17) at the Cleveland Music Hall.Īlso scheduled to perform is Gerald's younger brother Sean, who sang with him as a member of the R&B trio LeVert.įans attending the ceremony will be admitted on a first come, first served basis, reports Billboard.

The memorial, titled Celebration of Life, was organized by the late singer’s family and will take place in Levert’s Cleveland hometown at 12 p.m. Stevie Wonder, Johnny Gill and Angie Stone are among the artists scheduled to perform at a musical tribute organized for Gerald Levert, who died of a heart attack Friday at the age of 40. WONDER, GILL, STONE TO SING FOR LEVERT: Musical tribute set for Friday in Cleveland preliminary autopsy results announced. When I was reading psychodelicide post I remembered Millie's interview today with Eric Grant.Įddie and Gerald’s conversation on the Plane last week is like 'Wow'.Ī side note: Gerald LeVert produced a few songs for Millie Jackson's 1989 album 'The Tide Is Turning'. mind you this is second to third hand, from what I heard over the radio. Gerald stated if he were to pass he didn't want people to see and remember him that way but to remember him in the way that he was. Eddie was telling Gerald in the case of his death (Eddies), what plains he wanted for his services etc. Eric was saying something about a conversation Eddie and Gerald had last week on a Plane. Eric said that Eddie at times think he has control and then he just loses it. Eddie isn't taking it well at all, which is expected. From what psychodelicide has posted about Eddie Levert taking Gerald’s death very hard, Eric Grant also said the same on Millie's radio show. Millie had Eric Grant singer with the O'Jays on. I just so happen' to catch some of a local radio show here in Dallas, with Millie Jackson who broadcasts remote from her Atlanta home. Checks (payable to the Rhythm and Blues Foundation) and condolences may be sent to Andy Gibson, Trevel Productions Inc., 13816 Cedar Road, University Heights, OH 44118. In lieu of flowers, the Levert family suggests contributions to the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. He went on to a successful career as a solo artist and as a member of the supergroup LSG with Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill. Levert first found fame with the trio LeVert, whose single 'Casanova' was a Top 5 hit in 1987.

Gerald Levert and his dad collaborated on the 1995 album 'Father & Son.' They often performed together, too. 'If you want to say something to your readers, just tell them I love my son very much,' Eddie Levert said. Reached by phone Tuesday, his father, Eddie Levert of the O'Jays, was too upset to speak at length. Preliminary autopsy results indicated he had mild to moderate heart disease. The R&B singer was pronounced dead last Friday afternoon, after a relative found Levert unresponsive at his home in Newbury Township. Gerald apparently had heart disease:įriday memorial planned for Gerald LevertĪ public memorial service for Gerald Levert is being planned for Friday at Music Hall in Cleveland. This was in my local paper today, the Cleveland Plain Dealer. E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator He scored twenty-one Top 10 hits, including 7 #1 hits. Here's Gerald's Billboard R&B history, including singing lead for LeVert and LSG.

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