As a founding member of legendary R&B; group The OJays, Eddie Levert enjoyed seven Top 20 singles throughout the 70s—followed by induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three decades later. But stepping out on his own in this digital age has been a bit less smooth. "I just finished an Eddie Levert project and Im going to release it through the Internet. Its called Eddie Levert: I Still Have It," he tells BlakeRadio Network host Eddie Blake. "Th Eddie Levert | The OJays | Solo album...Read Full Story
After notching hits and four platinum records in the 1980s with the R&B trio Levert, Grammy®-winning singer Gerald Levert went solo in 1991, topping the R&B charts with his first album, Private Line. The hits kept coming as the superstar's soulful baritone fueled a long run of beloved music that sadly ended in 2006 with Levert's unexpected death. Rhino Records pays tribute to Levert with a collection of his greatest work, including the previously unreleased "Can It Stay." THE BEST OF GERALD...Read Full Story
The widow of R&B singer, Sean Levert, has been awarded $4 million after suing Cuyahoga County for her husband’s death while in jail.
Jail security cameras captured disturbing images of Levert strapped to a chair suffering from withdrawal from the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax.
Levert’s attorney argued that jail staff deliberately refused Sean Levert his medication while the singer spent 2-weeks in the jail in 2008.
The coroner says Xanax withdrawal contributed to Levert’s death.
A...Read Full Story
Friday, 18 June 2010 12:14
Written by Curt and Jamila Hayman
R&B singer Sean Levert 's family has won a $4 million settlement stemming from a lawsuit over his 2008 death in an Ohio jail.
According to the Associated Press, the agreement with Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County and a jail medical services contractor was reached late Wednesday in Cleveland federal court. It includes no official admission of liability.
Levert was jailed on March 24, 2008...Read Full Story
R&B singer Sean Levert 's family has won a $4 million settlement stemming from a lawsuit over his 2008 death in an Ohio jail.
According to the Associated Press, the agreement with Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County and a jail medical services contractor was reached late Wednesday in Cleveland federal court. It includes no official admission of liability.
Levert was jailed on March 24, 2008, after being sentenced for owing nearly $90,000 in child support. He died six days later and had been...Read Full Story
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees currently consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and Eric Grant will be in Southern Indiana to perform some of their top hits. Don't miss the opportunity to see this show.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, the group, still led by founder and front man Eddie Levert, reigned supreme on the R and pop charts with classic such as "Love Train," "Back Stabbers" and "For the Love of Money." Over the course of ...
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees currently consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and Eric Grant will be in Southern Indiana to perform some of their top hits. Don't miss the opportunity to see this show.
And I am not certain that he possessed a smoldering love for most of the music his show presented, though he appreciated certain artists, counting Marvin Gaye and the O’Jays’ Eddie Levert and Walter Williams among his dearest friends. And yet ...
I know you’re here to honor me and I appreciate that. But, tonight I’m here to honor you...’ Eddie Levert, the lead singer of the O’Jays, was the featured entertainer that brought the gala guests out of their seats, after a sumptuous candlelit ...
Don’t miss our special added guest artist Bonnie Raitt performing Tuesday, May 8. Eddie Levert of the legendary O’Jays performs solo in June. For every member of the family, the Riley Center is happy to present in May The House at Pooh Corner ...
Although the soul trio (Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Eric Nolan Grant) can sing a ballad with the best of them, you will still be able to boogie with the group's more uptempo songs such as "Livin' for the Weekend" and "I Love Music."
Eddie Levert (born June 16, 1942) is an American singer, and is the lead vocalist of the soul / funk / R&B; vocal group, The O'Jays. Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but was ...
Soundtrack: 2000s; 1980s; The Fighting Temptations (2003) (performer: "Rain Down") ("He Still Loves Me") Coming to America (1988) (writer: "Addicted To Love")..
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