Gwen Dickey went by the name Rose Norwalt in the band Rose Royce .
The Los Angeles-based group composed of Henry Garner ( drums ) , Terral `` Terry '' Santiel ( congas ) , Lequeint `` Duke '' Jobe ( bass ) , Michael Moore ( saxophone ) , Gwen Dickey ( lead vocals ) , Kenny Copeland ( trumpet , lead vocals ) , Kenji Brown ( guitar , lead vocals ) , Freddie Dunn ( trumpet ) , and Michael Nash ( keyboards ) — began in the early 1970s , when members of several backup bands from the Watts and Inglewood areas of Los Angeles united under the name Total Concept Unlimited .
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