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The Shades of Blue developed from the Domingos, a vocal group formed by school friends in Livonia, near Detroit. Influenced by local R&B and Motown records, they performed at dances and talent shows before working with Edwin Starr and producer John Rhys. Their Impact recordings included Oh How Happy and the album Happiness Is the Shades of Blue.
Shades of Blue - AllMusic biography
Read Livonia/Domingos history, R&B influences, Starr/Rhys collaboration and Impact album. Disputed songwriting-credit and royalty claims are not adopted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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The Shades of Blue developed from the Domingos, a vocal group formed by school friends in Livonia, near Detroit. Influenced by local R&B and Motown records, they performed at dances and talent shows before working...
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