Howard Stanley Beverly was born in
Philadelphia He grew up in the East
Germantown section of the city and was a graduate of the now defunct
Germantown High School. Music performed by The Butlers did not fit into the "
Philly Sound" and, after some heavy touring, the group went to San Francisco. The unit was re-christened as Raw Soul and caught the attention of
Marvin Gaye's sister-in-law. In 2019, Beverly's hit single with Maze, "
Before I Let Go" was covered by American singer
Beyoncé as a bonus track on her fifth live album
Homecoming: The Live Album. Beverly told
Billboard that the cover was "one of the high points of (his) life... in a class of its own" and made him "feel bigger than ever! I feel like I have a huge smash out there." Keith Washington also covered "Before I Let Go", renamed, "We Need to Talk Before I Let Go", on his "You Make it Easy" album, 1993. ==Style==