LeVert

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LeVert is an R&B group, formed in Ohio in 1984, comprising of Sean and Gerald Levert, the sons of O'Jays founder Eddie Levert, as well as Marc Gordon.

In 1985 the group released their debut album, I Get Hot, which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to those of Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie. Bloodline followed in 1986, and included the band's first big R&B hit with "Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop (Goes My Mind)", a track that went all the way to number one. However, the band's next album, 1987's The Big Throwdown became an even bigger success, on the strength of the hit single "Casanova", which gave the band a crossover hit onto the pop charts, cracking the top-30 in this market. A pair of additional R&B top five singles, "My Forever Love" and "Sweet Sensation", were also released from this album. The band's success continued with their 1988 follow-up album Just Coolin'. Both The Big Throwdown and Just Coolin' received gold certification.

Beginning in the 1990s, Gerald began dividing his time between LeVert, and his solo career, but the band released three more albums, and Rhino Records released a greatest hits compilation album in 2001.

Tragically, Gerald Levert met an untimely death due to an accidental overdose, of over the counter and prescription drugs, in November of 2006. LeVert was planning a reunion at the time of Gerald Levert's death.

The group's reunion plans are still active as the group replaced the late Gerald Levert with Dwight Thompson a fellow Cleveland native who also filled in for Joe Little III in the group Rude Boys which Levert discovered.