The Chi-Lites

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The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites 1973 promotional photo, also used on the back cover of their album A Letter To Myself
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	R&B soul
Years active	1959–present
Labels	Brunswick Mercury
Members	Marshall Thompson* Tara Thompson Fred Simon
Past members	Robert "Squirrel" Lester* Eugene Record* Creadel "Red" Jones* Clarence Johnson* Stanley Anderson Burt Bowen* Eddie Reed* Willie Kinsey David "Doc" Roberson David Scott Danny Johnson Vandy Hampton Frank Reed Anthony Reynard Watson (*) Original members
Website	chi-litesofficial.com

The Chi-Lites (/ˈʃaɪlaɪts/, SHY-lytes) are an American R&B/Soul vocal quartet from Chicago. Forming at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1959, The group's original lineup consisted of singers Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, Clarence Johnson, Burt Bowen, Eddie Reed and Marshall Thompson.

The Chi-Lites' greatest fame came during the late 1960s through the early 1970s (with members Record, Jones, Lester and Thompson), scoring eleven top-ten R&B chart hits from 1969 until 1974.^[1] The group also charted 21 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart,^[2] and had chart hits in Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, as well as in the U.S.