They are best known for several hit singles during the 1970s including "Car Wash", "I Wanna Get Next to You", "I'm Going Down", "Wishing on a Star", and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore".

[1] The group 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.

The group, now called Magic Wand, began working with Yvonne Fair and became the studio and concert band for the Undisputed Truth.

[1] During a tour stop in Miami, Undisputed Truth leader Joe Harris noticed a singer named Gwen Dickey, then a member of a local group called the Jewels.

[4] During this time, Whitfield was contacted by film director Michael Schultz, fresh from the success of his first feature, Cooley High.

"[5] The group's follow-up album, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom, produced two top ten singles, "Do Your Dance" and "Ooh Boy".

[2] "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" was a number 2 hit in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and would later gain greater exposure through its cover versions, most notably by Madonna in 1984 and 1995.

Additionally, Bag Raiders and Daft Punk sampled their single "First Come, First Serve" with the songs "Shooting Stars" and "Too Long" respectively.

In 2022 Gwen featured on the Giants of Soul Tour - taking in 15 UK venues performing with Deniece Williams, Alexander O'Neal, Tunde (Lighthouse Family) and Jaki Graham.