Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part One)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Length: 55:14
The Dramatics garnered their first minor hit single, "All Because of You." However, the group did not break through until their 1971 single, "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get," which broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. Their first million selling disc "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" was awarded gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. in December 1971. Their members at this time were Ron Banks, William "Wee Gee" Howard, Elbert Wilkins, Willie Ford, Larry Demps and keyboardist James Mack Brown. Through the 1970s, the group appeared on Soul Train and continued to have hits, including the #1 R&B hit, "In the Rain", "Toast to the Fool", "Me and Mrs. Jones" "I'm Going By The Stars In Your Eyes" and "Be My Girl."
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The Dramatics garnered their first minor hit single, "All Because of You." However, the group did not break through until their 1971 single, "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get," which broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. Their first million selling disc "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" was awarded gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. in December 1971. Their members at this time were Ron Banks, William "Wee Gee" Howard, Elbert Wilkins, Willie Ford, Larry Demps and keyboardist James Mack Brown. Through the 1970s, the group appeared on Soul Train and continued to have hits, including the #1 R&B hit, "In the Rain", "Toast to the Fool", "Me and Mrs. Jones" "I'm Going By The Stars In Your Eyes" and "Be My Girl."
Broadcast History
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get | The Dramatics | The Best of the Dramatics. | Fantasy | 1986 | 05:28 |
| Toast to the Fool | The Dramatics | The Best of the Dramatics. | Fantasy | 1986 | 05:28 |
| Hey You! Get off My Mountain | The Dramatics | The Best of the Dramatics. | Fantasy | 1986 | 03:28 |
| Now You've Got Me Loving You | The Dramatics | The Best of the Dramatics. | Fantasy | 1986 | 03:28 |
| We're In The Middle | L.J. & Reynolds The Relations - T | The cream of vintage soul vol. 1. | Life On Mars | 1997 | 03:28 |
| Let One Hurt Do | Chocolate Syrup | Battle of the Bands Round Four. | Sequel | 1977 | 03:00 |
| The Fruit Song | Jeannie Reynolds | Cherries, Bananas & Other Fine Things. | Casablanca | 1976 | 07:07 |
| There Is | The Dells | The Best of Chess Vocal Groups, Vol. 2. | Chess | 1991 | 03:00 |
| Back in My Arms Again | The Supremes | The Supremes [2000 Box Set]. | Universal Import | 2000 | 03:00 |
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| I'll Wait | The Parliaments | Testify: Best of the Early Years [IMPORT]. | Connoisseur | 2000 | 03:00 |
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| Freak in Me | E-LIFE | It' Time. | Dele Music LLC | 2008 | 03:57 |
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carol smith
Posted on March 04, 2010 at 07:46 PM | Permalink
Ron Banks
Thank you, what a great tribute on this sad day. 4/3/2009.