Edmund Sylvers

Edmund Sylvers
Birth name	Edmund Theodore Sylvers
Born	(1957-01-25)January 25, 1957 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	March 11, 2004(2004-03-11) (aged 47) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	R&B, dance, soul, disco, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Drums
Years active	1971–2004
Labels	MGM Records Capitol Records Casablanca Records

Edmund Theodore Sylvers (January 25, 1957 – March 11, 2004) was the lead singer of the 1970s family disco/soul music group The 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 one of whom is actor Jeremy Sylvers.

External links

• Edmund Sylvers at IMDb
• Edmund Sylvers at Discogs
• Edmund Sylvers Obituary, The Independent, 03-19-2004