In 1972 Edmund and Ricky joined the act. "I was afraid to say anything to my family, or to even report the rape to police," she said. in Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. Leon, James, Charmaine, Angie and Patalong with their mother Shirleyall appeared on the show to discuss their career successes and aftermath. Leon Sylvers III Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family I love this family and I am so happy that a whole new generation is now being exposed to this wonderful family. Capitol did not like the new sound and rejected the album. for Olympia Sylvers The one common theme that runs through a lot of these documentaries is that the fathers are either never mentioned as being in theirs lives, or they were there at the beginning but left and became another statistic of an absent black father. Billboard 2023 COPYRIGHT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WBSS MEDIA LTD, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sylvers, Olympia Ann "Olan" Sylvers (born October 13, 1951) vocals, Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953) bass, vocals, Charmaine Elaine Sylvers(born March 9, 1954) vocals, James Jonathan Sylvers (born June 8, 1955) keyboards, vocals, Edmund Theodore Sylvers (January 25, 1957 March 11, 2004) vocals, percussion, Joseph Richard "Ricky" Sylvers (born October 13, 1958) guitar, vocals, Angelia Marie "Angie" Sylvers (born April 11, 1960) vocals, Patricia Lynn "Pat" Sylvers (born March 25, 1961) additional keyboards, vocals, Foster Emerson Sylvers (born February 25, 1962) additional bass, vocals. Her mother took her to the hospital. She remembers the three rapists punching her face until it was a mass of bruises. government sources. The Sylversare an American R&B/Soul family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California. (Though the song originally featured Edmund on lead, it was passed to Foster due to Edmund's voice change.) Photos. Several Sylvers would continue to do studio work, playing and singing background vocals for artists including Janet Jackson. The Drowning of Record Stores, Radio Stations, and Record Labels, A Absolute BEST Black Male Singers of All Time. The healing took years. The other four were convicted of rape and sent to prison. Craig Allen Published: February 23, 2013. These two singles firmly entrenched the siblings popular sound in the bubble-gum, teeny-bopper demographic. At the same time Leon wouldbecome the in-house producer for the new "Solar" label from "Soul Train"founder and host Don Cornelius! Unsung. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Ive been producing and writing and watching my kids and grandkids grow up. Released between 1972 and 1974, these LPs offered soulful numbers written by Leon and produced by Jerry Butler (of the Impressions) and Keg Johnson. "I woke up at 5:30 the next morning on the concrete, nude. 7 in Australia, selling more than one million records. Came across this video of one of the late Edmund Sylvers son trying to bring all of his brothers and sisters together for the first time, it was said that Edmund had up to 11 kids.
