The Real Thing were a home-grown Black British group of singers who have worked from the 1960s onwards. The group came from Liverpool and played support for the Beatles at the Cavern Club! Respect for that.
You can watch the film, here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lj5v
It’s unbelievable nowadays to hear the stories and struggles of exclusion associated with the music industry back in the day…The Real Thing held strong and have kept going…a great example.