Eddie Levert Biography

Fast Facts

• Has received the Heroes and Legends Pacesetter Award
• In 2001, he was given an award for his support of the United Negro College Fund
• In 2009, he was awarded the BET Lifetime Achievement Award
• Won the 1990 American Music Award for Best Group
• In 2011, he received the Trumpet Lifetime Achievement Award
• Is the father of the late R&B singers Gerald Levert and Sean Levert
• Started out singing in his local church choir in Canton, Ohio
• Was inspired to become a singer after witnessing a performance of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
• Is widely recognized for forming the R&B group The O'Jays
• Was the subject of the 2007 book "I Got Your Back: A Father and Son Keep It Real about Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship․"