Ray, Goodman & Brown 12:15:22 11.21 PM

Song: Special Lady<br />Song by: Ray, Goodman, &amp; Brown<br /><br />Keyboardist &amp; Drummer: Gail Nobles<br />Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles<br /><br />Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/36277035@N06" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Mathew Smith &amp; www.celebrity-photos.com</a><br />Usage: Wikipedia <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CC BY-SA 2.0</a><br /><br />Before we get started, I’d like to say check out “Keep Our Music Alive” Facebook page by Star Carr. You’ll see a post in loving memory of Harry Ray of Ray, Goodman, &amp; Brown. And today’s episode is about the group. <br /><br />The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart-topper" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hits</a> including "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_a_Two-Way_Street" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Love on a Two-Way Street</a>", "Sexy Mama", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_at_Me_(I%27m_in_Love)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Look at Me (I'm in Love)</a>". In 1978, they changed their name to Ray, Goodman &amp; Brown and had further hits, including "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Lady" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Lady</a>".<br /><br />Special Lady is a 1980 single. It was a number one R&amp;B hit and reached number five on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Billboard Hot 100</a> in 1980. The single marked their first release under the name Ray, Goodman &amp; Brown. The song was written by Harry Ray, Al Goodman, and Lee Walter. <br /><br />The song had no music at the beginning. You only heard the voices &amp; harmony of Ray, Goodman, &amp; Brown. And as they were singing, they were talking to each other in between. (Billy, you sing the first verse. Naw, Harry I’m