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American R&B song group

Ray, Goodman & Dark-brown
Ray, Goodman & Brown promo photo and back cover for "Moments With Y'all" album
Background information
Also known as	The Moments
Origin	Washington, D.C., U.Southward.
Genres	R&B, soul
Years active	1965–1978 (The Moments) 1978–present (Ray, Goodman & Brownish)
Labels	Stang, Polydor, EMI
Members	Billy Brown* Kevin 'Ray' Owens* Larry Winfree
By members	Al Goodman (deceased)* Harry Ray (deceased)* Marker Greene Eric Olfus, Sr. (deceased) Richard Gross Harold "Eban" Brown John Morgan (deceased) Johnny Moore (deceased) Solomon Cunningham Huitt Cunningham Lorin Brown. *Original Ray, Goodman & Brown members

Ray, Goodman & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated equally The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama", and "Await at Me (I'g in Honey)".^[1] In 1978, they inverse their name to Ray, Goodman & Brown and had farther hits, including "Special Lady".^{[i] [ii]}

The original Moments [edit]

Early on years [edit]

The original members of the Moments were Eric Olfus Sr., Richard Gross (often incorrectly listed as "Richard Horsley"), and John Morgan. The Moments formed in Washington, D.C. during the mid-1960s. In 1965, at Washington D.C.'southward Howard University, the Mizell Brothers and Freddie Perren (forth with schoolmate Toby Jackson) founded Grunter Records and signed the harmony group as the Moments. The Moments recorded "Baby I Want Y'all" and "Pray for Me" for Hog.^[three] The lineup consisted of Olfus, Gross, and Morgan.

Every bit The Moments in 1970. From left: Johnny 'Moe' Moore, Billy Brownish, and Al Goodman.

Marker Greene joined afterward the unmarried'due south release. The group so signed with the newly established Stang Records label, prepare up by Sylvia Robinson at All Platinum Studios in Englewood, New Jersey with her husband Joe. The group had its first hit nearly immediately late in 1968 with "Not on the Exterior", which reached No. 13 on the R&B nautical chart and No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100^{[4] [5]} (with Greene on lead vocal). Robinson then hired a management firm headed by radio stars Frankie Crocker, Herb Hamlett, and Eddie O'Jay. The trio began promoting the Moments and booking them for live events in major cities. When Hamlett moved to WCMF in Rochester, New York, he booked the Moments exclusively. In belatedly 1968, Greene, Olfus, and Gross left All Platinum Records.

Goodman, Dark-brown & Morgan [edit]

In 1968, Al Goodman (afterwards a couple of performances with the Corvettes and the Vipers) was hired by Joe Robinson as a studio-production creative assistant, singer, and songwriter. On recordings, he played as a substitute for Mickey of Mickey & Sylvia.^[half-dozen]

Afterwards one live appearance at the Apollo Theater as a quartet, they apace scaled downwards to a trio: Morgan stayed on, with baritone Goodman and new lead vocaliser William "Baton" Dark-brown (who had been a member of the Broadways, on MGM).

Early hits [edit]

In 1969, Goodman, Brown, and Morgan released 4 R&B hit singles with Brown on atomic number 82: the first was released in March entitled, "Sunday" (No. 13 R&B & No. 90 Pop); and so "I Practise", their first top x R&B hit, (No. 10 R&B & No. 62 Pop); "I'm So Lost" (No. 43 R&B); and "Lovely Way She Loves" (No. xiv R&B), which was written past Goodman, Brown, and Sylvia.^{[4] [five]}

Their debut album was released in 1969: "Not on the Outside, Simply on the Within, Strong!" appeared on Billboard'south R&B Album chart for 22 weeks, peaking at No. 8 on July four, 1970.^[7]

In 1970, the Moments released three pinnacle 10 R&B hits that included their biggest hit to appointment, "Love on a Two Way Street". The song had originally been recorded by Stang artist Lezli Valentine, just failed to chart. The Moments' vocal entered Billboard'south R&B chart on March 28, 1970, appearing for 17 weeks and hitting No. 1 on May xvi. It too became a height v on Billboard's Hot 100, peaking at No. three afterwards 15 weeks.^{[4] [5]}

