The Whatnauts

The Whatnauts Were An American Soul Group From Baltimore Maryland Founded In 1969 Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney Billy Herndon And Garrett Jones. The Group Had Several Hit Singles In The Early 1970s Including The Socially Conscious Single "Message From A Black Man" In 1970 On A&I International "Please Make The Love Go Away" Also In 1970 But On Stang Records And Their Biggest Success "I’ll Erase Away Your Pain" In 1971. They Performed With Fellow Stang Records Artists The Moments For The Hit Single "Girls" In 1974. The Whatnauts' Music Has Been Sampled By Numerous Artists Including Their Hit "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" In Kanye West's "Late" 2005 "Why Cant People Be Colors Too?" From 1974 Sampled In "Oh My God" By A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Busta Rhymes 1993 And "Help Is On The Way" From 1981 In Both "Ring Ring Ring Ha Ha Hey " By De La Soul 1991 "Act Like You Know" By Fat Larry's Band 1982 "Sex With You" By Heavy D & The Boyz 1994 "Greatest Day" By Beverley Knight 1998 And "Ain't Leavin Without You" By Jaheim 2010 . One Of The Most Consistent R&B Aggregations Of The '70s The Moments Enjoyed A String Of Major Hits Throughout The Decade. The Hackensack NJ Trio Introduced Themselves And The Stang Label With "Not On The Outside" In 1968 And Topped The R&B Charts In 1970 With The Gold-Plated "Love On A Two-Way Street " Produced By Sylvia Robinson One Half Of Mickey & Sylvia . Other Major Soul Smashes By The Moments Included "If I Didn't Care" And "All I Have" In 1970 "Sexy Mama" In 1973 And Another Number One R&B Item "Look At Me I'm In Love " In 1975. Members Harry Ray Al Goodman And William Brown Changed Their Billing To Ray Goodman & Brown In 1978 And Topped The Soul Lists The Next Year With The Slickly Harmonized "Special Lady" On Polydor. The Renamed Trio Remained Potent Soul Hitmakers Through The '80s. ~ Bill Dahl Rovi read less