Eddie Levert Celebrates His Birthday Eddie Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but was raised in Canton, Ohio. While attending high school, he met buddies Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, and William Powell. They were motivated to sing after seeing a performance from Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. The OJays were originally known as The Triumphs and The Mascots. They were officially known as The OJays after they got their name from DJ Eddie OJay. Their first big hit was Lonely Drifter which was lifted off their debut album Comin Through. The OJays are mainly known by their hits Back Stabbers, Love Train and For the Love of Money. In 2009, he and his group won the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. Personal life Levert is the father of the late R&B singers Gerald Levert, who died on November 10, 2006, Sean Levert, who died on March 30, 2008 and Eddie Levert Jr., CEO of Levert Entertainment Group, a Music label headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. The relationships between Eddie Sr. and Gerald became a subject of a book, I Got Your Back: A Father and Son Keep It Real about Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship issued in 2007. oldschool1053/3090356/3090356/
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