Gerald Levert

[stephanie]

Couldn't find a thread but I just heard that he had a heart attack and died. Details forthcoming . . . . RIP Gerald.

[Deleted]

Good Lord, he was only 40 years old!

[stephanie]

borokat said:

Good Lord, he was only 40 years old!

How about it? I couldn't believe it. Not to be crass but all I could think of when I heard it was all the fried chicken fat jokes Tom Joyner and staff have me cracking up about on my way to work so many mornings.

[carrier76]

Didn't he sing "Casanova"? Me and Romeo ain't never been friends.

As soon as I saw HE had a thread, I knew. He's too random for anything else.

[girlnamedcarl]

La de di dah dah ... damn. 40 was way too young!

[TrafficChick]

Damn. Too sad. RIP, Gerald.

[stephanie]

R&B singer Gerald Levert dead at 40
POSTED: 4:20 p.m. EST, November 10, 2006
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(CNN) -- Gerald Levert, the R&B singer whose hits included "I Swear" and "I'd Give Anything," as well as chart-toppers with the groups LeVert and LSG, has died, according to his label, Atlantic Records. He was 40.

Levert died of a heart attack Friday at his Cleveland, Ohio, home, according a statement from Atlantic.

"He was one of the greatest voices of our time, who sang with unmatched soulfulness and power, as well as a tremendously gifted composer and an accomplished producer," the statement read. "Above all, he was an exceptional human being whose warmth and grace inspired us all."

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[indigo]

This is the worst news.

Really sad. Did he have a wife and kids? 40? That's just shocking.

RIP Gerald Levert.

[stephanie]

indigo said:

This is the worst news.

Really sad. Did he have a wife and kids? 40? That's just shocking.

RIP Gerald Levert.

Yes. Not sure if they were still together. I recently saw his daughter on a reality show, I think it was the one that they do for the 16th birthday party. She was a chubby spoiled rotten little bitch who thought she could sing and sounded like crap.

[zacandmax]

I am truly devastated. I loved him and his voice. I will miss how they always got him to do the music medleys at the cheesy awards shows on BET. His father, the great Eddie Levert must going nuts. It's such a shame. I saw him at a free concert on Ben Franklin Pwky years ago at Philly's annual Unity Day. He was a very good looking man in person. Big guy, very dark with a fabulous beard and moustache. I kinda developed a crush on him. He was always big and sweaty, but I liked it on him. Between Gerald and Ed Bradley dying, I'm almost crying here. What a voice. I will miss him.