Harry Ray'due south arrival [edit]

After the recording of "Dear on a 2 Style Street" and before it became a hit, Morgan was briefly replaced past Sylvia Robinson's brother-in-police force Johnny Moore (not to be confused with the Drifters singer) in 1970. He appeared with Goodman and Brown on the cover of the group'southward 2d anthology, but was absent from their live performances. Goodman and Brownish worked as a duo until new arrival Harry Ray (Dec 15, 1946 – Oct 1, 1992)^{[8] [9]} rounded out the trio that would go the longest line-up every bit the Moments.

While Brown recovered from vocal overuse, Ray sang pb on the Moments' subsequent hits including the other two releases of 1970: "If I Didn't Care" (No. 7 R&B, No. 44 Pop) and "All I Take" (No. 9 R&B, No. 56 Pop).^{[4] [5]} Afterwards Chocolate-brown's recovery, they released five top 40 R&B hits^[4] with Chocolate-brown and Ray sharing lead vocals, while Goodman served as spokesman for the group. They released their second anthology in 1970: "A Moment with the Moments" peaked at No. 39 on the R&B Billboard Album chart on December 12, 1970.^[seven] Their album On Top was released in 1971; information technology included the singles "All I Accept", "I Tin can't Help It", "To You with Love", and "Lucky Me", but didn't make the album nautical chart.

In 1972, the Moments recorded a live anthology from a women's prison house entitled, "Live at the New York State Women's Prison". It peaked at No. 25 on Billboard's R&B Album chart.^[seven] They also released two pinnacle twoscore singles: "Just Because He Wants to Make Love (Doesn't Mean He Loves Y'all)" (No. 25 R&B) and "My Thing" (No. 19 R&B).^[4]

In 1973, they released, "Gotta Find a Way" (No. 16 R&B, No. 68 Pop) and some other summit ten R&B hit, "Sexy Mama", written by Goodman, Ray, and S. Robinson (No. 3 R&B, No. 17 pop).^{[4] [five]} They also recorded a duet with Sylvia Robinson and Ray on lead: "Sho Nuff Boogie" (credited as Sylvia and the Moments).

Later on a couple more than singles, the group hit the tiptop of the R&B chart again in 1975 with the single, "Look at Me (I'm in Love)". The song appeared 19 weeks on Billboard's R&B chart, and hit No. 39 on the Hot 100 on June 28.^{[iv] [5]}

The Moments were co-credited with labelmates the Whatnauts on their striking "Girls (Function 1)"; it reached No. 25 on the Billboard R&B chart and became one of their biggest international successes, reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975.^[9] Ray and Goodman were strongly involved in writing and producing much of the Moments' material from the mid-1970s, also as producing and writing for the Whatnauts. The Moments had continued success in the Great britain scoring two farther tiptop-10 hits with "Dolly My Dearest" (No. 10) and "Jack in the Box" (No. seven).^[9]

By 1978, the group had had a total of 27 R&B chart hits and decided to leave Stang, signing with the larger Polydor Records. A legal dispute arose, barring them from using "The Moments" on their new label, and then they renamed the group with their last names: Ray, Goodman & Brown.^[10]

Ray, Goodman & Chocolate-brown [edit]

The start unmarried under their new name, "Special Lady", became ane of their biggest hits, reaching No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 5 on the popular chart in early 1980, earning them a gold record.^[11] The song was written by, Goodman, Ray, and Lee Walter. The B-side featured "Déjà Vu", with lyrics by Bob Natiello and music by Lou Toby. Their debut self titled album, "Ray, Goodman & Brown" became a big hit besides giving them their first gold album.^[eleven] They followed upward with more hits, including "Within Of You" (No. 14 R&B, 1980).

