| The Ballads | |
| Alias: | The Ballards |
| Origin: | Oakland, California |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Label: | Venture |
The Ballads were an American vocal group formed in 1961 in Oakland. Band members included Nathaniel Romerson, Jon Foster, Rico Thompson, and Leslie LaPalmer[1] The band had one hit single in 1968, entitled "God Bless Our Love". This song reached #65 on the Billboard pop singles charts[2] and #8 on the R&B Singles charts.[3] This song was picked by WDIA program director Bill Thomas as a "Biggest Leftfield Happening" in Billboard's programming aids.[4] The B side of this record was the song "My Baby Knows How to Love Her Man." This record was released on Venture Records #615.
Nathaniel "Nate" Romerson (born on October 26, 1937) died on April 22, 2013, at the age of 75.[5] [6] He started the group in 1961, and he was also one of the background singers.