Posted on 11/11/2006 7:53:54 AM PST by Raymann
Another great voice has been silenced.
R&B singer-songwriter Gerald Levert, whose velvety yet powerful pipes brought him solo success and contributed to the soulful harmonies of the group LeVert, died Friday of a heart attack at his Cleveland home. He was 40.
"All of us at Atlantic are shocked and deeply saddened by his untimely death," read a statement released by Atlantic Records, which Levert had worked with since 1986. "He was one of the greatest voices of our time, who sang with unmatched soulfulness and power, as well as a tremendously gifted composer and an accomplished producer.
"Above all, he was an exceptional human being whose warmth and grace inspired us all. Gerald has been a member of our family for two decades, and he will be greatly missed by everyone who had the pleasure and privilege of working with him through the years."
The Ohio native
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son of one of the O'Jays.
I don't recognise the name. Did he have something I might have heard? Anyway, Rest in Peace and prayers for his family. He was awfully young.
susie
Must be an old photo -- the man was twice the size last I saw of him; embarrassed to admit it was on MTV's super sweet sixteen. The show did expose a life of extreme excess for the family with father and daughter being quite obese. A real shame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Super_Sweet_16
Guess that makes #3
WHAT in the world is going on with all of the young guys in their 40's??
Kinda scary.........dang
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