The Stylistics come to Pala on May 21

PALA – Soul and R&B vocal legends The Stylistics, with special guest Lenny Williams, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 21, in the events center at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.

The Stylistics are 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 U.S. hits were ballads, graced by the soaring falsetto of 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 12 consecutive U.S. R&B top 10 hits, including "Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "People Make the World Go Round", "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up", and "You Make Me Feel Brand New". Today’s Stylistics are the two originals, Love and Murrell, joined by Harold Eban Brown and Jason Sharp.

Williams has enjoyed a long solo career but is best known for his three years as the lead singer for Tower of Power, one of the ‘70s top funk/soul bands. He became famous for his lead vocals on such major hits as "What is Hip?" "Don’t Change Horses in Midstream," "This Time It’s Real" and "So Hard To Do," before resuming a solo career in 1975.

For ticket information, call (877) 946-7252.