Ruby & the Romantics was an American R&B group in the 1960s. They had several pop and R&B chart records but are sometimes considered as a 'one-hit wonder' for topping the charts in 1963 with their first recording, "Our Day Will Come", written by Mort Garson and Bob Hilliard.
Ruby Nash Curtis (born November 12, 1939 - 70 years old) - Born in Akron, Ohio, Nash didn't start singing until she was a senior in high school. She joined a group of male singers touring as "The Supremes" in 1961. After they got a record deal with Kapp Records, they changed their name. In 1963, they scored a #1 hit with "Our Day Will Come", and had two more modest hits, "My Summer Love" (#16) and "Hey There Lonely Boy" (#27), but they never emulated that success despite personnel changes in 1965 and 1968. The group disbanded in 1971.
Nash returned to Akron and worked for AT&T. Ruby & The Romantics were given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1997. As of 2001, she was working at a large retail chain and had received no royalties for her records.
And the "Romantics" were:
Ed Roberts (second tenor) - Worked as a bank teller. Died of cancer on August 10, 1993.
George Lee (first tenor) - deceased (cancer)
Ronald Mosley (baritone) - deceased.
Leroy Fann (bass) - Died by violence in New York in 1973
"Our Day Will Come" was sang by many singers such as Frankie Valli and Johnny Mathis.
The latest popular version of "Our Day Will Come" was released in 2005 by a British Jazz Singer (pianist) Jamie Column. He was 26 years old at the time of album release.
Our Day Will Come - Jamie Column
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