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    Which nephew of Sam Cooke sang the hit song "Take a Letter Maria?"

    Question #125782. Asked by serpa. (Apr 23 12 11:01 AM)


    fredsixties


    The song was recorded by R.B. Greaves

    Greaves was born in 1944 on the United States Air Force base at Georgetown, Guyana. A nephew of Sam Cooke, he grew up on a Seminole Indian reservation in the United States, but moved to England in 1963. Greaves had built a career both in the Caribbean and in Great Britain, where he performed under the name Sonny Childe with his group The TNTs. His debut single "Take a Letter Maria", released under the name R.B. Greaves, had been recorded by both Tom Jones and Stevie Wonder before the author recorded it himself at the insistence of Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegün, who produced it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RB_Greaves

    Apr 23 12, 11:09 AM
    Lottie1001

    		"R B Greaves. "Take a Letter Maria" peaked at number 2 for Greaves in 1969. Greaves was raised on a Seminole reservation and he was also the nephew of singer Sam Cooke."

    http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Maries-the-Name-102041.html

    Apr 23 12, 11:11 AM
    shedoesntcare

    		According to his official bio, "You Send Me", RB Greaves was not Sam Cooke's biological nephew.

    Apr 23 12, 7:37 PM

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