Soul vocal group
Originally formed in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan.
One of their first releases was Bingo! on the undefined label, a division of undefined owned by Eddie Wingate, but due to a misprint on the first pressing, they were referred to as 'The Dynamics'.
The group's fortunes flourished when Detroit producers Don Davis and Tony Hester took command of their career and the group signed to the Memphis-based Stax Records in 1971.
US hits with the label included ‘Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get’ (R&B number 3 and pop number 9, 1971), ‘In The Rain’ (R&B number 1 and pop number 5, 1972) and ‘Hey You! Get Off My Mountain’ (R&B number 5 and pop number 43, 1973).
Through constant line up changes they recorded 20 albums between 1972 - 2002.
In 1974, they released an album along with The Dells.
In the 70's they recorded at Volt and Volt.
In the 80's they went through Volt, Volt andVolt.
Consisted of (at various stages):
Ron Banks, Larry Reed (lead singer), LJ Reynolds (lead singer), Rob Davis, Elbert Wilkins, William "Weegee Howard" Howard(lead singer), Willie Ford , Robert Ellington, Larry Demps, Leonard Cornell Mayes, Winzell Kelly.
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June 27, 2025
Country Club Hills Amphitheater
Country Club Hills, Illinois, United StatesAugust 31, 2024
Hollywood Park Grounds
Inglewood, California, United StatesDecember 8, 2023
Paramount Theatre
Oakland, California, United StatesWith The Whispers
1. Hey You! Get Off My Mountain
2. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
3. Me and Mrs. Jones(Billy Paul cover)
4. Come Get to This (Stepping Out Tonight)(L.J. Reynolds cover)
5. Just Shopping (Not Buying Anything)
6. Doggy Dogg World(Snoop Dogg cover)
7. In the Rain
8. Fell for You
9. I Cried All the Way Home
10. My Ship Won't Sail Without You
11. (I'm Going By) The Stars in Your Eyes
12. And I Panicked
13. Welcome Back Home
14. Stop Your Weeping
15. Beware of the Man (With the Candy in His Hand)
16. The Devil Is Dope
17. You're Fooling You
18. Door to Your Heart
19. Be My Girl
20. unknown medley no diggity by the hand mix
21. Key to the World
22. Get Up and Get Down
November 18, 2023
Toyota Arena
Ontario, California, United StatesSeptember 22, 2023
Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, Indiana, United StatesJuly 24, 2022
The Dell Music Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesMarch 25, 2022
Toyota Arena
Ontario, California, United StatesDecember 18, 2021
Banc of California Stadium
Los Angeles, California, United StatesFebruary 16, 2020
The Venue at The Horseshoe Casino
Hammond, Indiana, United StatesNovember 30, 2019
Stifel Theatre
St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesJuly 28, 2019
Harry Bridges Memorial Park
Long Beach, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2019
Harry Bridges Memorial Park
Long Beach, California, United StatesApril 19, 2019
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Virginia, United StatesFebruary 16, 2019
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesFebruary 15, 2019
SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 4, 2018
Thunder Valley Casino
Lincoln, California, United States1. Hey You! Get Off My Mountain
2. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
3. Me and Mrs. Jones(Billy Paul cover)
4. You're Fooling You
5. Stop Your Weeping
6. Come Get to This (Stepping Out Tonight)(L.J. Reynolds cover)
7. Toast to the Fool
8. Be My Girl
9. Doggy Dogg World(Snoop Dogg cover)
10. In the Rain
11. Fell for You
12. Get Up and Get Down
April 13, 2018
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Virginia, United StatesMarch 3, 2018
Microsoft Theater
Los Angeles, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2018
The Venue at The Horseshoe Casino
Hammond, Indiana, United StatesDecember 31, 2017
Paramount Theatre
Oakland, California, United StatesThe Dramatics has released 53+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Stax Classics, Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get / A Dramatic Experience, The Very Best Of The Dramatics. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of The Dramatics's most popular tracks include Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, In the Rain, Get Up And Get Down, Hey You! Get Off My Mountain, Me And Mrs. Jones. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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