Russell thompkins jr biography
Russell thompkins jr.
The Stylistics
American music group
The Stylistics are an American Philadelphia soul group that achieved their greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, with a lineup of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith and James Dunn.
Russell thompkins jr biography
All of their US hits were ballads characterized by the falsetto of Russell Thompkins Jr. and the production of Thom Bell. During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive R&B top ten hits, including "Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up" and "You Make Me Feel Brand New", which earned them 5 gold singles and 3 gold albums.[1][2]
Career
Early years
The Stylistics were created from two Philadelphia groups, the Percussions and the Monarchs.[3] The two bands were in the same high school.
The Stylistics was first conceived when Airrion Love's English teacher, Beverly Hamilton, suggested