Russell Thompkins Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Russell Thompkins Jr.
Occupation	Soul Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 21, 1951(1951-03-21)
Age	73
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Pisces

Russell Thompkins Jr. Biography

Russell Thompkins Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Soul Singer who was born on March 21, 1951 in Pennsylvania, United States. American soul singer and former lead singer of The Stylistics.

In the 1970s, his former music group The Stylistics was managed by His former music group The Stylistics worked with record producer Thom Bell in the 1970s..

Born in Philadelphia, Thompkins was introduced to music by his father and started singing formally in school. During high school, Thompkins was a member of a local vocal group called the Monarchs who defeated another group called the Percussions in a talent show at Benjamin Franklin High School. Both groups disbanded shortly thereafter. Their remaining members, Thompkins, James Smith, and Airrion Love from The Monarchs, and James Dunn and Herbie Murrell from the Percussions, joined together to form a new group called The Stylistics in 1968.

In 1970, the Stylistics recorded “You’re a Big Girl Now”, which soon became a regional hit for Sebring Records. The larger Avco Records soon signed the Stylistics, and the single eventually climbed to number seven on the R&B charts in early 1971. Avco approached record producer Thom Bell to work with the group. After the Stylistics auditioned for Bell he was unimpressed, but he ultimately agreed to produce them, because he believed in the potential of Thompkins’s soaring high tenor voice. Thom Bell focused the group’s sound completely around Thompkins’s voice. On most of the group’s hits, Bell would have Thompkins sing virtually solo.

He was raised in Philadelphia with his father, a musician.

Russell Thompkins Jr. Net Worth

Russell Thompkins Jr. is one of the richest Soul Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Russell Thompkins Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was part of the Monarchs vocal group during high school.

In 2002, he released a solo album entitled A Matter of Style. It featured a cover of the Gershwin song Embraceable You.

Russell Allen Thompkins Jr. (born March 21, 1951) is an American soul singer. Noted for his high tenor, countertenor, and falsetto vocals, Thompkins is the former lead singer of the Philadelphia soul vocal group The Stylistics.

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Who is Russell Thompkins Jr. Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Russell Ranked on the list of most popular Soul Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Russell Thompkins Jr. celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.

Is the original lead singer of The Stylistics still alive?

Russell Thompkins Jr.
Born| March 21, 1951 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres| R&B, soul, disco
Occupation(s)| Singer
Years active| 1968–present

Are there any original members of The Stylistics?

The Stylistics
Years active| 1968–present
Labels| Avco, H&L
Website| www.thestylistics.org
Members| Airrion Love Herb Murrell Jason Sharp Barrington “Bo” Henderson (*) Original member

Who replaced Russell Thompkins Jr?

(Just a note: Michael Muse replaces Harold Eban Brown who sang lead for The Stylistics for almost 18 years. As for Russell Thompkins, Jr., he vacated his position as The Stylistics’ lead singer in 2000 and has since formed a group called The New Stylistics, which is a separate entity from the original group.)

Why did Russell Thompkins leave the original Stylistics?

But the bubble began to burst when Thompkins says he had had enough. “In 1999 I left the original group because I couldn’t take the fighting and all the tension anymore. You can’t make music with people you don’t like. Plus I was so unhappy I began to lose my voice — not my speaking voice but my falsetto singing voice.

What happened to James Dunn of The Stylistics?

Both James Dunn and James Smith departed in 1980 due to conflicts over the direction of the group. The group continued, recruiting new member Raymond Johnson. They also reunited with Thom Bell and sign with Philadelphia International Records subsidiary, TSOP Records in 1980.