How Total Concept became Rose Royce
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, October 1977
It was as Total Concept that the Rose Royce combo came to London a few years ago. There followed a spell on the road with Yvonne Fair but now they're on the way to realising their ambition to become The Greatest Group.
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