The Elgins

In the '50s and 60s there were several R&B groups who recorded under the name Elgins. There was an Elgins group who recorded for MGM in 1958, another with two releases for Congress in 1964, and a Detroit-based soul group who recorded for Tamla and V.I.P in the late '60s and were best-known for their recording of "Heaven Must Have Sent You." And finally, there is the Elgins from southern California group, unrelated to the other three. The California Elgins were comprised of Jimmy Smith, William Devase, Darryl "Cappie" Lewis, Kenny Sinclair, and Oscar McDonald, who joined forc...