BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " EDMUND SYLVERS " WAS THE LEAD SINGER OF THE 1970's FAMILY DISCO/SOUL MUSIC GROUP " THE SYLVERS : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Edmund Sylvers

Edmund Sylvers
Birth name	Edmund Theodore Sylvers
Born	January 25, 1957 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	March 11, 2004 (aged 47) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	R&B, dance, soul, disco, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, Drums
Years active	1971–2004
Labels	MGM Records Capitol Records Casablanca Records
Associated acts	The Sylvers
Notable instruments
Drums

Edmund Theodore Sylvers (January 25, 1957 – March 11, 2004) was the lead singer of the 1970s family disco/soul music groupThe Sylvers. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Sylvers was 15 years old when he started singing with the family-based musical group, and was 18 when he sang lead on the group's biggest hit, "Boogie Fever" (1975).

Sylvers provided the voice of Marlon on the 1971–73 ABC-TV cartoon series The Jackson 5ive.

Sylvers died of lung cancer at age 47. He was survived by 11 sons and daughters