The Whatnauts

The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1969, <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney</span> , <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Billy Herndon</span> and Garrett Jones.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 Records, and their biggest success "I’ll Erase Away Your Pain" in 1971. They performed with fellow Stang Records artists The Moments for the hit single "Girls" in 1974.