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The Dramatics

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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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Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

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In the Rain

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Get Up And Get Down

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Hey You! Get Off My Mountain

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5

Me And Mrs. Jones

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The Devil Is Dope

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Fell For You

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Be My Girl

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I Was The Life Of The Party

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Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - Single Version

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June 27, 2025

Country Club Hills Amphitheater

Country Club Hills, Illinois, United States


August 31, 2024

Hollywood Park Grounds

Inglewood, California, United States


December 8, 2023

Paramount Theatre

Oakland, California, United States

  • 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 States


September 22, 2023

Clowes Memorial Hall

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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The Dramatics has released 53 albums between 1973 and 2017. 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.

The Dramatics' most-played 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 explore more from their catalog on this page.

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