William Edward DeVaughn Jr. (born November 28, 1947) is an American R&B/soul singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for the million-selling hit song "Be Thankful for What You Got" in 1974. == Biography == DeVaughn was a salaried government employee as a drafting technician, and a part-time singer. He wrote a song called "A Cadillac Don't Come Easy", which was eventually re-written to become "Be Thankful for What You Got", in 1972. He spent $900 towards getting it recorded with... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Be Thankful for What You Got - #2: Blood Is Thicker Than Water - #3: Be Thankful for What You Got - #4: Figures Can't Calculate - #5: Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1974 | Be Thankful for What You Got | 231 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1974 | 200 | US 4 • US AC 31 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 31 | MP3 | [Roxbury 0236] written by William DeVaughn | |||
| 2. | 08/1974 | 29 | US 43 • US R&B 10 | MP3 | [Roxbury 2001] written by Pal Rakes & Russ Faith | |||
| 3. | 12/1974 | 2 | US R&B 51 | MP3 | [Roxbury 2005] written by William DeVaughn | |||
| 2. | 1980 | Figures Can't Calculate the Love I Have for You | 3 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1980 | 3 | US R&B 37 | MP3 | [TEC 767] written by William DeVaughn | |||
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