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Robert Earl "Squirrel" Lester (August 16, 1942 – January 21, 2010) was the second tenor in the Chicago-based singing group The Chi-Lites. Lester was born in McComb , Mississippi . [1] He was part of the original Chi-Lites line-up when the group (then named 'The Hi-Lites') were first formed in 1960 from two Chicago groups — The ...
24. Jan. 2010 · Robert “Squirrel” Lester teamed with singers from a rival South Side doo-wop group to form the Chi-Lites, which scored chart-topping hits in the 1970s with “Oh Girl” and “Have You Seen Her.”...
Robert “Squirrel” Lester was a troubadour of slow dances and long kisses whose fans told him he was partly responsible for the births of their children. The silky-voiced singer with the...
Robert "Squirrel" Lester – 1959–2010 (born August 16, 1942, McComb, Mississippi; died January 21, 2010, Chicago) Eugene Record – 1959–1973, 1980–1988 (born December 23, 1940, Chicago; died July 22, 2005, Chicago [19] )
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Marshall Thompson *, Tara Thompson, Fred Simon
- 1959–present
January 22, 2010 - We are very sorry to inform SoulTrackers that Robert "Squirrel" Lester, who was an integral part of the great Chi-Lites for over four decades, has died. He was an excellent, if often underrated, singer and performer, and was an important part of the group's long success.
The Chi-Lites (from left, David Doc Roberson, Robert Squirrel Lester, Marshall Thompson, and Eugene Record) perform “The Devil Is Doing His Work” on Soul Train in 1976. | Soul Train via Getty Images Black creativity found a home on Soul Train — and made TV history.
8. Feb. 2010 · ROBERT ‘SQUIRREL’ LESTER of THE CHI-LITES died on January 22 aged 67. LESTER, who was born in McComb, Mississippi on August 16, 1942, had been in the group for over 40 years and was a founding member.