In 1982, post-obit the release of their fourth (and final) Polydor album, Harry Ray left to pursue a solo career and was replaced past Kevin "Ray" Owens, a backing vocalist for Luther Vandross. Harry Ray re-joined Sylvia and Joe Robinson at their new venture (Sugar Colina Records), only after i album and a minor hit, "Sweet Baby", he rejoined Goodman and Brownish in 1983 for their comeback on EMI with the ballad "Take It to the Limit" (which put them dorsum on the R&B chart at No. 8 in 1987). In 1991, Chocolate-brown's nephew, Harold "Eban" Brown, former vocalist for the Delfonics, became the lead vocalist for Ray, Goodman & Brown. He stayed for 2 and a half years before joining the Manhattans and became lead vocalist for the Stylistics in 2000.

Ray, Goodman & Brown in 1996

1992–2010 [edit]

Harry Ray suffered a fatal stroke and died on Oct ane, 1992, at age 45; he was again replaced by Kevin "Ray" Owens. Occasionally solo artist Greg Willis joined Ray, Goodman and Brown in performances (and later on records), merely never became a total-time fellow member. Vocalist Wade "Silky" Elliott also did a stint, before signing a solo contract with CBS Records during the 1990s and temporarily joining Blueish Magic. With Owens's return, the trio continued to perform and bout as Ray, Goodman & Brown. They released two albums in 2002 and 2003, one with new fabric, and the other featuring re-workings of soul songs past other male song groups. These albums reunited them with old All-Platinum producer George Kerr. In 1 of their public appearances, they teamed with Gerald Alston to perform The Manhattans' striking "Kiss And Say Goodbye".

In 2003, Goodman, Dark-brown, Owens, and Larry "Ice" Winfree sang backup vocals for the Alicia Keys song "Y'all Don't Know My Name", which was a No. 1 soul/R&B vocal. Alicia was so impressed with their vocals that she took them on bout with her. Recalls Brown: "We did every major TV show in the country — 'Good Morn America,' 'The View,' Jay Leno. When she played Madison Square Garden with Missy Elliott and Beyonce, she had the states with her. I gave her the proper noun of 'Our Angel.' She is Ray, Goodman & Brown's affections. She came along when things were kind of slow for us. I beloved her. I really do."^[12]

In 2008, Owens, Goodman, and Brown continued to tape together and tour (sometimes with Winfree), performing hits from both the Moments and Ray, Goodman and Brown.

Contempo years [edit]

On July 26, 2010, Goodman died at the age of 67.^[13]

In 2012, Harold "Eban" Brown rejoined remaining original member Billy Chocolate-brown to re-record The Moments Greatest Hits - Volume one. It was released in April 2014 on the Universal Music Group label - featuring the vocals of Harold "Eban" Brown and Baton Brown only.

In 2014, Winfree was officially welcomed into the group as the replacement for Goodman, with Owens and Brown, bringing the grouping back to its regular trio status.^[14]

In 2016 Brown suffered a stroke.^[15] Fortunately, later a short absence he fully recovered and continued to perform.

In February 2019, Ray, Goodman & Brown performed on the Soul Train Cruise.^[16]

As of 2020, Baton Chocolate-brown continues to perform keeping the legacy of Ray, Goodman & Brown alive as the remaining surviving member.

The Moments featuring Mark Greene [edit]

Mark Greene was called back to bring together the renamed Ray, Goodman & Brown; however, he declined, claiming that no royalties were always paid him. His website displays data about the original group: the founding members, and a photograph of the quartet earlier Sylvia Robinson reorganized the human activity. He released a self-produced CD project entitled Love Is More than Than Spoken on the FAJR label. At that place was also a CD release on FAJR entitled Unspoken Moments past the Moments featuring Mark Greene and picturing Greene, Johnny Moore, and Gross (aka Horsley) on the encompass. Greene later acquired the trademark for the Moments proper name. Now known as "The Moments featuring Mark Greene", he released 'Urban Legacy' in 2000 which featured tracks recorded in 1967 and featured Solomon Cunningham, Huitt Cunningham, and Loren Dark-brown. This group without Huitt Cunningham were performing and touring with Greene at the beginning of the 21st century.^[17]

