"RIP" Sean Levert: 1968-2008

Sean Levert: 1968-2008
R&B singer dies at age 39
Thomas J. Sheeran / Associated Press

Singer Sean Levert, who was one-third of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and son of lead O'Jays singer Eddie Levert, has died after falling ill while serving a jail term. He was 39.

Levert was sent to Cuyahoga County jail last week for failing to pay child support. He died at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland late Sunday, less than an hour after he was taken there from the jail, said coroner Frank Miller. An autopsy was planned, he said.
His brother Gerald Levert, who had solo success after leaving the trio, died in 2006 of an accidental overdose.

The brothers had formed LeVert in the 1980s with childhood friend Marc Gordon. Their hits included "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" and "Casanova," which was nominated for a Grammy in 1988 for best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal.
Sean Levert had pleaded guilty last week to six counts of nonsupport involving children ages 11, 15 and 17.