Blue Magic (band)

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Blue Magic
Blue Magic in a 1973 promotional photograph
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	R&B, Philadelphia soul, soul
Years active	1972–present
Labels	ATCO, Capitol, OBR, Mirage

Blue Magic is an American R&B and soul group, and one of the more popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. Founded in 1972, the group's original members included lead singer Ted Mills with Vernon Sawyer, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, and Richard Pratt. Their most notable songs included smooth soul ballads such as "Sideshow", "Spell", "What’s Come Over Me", "Three Ring Circus", and "Stop to Start".^[1]