeR.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered] · 1977R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]3:43
  13. R.B. GreavesBack In GeorgiaR.B. Greaves · 2010R.B. Greaves3:43
  14. R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]Who's Watching the Baby (Margie)R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered] · 1977R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]3:14
  15. R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]MaryR.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered] · 1977R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]4:06
  16. R.B. GreavesRock & RollR.B. Greaves · 2010R.B. Greaves3:55
  17. R.B. GreavesThe Gods Watch It AllR.B. Greaves · 2010R.B. Greaves4:02
  18. R.B. GreavesWhat's All The FussR.B. Greaves · 2010R.B. Greaves3:20
  19. R.B. GreavesLet Me Be The One ToniteR.B. Greaves · 2010R.B. Greaves4:22
  20. R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]Hollywood It's MeR.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered] · 1977R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]4:24

Albums

R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]

R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]

1977
R.B. Greaves (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]
R.B. Greaves · Album · 1977
Play
  1. Who's Watching the Baby (Margie)R.B. Greaves3:14
  2. Lady LindaR.B. Greaves4:19
  3. MaryR.B. Greaves4:06
  4. Home to HomeR.B. Greaves3:43
  5. Hollywood It's MeR.B. Greaves4:24
  6. Back in GeorgiaR.B. Greaves3:43
  7. Let Me Be the One ToniteR.B. Greaves4:22
  8. What's All the FussR.B. Greaves3:20
  9. The Gods Watch It AllR.B. Greaves4:02
  10. Rock & RollR.B. Greaves3:54
  11. Please Mister MailmanR.B. Greaves3:30
  12. Let's Try It Again (Stereo Version)R.B. Greaves4:17
  13. My Place or YoursR.B. Greaves4:16
  14. I'm Married, You're MarriedR.B. Greaves2:33
  15. The Gods Watch It All (7" Version)R.B. Greaves3:29