Levert, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 32°45′33″N87°14′29″W / 32.75917°N 87.24139°W Coordinates: 32°45′33″N87°14′29″W / 32.75917°N 87.24139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Perry |
Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 159927 [1] |
Levert, also spelled Le Vert, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. Levert lies entirely within the Oakmulgee District of the Talladega National Forest. A post office operated under the name Le Vert from 1881 to 1905. [2]
LeVert was an American R&B vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Formed in 1983, LeVert was composed of Sean and Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon.
Gerald Edward Levert was an American singer-songwriter, producer and actor. Levert is best known for singing with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon of the vocal group LeVert. Levert was also a member of LSG, a supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and himself. Levert is the son of Eddie Levert, who is the lead singer of the R&B/soul vocal group the O'Jays. He had released nine solo albums, six with LeVert, two with his father Eddie Levert, two with LSG, as well as discovering the R&B groups the Rude Boys, Men at Large and 1 of the Girls.
LeVert was an R&B vocal group, formed in 1984 by brothers Gerald and Sean Levert.
Edward Willis Levert is an American singer–songwriter and actor. Levert is best known as the lead vocalist of The O'Jays.
Private Line is the debut solo album by Gerald Levert, following his tenure with the group LeVert. It was released by EastWest Records on October 15, 1991 in the United States. The album reached number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums where it spent two weeks atop in 1992. Private Line also topped the Top Heatseekers album chart and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200. It spawned four singles: the title track, "School Me," "Can U Handle It" and "Baby Hold On to Me," a duet with his father, Eddie Levert.
Sean Edward Levert was an American singer-songwriter and actor. Levert is best known as a member of the R&B vocal group LeVert. Levert was the son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert and younger brother of singer Gerald Levert.
"Casanova" is a 1987 single by LeVert, written and produced by Reggie Calloway. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #9 on the UK Singles Chart, LeVert's only Top Ten on either chart. It was the first new jack swing song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. It topped the chart for two weeks, becoming the group's second number-one. It has become a standard number for New Orleans brass bands following its popularization by the Rebirth Brass Band. The song is featured in 1987's The Pick-Up Artist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Molly Ringwald, and appears on the soundtrack album of the Whoopi Goldberg movie Fatal Beauty, released the same year.
The Big Throwdown is the third album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.
Just Coolin' is the fourth album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.
Octavia Walton Le Vert, née Octavia Celestia Valentine Walton was an American socialite and writer born in Augusta, Georgia. She moved with her parents to Mobile, Alabama in 1835, where she married Dr. Henry Strachey Le Vert in 1836. She became one of the first female southern writers to achieve national recognition. Although largely faded from history today, she was a well-known figure during her own time. From the 1830s through the 1850s she was noted for hosting gatherings of prominent politicians, noted literary figures, and professionals of all types. She was friends with a variety of prominent 19th century figures.
Dallas County High School is a public high school in Plantersville, Alabama, United States. The school is the oldest county high school in Alabama, being established in 1908.
"I'm Still" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group LeVert. The song is the opening track from the group's debut album I Get Hot and was issued as the album's first single. The song was produced by lead singer Gerald Levert, and it peaked at #70 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1985.
Caris Coleman LeVert is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman for the 2012–13 team, he nearly redshirted but earned a key role off the bench as the team went on to reach the championship game in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a sophomore for the 2013–14 team, he became a regular starter and was selected as a second team 2013–14 All-Big Ten player for the outright Big Ten regular season champions. His junior and senior seasons were interrupted by injury. LeVert is a cousin of Eddie Levert, Gerald Levert and Sean Levert.
Gerald's World is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Gerald Levert. It was released by Elektra Records on September 18, 2001 in the United States.
I Get Hot is the debut studio album from American contemporary R&B group LeVert, released in 1985 via independent imprint Tempre Records. The album did not chart in the United States; however, the lead single, "I'm Still", peaked at #70 on the Billboard R&B chart.
Rope a Dope Style is the fifth studio album by American contemporary R&B group LeVert, released November 6, 1990 via Atlantic Records. The album was produced by group members Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon; and it peaked at #122 on the Billboard 200.
For Real Tho' is the sixth studio album by American contemporary R&B group LeVert, released March 16, 1993 via Atlantic Records. Produced and primarily written by group members Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon, the album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart.
"ABC-123" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group LeVert. The song is the closing track on their sixth studio album For Real Tho' and was issued as the album's second single. Co-written and co-produced by lead singer Gerald Levert, it was the last song from the group to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #46 in 1993.
Stroke of Genius is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Gerald Levert. It was released by Elektra Records on October 21, 2003, in the United States.
The Other Side is the only solo album by American R&B singer Sean Levert. It was released by Atlantic Records on June 20, 1995 in the United States. While Jermaine Dupri was recruited to work with the singer on the majority of the album, Levert also secured that his first album would showcase some "love-making music." Thus, he also worked with his LeVert bandmates, Marc Gordon and his brother Gerald Levert, as well as Edwin "Tony" Nicholas on several songs.
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