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Russell Allen Thompkins Jr. (born March 21, 1951) is an American soul singer, best known as the original lead singer of the vocal group The Stylistics and noted for his high tenor, countertenor, and falsetto vocals. With Russell as lead singer, The Stylistics had 12 straight Top 10 Billboard R&B singles, and 5 gold singles from 1971 through 1974.
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In 2004, after having left the Stylistics in 2000, former lead singer Thompkins launched his own group called Russell Thompkins Jr, & the New Stylistics, returning with former member Johnson, plus James Ranton and Jonathan Buckson. [13] They were featured on the DVD Old School Soul Party Live!, which was part of the PBS My Music series. [14]
Airrion Love, on the left, performing on Soul Train in 1974. Arrion was in the group The Monarchs with Russell Thompkins Jr. and James Smith. Their rival group, The Percussions, who they had beat at a talent show at Benjamin Franklin High School, [10] had disbanded around the same time they had, and after their English teacher, Beverly Hamilton, suggested the two merge together, Love, Smith ...
Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company "There was a two-color process invented around 1913 by Kodak that used two glass plates in contact with each other, one being red-orange and the other ...
"I'm Stone in Love with You" is a 1972 single by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. The song is noted for lead singer Russell Thompkins Jr.'s distinctive falsetto singing, which he employs through most of the record.
Boston Celtics legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell died on Sunday at the age of 88. A look at his life on and off the court in pictures.
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