ABOUT
R.B. Greaves (November 28, 1943 - September 27, 2012) was an R&B/soul/pop singer who became famous during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Best known for the breezy, Latin-styled "Take A Letter Maria" (1969), a Top 5 smash that became a million-seller, other big hits include a remake of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David-penned "Always Something There To Remind Me" (1970).
Born Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III on an Air Force base in Georgetown, (British) Guyana), he grew up on a Seminole Indian reservation in the U.S. and moved to England in 1963. He was a nephew of soul legend Sam Cooke.
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R.B. Greaves
- Always Something There To Remind Me 1970
(This song was previously a hit for Lou Johnson (1964), Sandie Shaw (1965), and Dionne Warwick (1968), and later also became a hit for Naked Eyes (1983).) - Take A Letter Maria 1969
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