Rick, Robin & Him - two white kids from Alma, Mich?

[roger]

There were photographs on ebay a bit ago of 3 white youngsters that I thought at some point were identified as Rick, Robin and Him. They had the look of a folk band with a few photos featuring the group in the background and an acoustic guitar in the foreground. If the photos are of the group, then "Rick" would be

Richard Witte, "Robin" being Sally Furhman and "Him" being Ron Furhman.

For years I've assumed that Rick, Robin & Him were basically the same people who recorded on Sidra as Ronnie & Robyn .. "Just As Long As You Love Me" etc. ... and this post looks to suggest that "Ronnie & Robyn" were Ron and Sally Furhman. One of their post-Sidra singles was released in The Netherlands with a picture sleeve and there is a scan of it at 45Cat ... are these two of the people in the Rick, Robin & Him photos???

http://www.45cat.com/record/hb45267

Roger

[WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance]

For years I've assumed that Rick, Robin & Him were basically the same people who recorded on Sidra as Ronnie & Robyn .. "Just As Long As You Love Me" etc. ... and this post looks to suggest that "Ronnie & Robyn" were Ron and Sally Furhman. One of their post-Sidra singles was released in The Netherlands with a picture sleeve and there is a scan of it at 45Cat ... are these two of the people in the Rick, Robin & Him photos???

http://www.45cat.com/record/hb45267

Roger

Hey Roger, very interesting! It's hard to say though... especially because with a different hairstyle and makeup, women can change their appearances sometimes to where you think you're looking at someone different. If these two are are Sally and Ron Furhman, then that would answer the question of what happened to the group after they left Motown...

[WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance]

For years I've assumed that Rick, Robin & Him were basically the same people who recorded on Sidra as Ronnie & Robyn .. "Just As Long As You Love Me" etc. ... and this post looks to suggest that "Ronnie & Robyn" were Ron and Sally Furhman. One of their post-Sidra singles was released in The Netherlands with a picture sleeve and there is a scan of it at 45Cat ... are these two of the people in the Rick, Robin & Him photos???

http://www.45cat.com/record/hb45267

Roger

Is Rick, Robin and Him the same as Ronnie and Robyn? Check this out...

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articl...e-robyn-r3834/

[roger]

Is Rick, Robin and Him the same as Ronnie and Robyn? Check this out...

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articl...e-robyn-r3834/

So, no mention of "Rick, Robin & Him" in that article so it looks like my theory is wrong, hmmmm. Still not convinced either way.

[144man]

According to TCMS, the session logs just list the act as "Rick and Robin". "Copper Kettle" is included therein as the original planned b-side to VIP 25035.

Rick Witte had two self-penned songs, "Eyes" and "Don't Try to Tie Me Down", on the UMC digital release "Motown Unreleased 1967".

There are a number of songs written by Rick Witte in the Jobete catalogue for which no known recordings exist, so it is possible that more tapes by Rick, Robin and Him may be unearthed one day in the Motown vaults.
The songs are:
Children
Children of Darkness
Come and Eat the Bread of Sorrow
Do You Remember
Human Robots
Just Around the Bend
Psalm 113B
Strange World
Sweet Wonderful You
The Coffee Pot Syndrome
The Owl Song
The We
We Belong to Each Other
Who? What? When?
With This Ring
You Will Never Be Alone.