Eddie Levert

Birth Name:

Edward Levert

Birth Place:

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor

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․"

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