Discography [edit]

Television set appearances [edit]

Soul Train ^{[18] [nineteen]}

• January xiii, 1973 / flavor ii episode 16
• October 6, 1973 / flavor three episode 7
• May 11, 1974 / flavour 3 episode 31 / The Moments w/Sylvia
• Dec seven, 1974 / season 4 episode 12
• December 25, 1976 / season half-dozen episode xix
• May 24, 1980 / Season nine episode 29
• December 6, 1980 / season x episode 12
• Apr six, 1985 / flavor fourteen episode 24

American Bandstand ^{[20] [21]}

• October 17. 1970 / season xiv episode 7
• March 23, 1974 / Season 17 Episode 29
• March 29, 1980 / Season 23 episode 19

The Merv Griffin Show

• April 16, 1980 / season 17 episode 17 ^[22]

The Mike Douglas Testify

• May vii, 1980 / season eighteen episode 151^[23]

The Midnight Special

• Oct 24, 1980 / season ix episode eight^[24]

The Toni Tennille Show

• Oct 27, 1980 / season 1 episode thirty^[25]

The John Davidson Show

• Dec 1, 1980 / flavour 1 episode 110^[26]

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Dahl, Bill. "The Moments - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
2. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Ray, Goodman & Brown - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved Apr 23, 2022.
3. ^ "The Moments - Baby I Want You (vii-inch)". Wax Poetics Digital. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.
4. ^ ^{a b c d east f yard h} "The Moments R&B Chart". Billboard . Retrieved July xx, 2020.
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "The Moments Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved July xx, 2020.
6. ^ Taylor, Marc (1996). A Touch of Classic Soul of the Early 1970's (illustrated ed.). University of Michigan: Aloiv Publishing. p. 184. ISBN9780965232845.
7. ^ ^{a b c} "The Moments R&B Anthology Nautical chart". Billboard . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
8. ^ "Harry Milton Ray". Discover a Grave . Retrieved September fifteen, 2020.
9. ^ ^{a b c} McAleer, Dave; Gregory, Andy; White, Matthew (November xv, 2010). The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Volume ii. Random House. p. 325. ISBN9780753522455.
10. ^ "Ray, Goodman & Brown Soulwalking". Retrieved July 21, 2020.
11. ^ ^{a b} "Aureate & Platinum Ray, Goodman & Brown". RIAA . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
12. ^ NJ.com, Marking Voger (July 25, 2011). "Baton Brown interview". nj . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
13. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (July 29, 2010). "Al Goodman, R&B Singer, Dies at 67". The New York Times . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
14. ^ "Al Goodman of Ray Goodman & Brown dies | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews". SoulTracks. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
15. ^ "Billy Brownish of Ray, Goodman & Brown suffers stroke". SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews. May one, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
16. ^ "The 411 Talks to Billy Dark-brown of Ray, Goodman & Brown | Soul Railroad train Cruise". soultraincruise.com . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
17. ^ "The MOMENTS featuring Mark Greene". Archived from the original on June 17, 2009.
18. ^ "The Moments On Soul Railroad train". Television set.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
19. ^ "Ray, Goodman & Dark-brown Television set Appearances". Tv set.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
20. ^ "The Moments On Soul Railroad train". Television.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
21. ^ "Ray, Goodman & Brown TV Appearances". TV.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
22. ^ "The Merv Griffin Show: April 16, 1980". Television.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
23. ^ "The Mike Douglas Show: May 7, 1980". Idiot box.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
24. ^ "The Midnight Special: Host: The Oak Ridge Boys". Tv.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
25. ^ "The Toni Tennille Bear witness: October 27, 1980". Goggle box.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
26. ^ "The John Davidson Show: December 1, 1980". Idiot box.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links [edit]

• Ray Goodman & Dark-brown website
• The Moments of Soul Train "My Thing"
• Alicia Keys and Ray Goodman & Brown Video

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