The First Ladies of Philadelphia The Three Degrees (Part A)

The Three Degrees are a female musical trio originally from Philadelphia. They were formed in the early 1960's by record producer Richard Barrett who was responsible for The Chantels, Little Anthony & The Imperials and Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Richard Barrett selected four girls from a local high school for his next two new acts. Three of them became the Three Degrees modeled after the Chantels, and the fourth a solo artist who would become interchangeable with the group. Helen Scott was one of the girls chosen by Richard Barrett in the early days. Helen talks about the history of the group from the 1960's to the present. The Group has recorded for record labels like Swan, Roulette, Philadelphia International, Epic and Ariola. Their hits have been Maybe, When Will I See You Again, Dirty Ol’ Man, TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia), Ebb Tide, MacArthur Park plus others.

SEGMENT TWO:   Helen Scott is introduced and she talks about the early days of the Three Degrees in Philadelphia during High School.

SEGMENT THREE:   Helen Scott  of the Three Degrees talks about the days when the group recorded for Swan Records, then Roulette Records, she talked about the band MFSB, former member of the Three Degrees Shelia Ferguson and the 1970 hit "Maybe", including the original version in which she sang lead, plus discussions about appearing on television and performing overseas.

The Three Degrees are a female musical trio originally from Philadelphia. They were formed in the early 1960's by record producer Richard Barrett who was responsible for The Chantels, Little Anthony & The Imperials and Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Richard Barrett selected four girls from a local high school for his next two new acts. Three of them became the Three Degrees modeled after the Chantels, and the fourth a solo artist who would become interchangeable with the group. Helen Scott was one of the girls chosen by Richard Barrett in the early days. Helen talks about the history of the group from the 1960's to the present. The Group has recorded for record labels like Swan, Roulette, Philadelphia International, Epic and Ariola. Their hits have been Maybe, When Will I See You Again, Dirty Ol’ Man, TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia), Ebb Tide, MacArthur Park plus others.

SEGMENT TWO:   Helen Scott is introduced and she talks about the early days of the Three Degrees in Philadelphia during High School.

SEGMENT THREE:   Helen Scott  of the Three Degrees talks about the days when the group recorded for Swan Records, then Roulette Records, she talked about the band MFSB, former member of the Three Degrees Shelia Ferguson and the 1970 hit "Maybe", including the original version in which she sang lead, plus discussions about appearing on television and performing overseas.