A year later, with the blessing of his father, a collection of duets between the two was released on the album Something to Talk About. Then in the November of 2006 Gerald Levert’s life would be cut short after he died of an overdose of prescription drugs, and his great voice was silenced forever. Listening to that album is a real treat for all soul fans with father and son in perfect soulful harmony, and as performances between the two demonstrate, working together was clearly an emotional yet beautiful thing they shared. In the early nineties Gerald went solo producing the classic jam ‘Private Line’, and would team up with fellow soul stars Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat to create the super-group LSG.Īs well as a sought after producer and writer, Gerald also found the time to perform and record with his father Eddie, recording and releasing a brilliant album in 1995 entitled Father & Son. Together the group would release seven albums, four of which went platinum.
Born in 1966 to Eddie Levert, the incredible lead singer of the iconic group The O’Jays, the younger Levert became one of the great soul artists during the eighties with the group LeVert which comprised his brother Sean, and friend Marc Gorden.
It’s been nearly nine years since the tragic death of Gerald Levert.