Biography

The original members of this vocal group from Los Angeles, California, USA, were lead Cal Waymon (b. 1942, Houston, Texas, USA), Carl Gilbert (b. 1943, Toledo, Ohio, USA) and Jean Smith (b. 1945, Arkansas, USA), all graduates of Los Angeles' Jefferson High School. Waymon, the writer and producer of the group, had a background as a folk-singer, and had for a time lived in New York, where he played guitar and sang topical songs in Greenwich Village coffee-houses. On his return to Los Angeles in 1966, he formed the Incredibles, and within months had a moderate national R&B success with "I'll Make It Easy (If You'll Come On Home)" (number 39 R&B). The group then added a fourth member, Alda Denise Erwin (b. St. Louis, Missouri, USA), and the following year achieved another moderate hit with a remake of the old standard "Heart And Soul" (number 45 R&B). The Incredibles - featuring Waymon, Erwin, and new member Don Rae Simpson, from Montreal, Canada - were still recording and touring in 1969, when their only album was released, but their career was behind them. The Incredibles boasted a smooth, relaxed sound that had an enduring power.
DISCOGRAPHY: Heart & Soul (Audio Arts 1969)***.
COMPILATIONS: Heart And Soul (Collectables 1998)***.

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