R.B. Greaves, a pop singer whose “Take a Letter, Maria” was a 1969 hit, died of prostate cancer on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles. He was 68. A nephew of the legendary R&B singer Sam Cook, Ronald Bertram ...

When singer R.B. Greaves passed away in 2012 at the age of 69, most obituaries left out the last few decades of his life. He hadn’t actively recorded since the 70s, and it seemed to have led his life ...

R. B. Greaves, an R&B singer whose 1969 hit “Take a Letter, Maria” reached No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 68. His death was confirmed by his son, Shiloh ...

LOS ANGELES — R. B. Greaves, a pop singer whose “Take a Letter, Maria” was a 1969 hit, has died in Los Angeles. He was 68. Ronald Bertram Greaves died of prostate cancer on Sept. 27 at his home, said ...

(AP) R. B. Greaves, a pop singer whose “Take a Letter, Maria” was a 1969 hit, has died in Los Angeles. He was 68. Ronald Bertram Greaves died of prostate cancer on Sept. 27 at his home, said Craig ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — R. B. Greaves, a pop singer who had a 1969 hit with “Take a Letter, Maria,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68. The coroner’s office says Ronald Bertram Greaves died of prostate ...