ɡlˈɛn tˈɑːmpsən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, tə klˈɑːɹɹə bˈɛl ænd dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dʒˈoʊsəf tˈɑːmpsən, ɪn hˈɑːɹləm, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.
Glenn Thompson was born on September 24, 1940, to Clara Belle and George Joseph Thompson, in Harlem, New York.