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The Sylvers' youngest sibling, Christopher, died of hepatitis on June 18, 1985, at age 18. He was never part of the performing family. He was never part of the performing family. Following the disappointing sales performance of the Geffen LP, the brothers and sisters officially disbanded in 1985.
The Sylvers, an American R&B group, included up to eight siblings at once. Nine brothers and sisters were in the band at some point including Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, James, Edmund, Joseph, Angelina, Patricia and Foster.
Edmund Theodore Sylvers (January 25, 1957 – March 11, 2004) [2] was an American singer–songwriter, actor and musician. Sylvers was best known as the lead singer of the American family disco / soul music vocal group The Sylvers , [ 3 ] which had popular success with songs such as "Boogie Fever" during the mid- to late-1970s.
Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid-1980s through his association with Dick Griffey's SOLAR Records. [2]
Foster Sylvers released his first album, Foster Sylvers, in June 1973. [1] His first single, "Misdemeanor", written by his brother Leon Sylvers III, became a hit that summer, reaching number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart. [1] "Misdemeanor"'s follow-up was a cover of Dee Clark's 1959 hit "Hey Little Girl", and charted at number 63 R&B in fall ...
It also reunited them with older brother and former member Leon Sylvers III as he was working for SOLAR at the time. The album's two singles were not as successful, with "Come Back, Lover, Come Back" reaching #63 on Billboard's dance singles chart and "Take It to the Top" failing to chart.
Interviews with Merry Clayton, Bruce Fisher, and George Johnson (of The Brothers Johnson). Episode 34 – "The Story of The Sylvers" August 1, 2011 () Documenting the rise and turbulent careers of the family R&B group The Sylvers. Interviews with Nelson George, Leon Sylvers III, other members of the Sylvers family, and Dyana Williams.
Leon Sylvers III – bass; Ed Greene, Steve Gadd – drums; John Burnes, Sonny Burke – electric piano; Herman Brown, Jay Graydon, John McClain, Ricky Sylvers – guitar; Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone, electric piano