Artist
William DeVaughn
William DeVaughn is a r&b artist from Washington D.C., USA formed in 1972. 9 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Washington D.C., USA · Best r&b albums
- 9
- Releases
- 1974–2026
- Active years
- 1972
- Formed
Artist
William DeVaughn is a r&b artist from Washington D.C., USA formed in 1972. 9 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Washington D.C., USA · Best r&b albums
William Edward DeVaughn Jr. (born November 28, 1947, in Washington D.C.) 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. DeVaughn was a salaried government employee as a drafting technician and part-time singer. DeVaughn 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 dollars towards getting it recorded with Omega Sound The record's producer John Davis, a member of the MFSB studio session group, at Omega came up with a smooth arrangement, eventually booking time to record at Sigma Sound Studio, the top studio in Philadelphia, used by Philadelphia International Records. Studio owner and chief engineer Joe Tarsia recorded and mixed the track. The session featured members of the MFSB group — guitarists Norman Harris and Bobby Eli, drummer Earl Young, vibraphonist Vince Montana and percussionist Larry Washington; secured by Allan Felder, who also developed the separate ad-lib back-up chorus with his sister's vocal group. John Davis played keyboards on the track. Frank Fioravanti, the executive p…
