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Soul Train Live

starring

Russell Thompkins Jr.
original lead singer of
The Stylistics
"You Make Me Feel Brand New"
"Betcha By Golly, Wow"
"Break Up To Make Up"

Commodores
“Brick House”
“Night Shift”
“Sail On”
“Three Times A Lady”
“Still”
“Lady (You Bring Me Up)”

The Dramatics
"Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"
"In The Rain"
"Hey You! Get Off My Mountain"

The Emotions
"Best of My Love"
"So I Can Love You"
"Show Me How"

Other artists available - The Manhattans, Heatwave, Blue Magic, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, The Delfonics, The Chi-Lites, Bloodstone, The Whispers, Cuba Gooding Sr., Main Ingredient, Eddie Holman, Sam Moore, Jerry Butler, The Dells..

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It's an evening of "old school" R&B classics from the 70's, with Russell Thompkins Jr. original lead singer of The Stylistics, The Commodores, The Dramatics, and Peaches & HERB.

In their 37th year, Russell Thompkins Jr. original lead singer of The Stylistics were perhaps the most consistent hitmakers in Soul Music in their heyday of the 70s. "You Are Everything","Betcha By Golly Wow", "You Make Me Feel Brand New", "Stoned in Love with You"," Break Up To Make Up"."Stop Look Listen" and "People Make the World Go Round" are a few that rocketed up the Pop and Soul charts, and immediately made Russell Thompkins Jr. original lead singer of The Stylistics the most sought after Soul balladeer of the decade.

The Commodores originated while its members attended Tuskegee University in Alabama. After winning the University's annual Freshman talent contest, they played at fraternity parties, as well as a weekend gig at the Black Forest Inn, one of a few clubs in Tuskegee that catered to the College students. They performed mostly cover tunes and some original songs with their first singer, James Ingram (not the famous solo artist, but another "James Ingram"). Ingram, older than the rest of the members of the band, left to serve active duty in Vietnam, and was later replaced by Walter "Clyde" Orange, the second lead singer who wrote or co-wrote many of their hit tunes. Richie and fellow Commodore Walter "Clyde" Orange alternated as lead singers. Orange was also the lead singer on the Top 10 hits, "Nightshift" and "Brick House" among others.

The Commodores made a brief appearance in the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday. They performed the song "Too Hot ta Trot" during the dance contest; their songs "Brick House" and "Easy" were also played during the movie. In 1982, Lionel Richie left to pursue a solo career, in 1983, Skyler Jett, replaced Lionel Richie as the co-lead singer for The Commodores, and toured the world, performing in over 32 countries in a two year span.

The Dramatics," What You See Is What you Get" and Peaches & Herb's "Reunited", and make for an unbelievable experience.