Marshall Thompson (singer)

Marshall Thompson
Thompson on September 30, 2021 at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Thompson on September 30, 2021 at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Background information
Birth nameMarshall Thompson
Born (1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 82)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
  • harmonica
  • melodica
Years active1964–Present
Websitechi-lites.info

Marshall Thompson (born August 24, 1942), is an American singer and musician. Thompson is best known as an original member of the Chicago, Illinois–based Soul/R&B vocal group The Chi-Lites. Their songs included Pop and R&B hits" Oh Girl", "Have You Seen Her", "The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1)", "Stoned Out of My Mind" and "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People". Twenty-one of their recordings appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart[1] and thirty-nine appeared on Billboard Soul/R&B Chart, with 11 making the Top Ten list.[2]

  1. ^ "Chi-Lites Billboard Pop Singles Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Chi-Lites Billboard R&B Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2020.