The Whatnauts

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The Whatnauts
OriginBaltimore, Maryland, United States
GenresR&B/soul
Years active1969-present
LabelsA&I Records, Stang, GSF, Harlem International
Members
  • Carlos 'Billy' Herndon
  • Garnett Jones
  • Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney

The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1969. George Kerr produced them. 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, and their biggest success "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" in 1971. They performed with fellow Stang artists The Moments for the hit single "Girls" in 1975.

Members[]

  • Carlos "Billy" Herndon
  • Garnett Jones
  • Gerard "Chunky" Pinkney (deceased)
  • Ray Mitchell
  • Tommy Fraling
  • Sylvester "Bunch" Herndon, manager

These are the original members and their manager

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Introducing the Whatnauts (, 1970)
  • Reaching for the Stars (Stang, 1971)
  • Whatnauts on the Rocks (1972)

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions[1] Album
US Pop Singles US R&B Singles US Disco Singles AUS
[2] 		UK
[3]
"Message from a Black Man" 1970 99 19 — — —
"Please Make the Love Go Away" 1970 — 47 — — —
"I'll Erase Away Your Pain" 1971 71 14 — — —
"We're Friends By Day (And Lovers By Night)" 1971 100 37 — — —
"Girls"
(with The Moments) 		1974 — 25 10 100 3
"Help Is On the Way" 1982 — 46 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard Singles. AllMusic.com.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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