Gerald Levert was born to The O’Jays frontman Eddie Levert and his wife Martha in Canton, Ohio on July 13, 1966. Levert grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and due to his father’s career, Levert would travel with the band regularly. While in high school, Levert’s inclination towards music became apparent when he formed the R&B trio LeVert, with his younger brother Sean Levert (deceased, March 30, 2008) and friend Marc Gordon in 1984. Four of the group’s seven albums went platinum. These include, “I Get Hot” in 1985, “Bloodline” in 1986, “The Big Throwdown” in 1987, and “Just Coolin” in 1988. Among the group’s memorable hits were, “(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind”, “Casanova”, and “ABC-123”. He would later become a member of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert. 
LSG took the music industry in a big heat wave with the hit single, “My Body”.
On November 10, 2006, Gerald Levert was found dead in his bed at his Newbury home when a cousin tried to wake him. Initial reports stated that Levert had died of an apparent heart attack. In February 2007, an autopsy report conducted by the Cuyahoga County coroner’s office concluded that Levert’s death was caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs. The drugs in his bloodstream included the narcotic pain relievers Vicodin, Percocet, and Darvocet, along with anxiety medication Xanax and two over-the-counter antihistamines. The autopsy also revealed that Levert had pneumonia. The official cause of death was acute intoxication, and the death was ruled accidental. Gerald Levert was only 40 years old.
Following the disclosure of Gerald Levert’s cause of death, a family spokesman stated that all the drugs found in Levert’s bloodstream were prescribed to the singer. Levert was taking the pain medication because of chronic pain from a lingering shoulder problem and surgery in 2005 to repair a severed Achilles tendon.
Cover for Levert’s final album, “In My Songs”, released after his death.
Shortly before his death, Levert completed work on what would be his final album, “In My Songs”. The album was released on February 13, 2007. In June 2007, a book Gerald was working to complete entitled, I Got Your Back: A Father and Son Keep it Real About Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship, was released. The book was initially planned as a tie-in for a Levert album of the same name. I Got Your Back explores Gerald and Eddie’s father/son relationship, the necessity of male bonding, and importance of repairing fractured families. Levert was also working on a reality show in which he was losing weight along with 12 of his female fans, who were training with him at his palatial home.
Gerald Levert will forever be in our hearts as his music lives on in every relationship that is filled with love. R.I.P. “G”. We Miss You!
Much Love! One Love!
Feel “The HEAT”
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