R.B. Greaves

R.B. Greaves

voc, 1943-2012 US, Georgetown, Guyana
Singer / Musician of R&B/Soul and Pop
A.k.a. Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III Sonny Childe

Ronald Bertram Aloysius "R. B." Greaves III (November 28, 1943 - September 27, 2012) was an American singer who had chart success in 1969 with the pop single "Take a Letter Maria". A number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, this single sold one million copies, and it earned gold record certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Greaves also reached the Top 40 in early 1970 with "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me".

Genres

R&B/Soul
Pop
Rock

Popular Tracks

Take a Letter, Maria on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

Always Something There to Remind Me on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

Take a Letter Maria (Rerecorded) on Echoes of Time by Dobie Gray

Cupid on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

Don't Play That Song on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher on His Very Best by R.B. Greaves

Whiter Shade of Pale on R&B Covers Of Pop & Rock Classics by Various Artists

Home to Stay on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

This Is Soul on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

Birmingham, Alabama on R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Take A Letter Maria / I'm Gonna Run Away From You	R.B. Greaves / Tami Lynn	1988	Single
Take A Letter Maria / (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher	R.B. Greaves	1982	Single
Please Mister Mailman	R.B. Greaves	1980	Single
Take A Letter Maria / Always Something There To Remind Me	R.B. Greaves	1979	Single
Who's Watching The Baby (Margie) / The Gods Watch All	R.B. Greaves	1977	Single
Hollywood It's Me	R.B. Greaves	1977	Single
Rock And Roll	R.B. Greaves	1977	Single
R.B. Greaves	R.B. Greaves	1977	Album
Let's Try It Again	R.B. Greaves	1975	Single
I'm Married, You're Married	R.B. Greaves	1974	Single
Home To Stay / This Is Soul	R.B. Greaves	1974	Single
Take A Letter Maria / Soul Man	R.B. Greaves / Sam & Dave	1973	Single
Long Live The King	R.B. Greaves	1973	Single
Area Code 213 / Margie, Who's Watching The Baby	R.B. Greaves	1972	Single
Margie, Who's Watching The Baby	R.B. Greaves	1972	Single
Paperback Writer	R.B. Greaves	1971	Single
Carta A María	R.B. Greaves	1970	Single
Always Something There To Remind Me / Oh When I Was A Boy	R.B. Greaves	1970	Single
Fire & Rain	R.B. Greaves	1970	Single
Take A Letter Maria	R.B. Greaves	1969	Single
R.B. Greaves	R.B. Greaves	1969	Album
Whiter Shade Of Pale	R.B. Greaves		Single
Oh When I Was A Boy / Georgia Took Her Back	R.B. Greaves		Single
Venus • Hot Sand	Shocking Blue, R.B. Greaves, The Cuff Links		Single

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