R&J Stone

{{Short description|Pop music duo}}

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| origin = United Kingdom

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| years_active = 1970s

| genre = Pop

| label = RCA Records

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| past_members = Russell Stone
Joanne Stone

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R&J Stone were the British/American husband and wife musical duo of Russell Oliver Stone and Joanne Stone. The pair were originally members of James Last's British Choir for a number of years. They had a hit single in the mid 1970s with their self penned song "We Do It".[http://www.russell-stone.co.uk/about_russell.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103232227/http://www.russell-stone.co.uk/about_russell.htm |date=November 3, 2009 }} The track was produced by Phil Swern. Some time after their hit, Russell Stone decided that he did not want to remain as a singer, and preferred to concentrate on producing and writing for his wife.{{cite web|url=http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/what-s-on/entertainments/healing-and-music-the-painful-but-rewarding-journey-of-russell-oliver-stone-1-6141811|title=Healing and music - the painful but rewarding journey of Russell Oliver Stone|publisher=Worthingherald.co.uk|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=31 December 2014}} Their second album did not do well and a third album, although recorded, was never released.

Joanne Stone died of a brain tumour in 1979.{{cite web|url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1970.html|author=Doc Rock|title=The Dead Rock Stars Club : The 1970s|publisher=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com|accessdate=31 December 2014}}

Russell Stone later went to Munich to work with the Icelander Thor Baldursson. Stone, a recovered alcoholic, has released three solo albums{{snd}}Love Aspects (2013), Groove Aspects (2014) and Devotional Aspects (2016){{snd}}after spending years out of the music industry. He died on 21 August 2024.{{cite news |title=R&J Stone "We Do It" singer Russell Stone dies |url=https://soultracks.com/rj-stone-singer-russell-stone-dies/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |publisher=Soul Tracks |date=21 August 2024}}