Foster Sylvers, former child star of The Sylvers, dies at 64: reports
- Foster Sylvers, the former child star whose voice propelled The Sylvers to stardom, has died at age 64 following a battle with metastatic prostate cancer.
- Brother and longtime collaborator Leon Sylvers III confirmed the passing, though reports cite conflicting causes including stage 4 pancreatic cancer mentioned by Leon to TMZ.
- Before joining his siblings, Foster launched a solo career with the 1973 hit "Misdemeanor," which climbed Billboard R&B charts and led to appearances on American Bandstand and Soul Train.
- The group later scored a string of hits, including the chart-topping "Boogie Fever," helping define 1970s music and influencing generations of hip-hop producers who sampled his work.
- His passing follows earlier family losses: brother Edmund died in 2004 from lung cancer, while youngest sibling Christopher Sylvers died in 1985 at just 18 years old.
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He enjoyed a string of hits in the 1970s.
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