The Three Degrees

The Three Degrees are a female Philly soul and disco vocal musical group formed in 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although always fronted by a three person line-up, a total of eleven women have rotationally represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney, Shirley Porter, and Linda Turner. They were discovered by Richard (Ritchie) Barrett. Turner and Porter were replaced by Helen Scott and Janet Harmon in late 1965 and early 1966; Sheila Ferguson replaced Scott in 1966 whilst Valerie Holiday (a Miss Tan Boston winner) replaced Harmon in 1967. "Draw The Line" was a Top 40 hit for the group in the mid-60s; they also hit the top 40 in 1970 with an update of the Chantals' "Maybe".