Sean Levert

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Sean Levert (September 28, 1968 – March 30, 2008)^[1] was an American R&B singer.

[edit] Biography

Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio^[1] and was the son of Eddie Levert, who sang with The O'Jays.^[2] He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Mark Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B charts in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995, Sean launched a solo career with the album The Other Side on Atlantic Records, which peaked at #22 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #146 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] The album yielded the charting singles "Put Your Body Where Your Mouth Is" (U.S. R&B #40) and "Same One" (U.S. R&B #57) that same year.^[4]

In 2008, Levert was sentenced to a one-year, 10-day prison sentence for failing to pay child support for his three children, then aged 11, 15, and 17.^[2] Levert became ill during this sentence, reporting high blood pressure and hallucinations; he died after a week of the sentence had been served, on March 30.^[2] He was 39 years old.