[1] In 1978, they changed their name to Ray, Goodman & Brown and had further hits, including "Special Lady".

In 1965, at Washington D.C.'s Howard University, the Mizell Brothers and Freddie Perren (along with schoolmate Toby Jackson) founded Hog Records and signed the harmony group as the Moments.

The group then signed with the newly established Stang Records label, set up by Sylvia Robinson at All Platinum Studios in Englewood, New Jersey with her husband Joe.

Robinson then hired a management firm headed by radio stars Frankie Crocker, Herb Hamlett, and Eddie O'Jay.

The trio began promoting the Moments and booking them for live events in major cities.

In 1968, Al Goodman (after a couple of performances with the Corvettes and the Vipers) was hired by Joe Robinson as a studio-production creative assistant, singer, and songwriter.

[6] After one live appearance at the Apollo Theater as a quartet, they quickly scaled down to a trio: Morgan stayed on, with baritone Goodman and new lead singer William "Billy" Brown (who had been a member of the Broadways, on MGM).

[4][5] After the recording of "Love on a Two Way Street" and before it became a hit, Morgan was briefly replaced by Sylvia Robinson's brother-in-law Johnny Moore (not to be confused with the Drifters singer) in 1970.

He appeared with Goodman and Brown on the cover of the group's second album, but was absent from their live performances.

Goodman and Brown worked as a duo until new arrival Harry Ray[8] rounded out the trio that would become the longest line-up as the Moments.

While Brown recovered from vocal overuse, Ray sang lead on the Moments' subsequent hits including the other two releases of 1970: "If I Didn't Care" (No.

[8] By 1978, the group had had a total of 27 R&B chart hits and decided to leave Stang, signing with the larger Polydor Records.

A legal dispute arose, barring them from using "The Moments" on their new label, so they renamed the group with their last names: Ray, Goodman & Brown.

The B-side featured “Déjà Vu”, with lyrics by Bob Natiello and music by Lou Toby.

Harry Ray re-joined Sylvia and Joe Robinson at their new venture (Sugar Hill Records), but after one album and a minor hit, "Sweet Baby", he rejoined Goodman and Brown in 1983 for their comeback on EMI with the ballad "Take It to the Limit" (which put them back on the R&B chart at No.

Occasionally solo artist Greg Willis joined Ray, Goodman and Brown in performances (and later on records), but never became a full-time member.

Vocalist Wade "Silky" Elliott also did a stint, before signing a solo contract with CBS Records during the 1990s and temporarily joining Blue Magic.

With Owens's return, the trio continued to perform and tour as Ray, Goodman & Brown.

They released two albums in 2002 and 2003, one with new material, and the other featuring re-workings of soul songs by other male vocal groups.

In one of their public appearances, they teamed with Gerald Alston to perform The Manhattans' hit "Kiss And Say Goodbye".

In 2003, Goodman, Brown, Owens, and Larry "Ice" Winfree sang backup vocals for the Alicia Keys song "You Don't Know My Name", which was a No.

Recalls Brown: "We did every major TV show in the country — 'Good Morning America,' 'The View,' Jay Leno.

[16][17] Mark Greene was called back to join the renamed Ray, Goodman & Brown; however, he declined, claiming that no royalties were ever paid him.

His website displays information about the original group: the founding members, and a photograph of the quartet before Sylvia Robinson reorganized the act.