“Sunshine” was born in Philadelphia as Herbert Eugene McCracken. As Herb Ward, he had his first single, "Hands Off She's Mine" in 1964 on the Buddy label, while his second record, "A Strange Change," was released on Argo in 1965, produced by the Harthon production team of Jimmy Bishop, Weldon A. McDougal III, Luther Randolph and Johnny Stiles. In 1967, Herb's second manager, WHAT-AM DJ Sonny Hopson, arranged a recording deal with Phil-L.A. of Soul Records at Broad and Girard in Philly. Three songs were recorded, including the unreleased, "There's No Love Left." "Wrong Place At The Wrong Time"/"You Can Cry" came out in late '67 on Phil-L.A. of Soul 312. and, in early '68, Herb recorded "If You Got To Leave Me" and "Going Home,” which were released in 1972 on Phil-LA of Soul under the name Sunshine. After Herb stopped recording, he worked for the City of Philadelphia as a tractor trailer driver for 20 years and then retired to West Philadelphia.
