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. | Old Images of Philadelphia

The "Since You've Been Gone" released by the R&B group Blue Magic in 1983 is a soulful ballad about longing for a loved one who is absent, with lyrics expressing a desire to hear from them and see them again. It's a separate song from the well-known 1979 hard rock hit "Since You Been Gone," originally written by Russ Ballard and famously performed by Rainbow, which features different themes and a vastly different musical style #BlueMagic #PhillysFinest #music #classicrnb | Mark Hall

Blue Magic was a 70s Philadelphia soul group who was not produced by Thom Bell or Gamble and Huff, but by Norman Harris. Blue Magic’s song, Sideshow, stands as a 70s soul classic. Blue Magic’s successful run as a group was short-lived, basically from 73-77, but they delivered some excellent music and Ted ‘Wizard’ Mills was one of the great falsetto voices of the 70s, along with William Hart (The Delfonics), Russell Thompkins Jr (The Stylistics) and Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind and Fire). #musichis