Foster Emerson Sylvers . He is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist and best known for being a member of the family act The Sylvers.

Foster released his first album, Foster Sylvers, in June 1973. His first single, "Misdemeanor", written by his brother Leon Sylvers III, became a hit that summer, reaching number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart. "Misdemeanor"'s follow-up was a cover of Dee Clark's 1959 hit "Hey Little Girl", and charted at number 63 R&B in 1973. The popularity of these records led to Foster to appear on such TV shows as American Bandstand and Soul Train.where originally known as the Little Angels, supervised by their mother, Shirley Sylvers.

Under that banner, the group had appeared on televison alongside celebrities such as Groucho Marx, Dinah Shore, Mike Douglas, Spike Jones, and Danny Thomas.The group had also toured with Johnny Mathis and the late Ray Charles.

After moving to New York and later Los Angeles, the Sylvers were signed to MGM Records subsidiary Pride Records. Foster also modelled at the time appearing in issues of Right On! and Black Stars

In 1974 he released his second album, Foster Sylvers Featuring Pat & Angie Sylvers. By 1975 he joined his brothers and sisters in The Sylvers just in time for the Showcase album. He co-sang lead with his brother Edmund on the number one 1976 Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles song "Boogie Fever". While with Capitol, Foster released another self-titled album called Foster Sylvers in early 1978, primarily produced by his family The Sylvers and their managers Al Ross and Bob Cullen. Foster then branched out into studio work just like his big brother Leon collaborating on many projects such as with Dynasty ("Your Piece of the Rock", "When You Feel Like Giving Love", "Satisfied") and Evelyn "Champagne" King ("Shake Down", number 12 R&B, spring 1984). By the late 1980s, Foster recorded two albums as Foster Sylvers & Hy-Tech: 1987's Plain & Simple for EMI America and 1990's Prime Time for A&M.

As far as we know he is fit and well and remains active to the present day.

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Foster Sylvers

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25th February 1962

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