Legacy Recordings

The blues checked out of church with the voice of faithlessness and the restless beat of a pacing lover. These blues would never sit down in those pews again. Shaking the growl of gospel, The Ravens lined the nest in sweet song. Hatched by the harmonies of the fading Ink Spots and Mills Brothers, The Ravens began in the back of a Harlem restaurant and went on to brand doo-wop with alternating leads and spawned the “Mr. Bassman” prototype in Jimmy Ricks’ profound boom. Shuffling swing and walking the bass lines laid in the ’40s, The Ravens skipped to the rhythm and blues, inspiring generations of “bird” groups to spread their wings.
My Baby’s Gone by The Ravens