Rock/Disco/R&B/Funk Musician. He was a member of the 1970s and 1980s musical group, "The Sylvers", which he formed in 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, with 9 out of his 10 siblings including: Charmaine, Olympia, Leon, James, Ricky, Angie, Pat and Foster Sylvers. They recorded on Capitol Records, Pride Records, MGM Records and Casablanca Records. The group which was known as a 'Southern version of The Jackson 5' had numerous hits on the R&B Charts and Pop Charts in their 13 year career. In the early 1980s, the group signed with the Geffen Records label, but the group had lost its appeal by then. In 1980, Edmund began a solo career on the Arista Records label. There many recordings include, 'Fool's Paradise', 'Boogie Fever', 'Hot Line', 'Don't Stop, Get Off', 'Reach Out', 'Come Back Lover, Come Back', 'I'm Gettin' Over', 'Heart Repair Man', 'Cotton Candy', 'Storybook Girl', 'I Can Be Real', 'The Roulette Wheel Of Love', 'Wish That I Could Talk To You', 'That's What Love Is Made Of', 'High School Dance' and 'Ain't Nothin' But A Party.' He passed away from lung cancer in Richmond, Virginia, at the age of 47 in March 2004.
Rock/Disco/R&B/Funk Musician. He was a member of the 1970s and 1980s musical group, "The Sylvers", which he formed in 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, with 9 out of his 10 siblings including: Charmaine, Olympia, Leon, James, Ricky, Angie, Pat and Foster Sylvers. They recorded on Capitol Records, Pride Records, MGM Records and Casablanca Records. The group which was known as a 'Southern version of The Jackson 5' had numerous hits on the R&B Charts and Pop Charts in their 13 year career. In the early 1980s, the group signed with the Geffen Records label, but the group had lost its appeal by then. In 1980, Edmund began a solo career on the Arista Records label. There many recordings include, 'Fool's Paradise', 'Boogie Fever', 'Hot Line', 'Don't Stop, Get Off', 'Reach Out', 'Come Back Lover, Come Back', 'I'm Gettin' Over', 'Heart Repair Man', 'Cotton Candy', 'Storybook Girl', 'I Can Be Real', 'The Roulette Wheel Of Love', 'Wish That I Could Talk To You', 'That's What Love Is Made Of', 'High School Dance' and 'Ain't Nothin' But A Party.' He passed away from lung cancer in Richmond, Virginia, at the age of 47 in March 2004.
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