While garnet and black are the university's primary colors and an integral part of our brand, a secondary color palette has been developed to provide versatility and variety when developing communications materials for university programs.
The Righteous Brothers. The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley. They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called The Paramours, but adopted the name The Righteous Brothers when they embarked on their recording career as a duo. They recorded from 1963 through 1975 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003.
New Edition went on to become the biggest-selling boy band group from the mid to late 1980s. After New Edition's 1990 breakup, Devoe and fellow New Edition members, Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins, formed the R&B/ hip-hop group, Bell Biv DeVoe. Bell Biv DeVoe's 1990 debut album, Poison, sold more than 5 million copies and garnered five hit singles such as  Poison  and  B.B.D.