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Gerald Levert

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New Jack Swing

Following in the footsteps of his father Eddie - who led the 1970s R&B group The O'Jays - Gerald Levert was part of a new generation of soul stars in the '90s who pioneered the smooth, funky sounds of new jack swing. Born in Philadelphia, Gerald toured around the country with his father as a child before starting to perform with his brother Sean and high school friend Marc Gordon in the mid-'80s as the pop trio LeVert and scoring the hit single 'Casanova' and successful albums 'The Big Throwdown' and 'For Real Tho'. His early solo records 'Private Line' and 'Groove On' establi...