Year 7, Day 114

Good Morning! Today's song is Our Day Will Come by Ruby & the Romantics.

Ruby and the Romantics was an R&B group active during the 60's and made up of Ruby Nash, Ed Roberts, George Lee, Ronald Mosely, and Leroy Fann. Ruby was originally in an all female group, and the guys were in a group called The Embers before the name switch a couple times, becoming the Feilos. They were all from the same town, so the guys asked Ruby to sing with them on occasion. They auditioned for a label and got signed to Kapp Records, who changed the group name to this one. Their first song came out in 1963 and hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart. The continued releasing singles and an album through the sixties, but nothing really hit like their first song, and the group eventually broke up in 1971. While their career was short lived, they made quite the impact being an influence for a lot of future groups and artists. The only one still around now is Ruby, but they will be remembered thanks to their music and their placement in both the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame.

Peace.