The Stylistics are a soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads, graced by the soaring falsetto of Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the lush productions of Thom Bell, which helped make the Stylistics one of the most successful soul groups of the first half of the 1970s." During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive U.S. R&B top ten hits, including "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)", "People Make the World Go Round", "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".
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The Stylistics - Interview with Johnnie Walker
Johnnie goes back to the 70's with Philly soul greats The Stylistics.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at thestylistics.org
- Biography at phillysoulclassics.com/artists/stylistics
- Wikipedia article on The Stylistics
- Last.fm page on The Stylistics
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Stylistics, The
- MusicBrainz entry on The Stylistics
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BBC Reviews
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The Stylistics 1971
Reviewed by Daryl Easlea
A sweet soul landmark that’s not exactly what you think it is.
