Formed in Camden, New Jersey, USA, and comprising Jenny Holmes, David Beasley, James Tuten and Clarence Vaughan, the Ebonys had minor success in the early 70s with a Dells-styled approach of baritone lead with answering falsetto second lead. The group was discovered by Gamble And Huff and recorded consistently for their Philadelphia International Records label in the early 70s, but achieved only two sizeable hits on the R&B charts, "You're The Reason Why" (number 10 R&B, number 51 pop) from 1971, and "It's Forever" (number 14 R&B, number 68 pop) from 1973. The group recorded for Buddah in 1976 with little success, with only a minor single, "Making Love Ain't No Fun (Without The One You Love)" (number 83 R&B), making the charts. It was their last chart record.
Source: http://www.oldies.com/artist-view/The-Ebonys.html
The Ebonys are from New Jersey
MistaShock 2 years ago
CAMDEN, NJ this is true MistaShock I had to make some changes on that data family thanks for your input I am the percussionist and i enjoy the keeping that sound alive!
sxy19154 2 years ago
I THOUGHT THE EBONYS WERE FROM CAMDEN
ashylegs34 3 years ago
They are! this is just a REVIEW GROUP from Philadelphia, Pa
sxy19154 2 years ago
Is that William "Smoke" Howard singing baritone ?
stevek051 3 years ago
No. His name is Elliott he is not "Smoke" but quite a replacement with all do respect. As with all of our TSOP groups here in philly we continue the legacy of the "Pioneers" of the "Sound" and hold it with much respect!
sxy19154 3 years ago