 | The Three Degrees - Contact
Tags: Blackpool-Mecca, Classic, Diva, Girl-Groups, Motorcity, Northern-Soul, Philly, Sixties-Soul
Description: The Three Degrees were formed in 1963 by Richard Barrett and signed to Swan records. They were originally Fayette Pinckney, Linda Turner, and Shirley Poole, as the vehicles for his vision of creating the next great girl group. Turner and Poole were quickly replaced by Helen Scott and Janet Harmon, and Barrett began the process of molding the trio into a regional favorite, training them extensively and booking them at record shops and talent contests throughout the Eastern United States. The group was signed by Philly-based Swan Records in the mid-60s and scored a regional hit with "Gee Baby," working with a number of great local musicians, some of whom would become the backbone of the Philadelphia soul movement of the 70s. In 1966 Scott temporarily left the group and was replaced by Sheila Ferguson, already an accomplished solo singer, with a song on Swan that was to become a Northern Soul favourite, "Heartbroken Memories", and Valerie Holiday took over Harmon's slot. They then signed to Warner Brothers and recorded this wonderful song, "Contact", that became one of the favourites at Blackpool Mecca's legendary Highland Room. After Warner Bros, the act was then signed by Roulette Records and in 1970 scored their first major national hit, a top 5 remake of the Chantels' "Maybe." They followed later that year with the popular "You're the One," and landed a brief appearance singing in the Gene Hackman hit movie The French Connection. A major career move for the Three Degrees was their signing by Gamble & Huff's up-and-coming Philadelphia International Records in 1972. They made an immediate splash with the disco hit "Dirty Ol' Man" before joining with MFSB (the Philadelphia International house band) to record the Soul Train theme song "TSOP," which became an across-the-board #1 hit. They then followed the next year with what would become their signature song, the sophisticated ballad "When Will I See You Again," one of the greatest songs ever to come from Philadelphia, and the group's biggest international hit. The Three Degrees continued with moderate success at PIR before moving over to Epic Records in 1975 and then to Ariola. During the next decade their success in the U.S. was limited but they became bigger than ever in the U.K., where they continued to score with hits such as "Giving Up, Giving In" and "Woman In Love." Prince Charles proclaimed them his favorite group (they were guests at his wedding to Princess Diana) and they were consequently labeled by the British Press as "Charlie's Angels." Helen Scott rejoined the group (replacing Pinckney) in 1976, and the lineup of Scott, Ferguson and Holiday continued for a decade, when Ferguson left the group, ultimately being replaced with Cynthia Garrison and resulting in the lineup on this video, Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott and Cynthia Garrison, the lineup that continues to this day. We were very proud to re-record "Contact" and film them for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul", thanks to their wonderful manager, the founder of Blues and Soul magazine, John Abbey.
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 | Three Degrees Dirty Old Man
Tags: Degrees, Dirty, Disco, Ferguson, Internaional, Man, Old, Philadelphia, Records, Sheila, Three
Description: This track was culled from the awesome 70s girl group The Three Degrees. The song is from their Philadelphia Internaional Records debut album. The costumes and choreography are amazing. Sheila, Valerie, & Fayette are superb.
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 | The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again 1974
Tags: Degrees, Dream-Girls, Fayette, Ferguson, Holiday, Philadelphia, Pinkney, Sheila, Three, Valerie
Description: This is a classic performance of "When Will I See You Again", performed on the Christmas 1974 edition of Top of the Pops by the lovely Three Degrees. Fayette, Valerie and Sheila glisten and shimmer as they sing their smash hit No.1 record on the World's most popular music show! Pure class!!!
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 | The Three Degrees - Maybe
Tags: classic, classics, doo, love, oldie, oldies, rock, roll, soul, wop
Description: The Three Degrees - Maybe
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 | The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (Covers SLD)
Tags: '70, Again, Degrees, Oldies, See, The, Three, When, Will, You
Description: I make this video is for my Yahoo! 360 Blog, My favourite music, My music world ... A tribute to The Three Degrees ...
Artist: The Three Degrees
Album: The Three Degrees 1973
Song: When Will I See You Again
Hoo-oo ha-a ha-a hoo-oo
Precious moments
When will I see you again
When will we share precious moments
Will I have to wait forever
Will I have to suffer
And cry the whole night through?
When will I see you again
When will our hearts beat together?
Are we in love or just friends?
Is this my beginning
or is this the end?
When will I see you again?
When will I see you again? . . .
Hoo-oo- a hoo-oo
Precious moments
Are we in love or just friends?
Is this my beginning
or is this the end?
When will I see you again?
When will I see you again? . . .
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 | The Three Degrees - MacArthur Park 1975.
Tags: Degrees, Dream-Girls, Fayette, Ferguson, Holiday, Jim, MacArthur, Park, Pinkney, Sheila, Three, Valerie, Webb
Description: The Three Degrees, live in London, 1975. Who would have thought that Jim Webb's masterpiece, a hit for Richard Harris in 1968, would become the biggest number in the glamorous Trio's stage show for many years? See for yourselves their amazing performance; fantastic harmonies, inventive dancing and glamour off the Richter Scale!!!
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 | The Three Degrees - TSOP / Year Of Decision 1975
Tags: BBC, Degrees, Dream-Girls, Fayette, Ferguson, Holiday, Philadelphia, Pinkney, Sheila, Three, TSOP, Valerie
Description: Recorded in the Summer of 1975, the incomparable Three Degrees perform two of their biggest hits, the Soul Train anthem, "TSOP" and also their first big, UK hit, "Year of Decision". These two performances are lifted from their first BBC-TV Special, aired in the UK in July 1975. There are more songs from the same Show right here at Youtube - give your eyes and ears some audio and visual delight!!!
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 | The Three Degrees - Can't Turn You Loose 1982
Tags: BBC, Blues, Brothers, Degrees, Dream-Girls, Ferguson, Helen, Holiday, Janis, Joplin, Otis, Redding, Scott, Sheila, Three, Valerie
Description: The Three Degrees, live for BBC Pebble Mill in 1982 with their own show "Take Three Degrees". This opening number was made famous in the hit film "The Blues Brothers", written by Otis Redding and also recorded by the legendary Janis Joplin. Here, the lovely ladies glisten and glide their way through a great soul classic!
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 | The Three Degrees - Givin' Up, Givin' In.
Tags: Dance, Degrees, Disco, Givin', Giving, Three
Description: Edited Video-clip together with complete CD-track of The Three Degrees - Giving Up, Giving In. 1978.
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 | Three Degrees - Giving up giving in - Disco 70s
Tags: "giving, "three, 70, dance, degrees", disco, giving, in", music, up
Description: The peak of disco music. So powerful and sensual. One of the greatest dance songs of all times.
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 | The Three Degrees - Dirty Ol' Man (1974)
Tags: Degrees, Dirty, Man, Ol', The, Three
Description: music video
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