Levert is the father of R&B singers Gerald Levert, who died on November 10, 2006, Sean Levert, who died on Maand Eddie Levert Jr., CEO of Levert Entertainment Group, a Music label headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. In 2009, he and his group won the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. No doubt, Eddie loved his son Gerald who made him proud alongside his brother Sean. The rising singer died as a result of an accidental overdose of prescription and over-the-counter meds at the age of 40. The O'Jays are mainly known by their hits "Back Stabbers," "Love Train" and "For the Love of Money." He starred and performed in the movie (The Fighting Temptations) and performed the song He Still Loves Me. FIRST STRIKE Eddie lost his first son, Gerald in November 2006. Their first big hit was "Lonely Drifter" which was lifted off their debut album Comin Through. His label, Atlantic Records, confirmed that Levert died at his home in. They were officially known as The O'Jays after they got their name from DJ Eddie O'Jay. Gerald Levert, a fiery singer of passionate R&B love songs and son of O’Jays singer Eddie Levert, died Friday. 14 months later in March of 2008, his other son, Sean, reportedly died from withdrawals from. (Error Code: 232011) Human remains found in a trash bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as those of Frank Frankie Little Jr., a guitarist. Eddie Levert’s son, Gerald, passed away in 2006 from an accidental overdose of various medications. The O'Jays were originally known as The Triumphs and The Mascots. 00:00 00:46 This video file cannot be played. They were motivated to sing after seeing a performance from Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. Gerald Levert died in 2006 after returning from a South African tour, owing to complications between his prescribed medications. While attending high school, he met buddies Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, and William Powell. Mary Celebrities News 3. Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but was raised in Canton, Ohio. The mother of the late Gerald and Sean Levert has passed away. 5 minutes ago, Famous Singer Eddie Levert was found dead in the bathroom after suffering a stroke. (AP) Bill Isles, an original member of the chart-topping R&B group The O’Jays, has died at his Southern California Home. was severely ill with COVID and had been admitted into a Las Vegas. Edward "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. By The Associated Press OCEANSIDE, Calif. 'It's home.' O'Jays farewell tour rolling into Canton for special night Ed Balint The Repository 0:00 2:11 Walter Williams Sr.
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