Lifetime
Achievement Award
Detroit
October 3, 2008!
CONGRATULATIONS!
After
almost 40 years of performing, The Dramatics' dedication to the music and their many fans continues
even today.
During
the 60s, Detroit had more talent than its record companies could
handle. Since not all of the city's gifted vocal groups
could be accommodated by Motown, The Dramatics initially recorded for a
series of small labels before ending up on Wingate
Records. When Motown purchased Wingate, Motown staff
producer, Don Davis went south to Stax/Volt and took the group
with him.
The group suffered through a series of growing pains before
settling into its permanent lineup, fronted by original member
Ron Banks and later recruit L. J. Reynolds. Davis chose to
curtain his production pace to pursue other business
opportunities enabling others, i.e., Tony Hester, who wrote
"Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" as well as Banks and
Reynolds to assume production reins. A splinter act
eventually surfaced featuring original members Elbert Wilkins
and William "Wee Gee" Howard, so in order to avoid
confusion the group began billing itself as "The Dramatics
featuring Ron Banks". *
*
source music hound r&b ~ The Essential Album Guide
The
current line-up is still touring and recording albums. Ron
Banks, L.J. Reynolds, Willie Ford, Winzell Kelly and Michael
Brock form the present line-up. Their upcoming album is called
Bad Girl.
SONGS
THAT MADE THE TOP 10 CHARTS
DEBUT
DATE
PEAK
POSITION
WEEKS
CHART
SONG
7/3/71
3
15
WHATCHA
SEE IS WHATCHA GET
2/26/72
1
13
IN
THE RAIN
4/28/73
5
13
HEY
YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN
5/3/75
4
12
ME
AND MRS. JONES
"live" recording
2/27/75
10
16
YOU'RE
FOOLING YOU
2/18/76
3
19
BE
MY GIRL
4/9/77
9
17
I
CAN'T GET OVER YOU
8/20/77
4
19
SHAKE
IT WELL
2/2/80
9
18
WELCOME
BACK HOME
Gold Album:
DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO - 1978
When
you see the Legendary Dramatics perform, WHATCHA SEE IS
WHATCHA GET!
You will NOT be disappointed! Click here
to see where they are next!
