The Relatives

The Relatives are a Gospel, funk and soul band. They were formed in 1970 by brothers Reverend Gean West and Reverend Tommie West. Having opened for bands such as Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Charles Bradley, The Relatives are best known for their musical resurrection, having reunited after thirty years of inactivity to produce two critically acclaimed albums. They have featured on NPR, The New York Times and had their single "Don't Let Me Fall" reissued by Daptone Records in 2014.