R. B. Greaves

R.B. Greaves
Birth nameRonald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III
Born(1943-11-28)28 November 1943[1]
Georgetown, Guyana
Died27 September 2012(2012-09-27) (aged 68)
Granada Hills, California, U.S.
GenresR&B, soul, pop
OccupationSinger
Years active1969–1970s
LabelsAtco Records, Bareback, Sunflower Records

Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III (28 November 1943 – 27 September 2012)[2] 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".[3]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1992). Fred Weiler (ed.). The Billboard Book of USA Top 40 Hits (5 ed.). Guinness. p. 204.
  2. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (3 October 2012). "R. B. Greaves, Pop Singer, Dies at 68". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  3. ^ "R.B. Greaves Always Something There to Remind Me Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.