▁their ▁first ▁studio ▁album ▁release ▁with ▁Pool ▁as ▁a ▁member . ▁Hol iday ▁and ▁Scott ▁have ▁now ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁together ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁with ▁Hol iday ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁permanent ▁member ▁for ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁The ▁Three ▁D eg rees ▁were ▁formed ▁around ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁according ▁to ▁founder ▁member , ▁the ▁late ▁F ay ette ▁P ink ney .. " it ' s ▁about ▁' 6 5 , ▁last ▁year ▁in ▁high ▁school ... and ▁it ▁was ▁fun ! ". ▁They ▁were ▁discovered ▁by ▁producer ▁and ▁song writer ▁Richard ▁Bar rett , ▁who ▁produced ▁the ▁original ▁line - up ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁song , ▁" G ee ▁Baby ▁( I ' m ▁Sorry )", ▁for ▁Sw an ▁Records , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Turner ▁and ▁Por ter ▁both ▁left ▁the ▁group , ▁leaving ▁F ay ette ▁P ink ney ▁the ▁only ▁original ▁member . ▁They ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁Helen ▁Scott ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁others ▁before ▁Jan et ▁Harm on ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Bar rett ▁also ▁became ▁manager ▁of ▁She ila ▁Fer g us on , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁friends ▁with ▁Scott ▁since ▁high ▁school . ▁Bar rett ▁signed ▁Fer g us on ▁to ▁Sw an ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁Three ▁D eg rees ▁released ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁singles , ▁including ▁" I '