just finished watching their Unsung. unbelievable. had no idea. wow. Leon is my Hero. Mom's, beautiful spirit, beautiful everything. Olympia, thank you for surviving. Edmund, rest my brother. the daughters, all so gorgeous and talented. i don't know how you guys survived. the brothers in the joint, what up, for real. you will never know how much you are loved. God Bless the Sylvers, everyone, especially Mom's. do you guys know how much pressure my father put on me to become an entertainer?>
i love the sylvers too. man they were a beautiful family and they have also had thier down falls and triumps as well. im glad to know about the sylvers and about the debarges stories makes me like both familes even more.
The closing performance of "Forever Yours" should be released as a single as should the version of "Our Day Will Come." with their lovely mother from Opelousas, Louisiana. What a story and what a family. There is a film in here. I have always been a fan and hope that they will continue singing and sharing their gifts with the world.
This family created lasting, great albums on their own(actually writing, being apart of the process) from DAY ONE...and later on producing! Their 'peers' weren't doing that. They also didn't have major labels to back them like others. Yet their music is diverse, real and still on point. Making them very exceptional!
DISCO IS WHAT SAVED THEM, WHEN DISCO ENDED THEY ENDED, THEY HAD NO WHERE NEAR THE TALENT OF THE JACKSONS TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS. THE ONLY TALENTED MEMBER WAS LEON.
Wow! This family has been through a lot. I remember "Misdemeanor." Then, the group just seemed to disappear. Blood is thicker than mud. They put their own brother (Leon) out of the group?? I wonder how long they were estranged after that? Thank you, Unsung. Thanks for the post.
yo that song at the end should be put out again its beautiful! I felt chlls! Ive learned a lot also ths family survived an awful lot, n than to the father, its no wonder more than 2 wern lost! GOD THE FATHER OF ALL BLESS THEM AND US AMEN? IN JESUS NAME.
I just watched it again, and cried this time. Such a talented & gifted family. I've always been a fan of their music, and all of the side producing & writing that they've done. Long live the "SYLVERS" and their music.
love the SYLVERS, but Edmund wasnt mentioned @ all. he has a solo career after the group. beautiful family, and will always be GREAT in my book! LOVE THE SYLVERS
WOW! MOM SYLVERS has a beautiful voice, too! Great family; heartbreaking story. I'm glad that they are all adjusted and doing well now. The music industry can help to break up families and lives beyond repair, sometime.
@rtisleo Stick to your guns; Be observant and pay attention to everything; Peoples's feelings and family is waaaaaaayyyyyyy for important than money, fame, and having pop success.
@MegaPastalover ...You are right about that. I am very observant and for this I am still alive. All of the bull doo doo and all of the trappings of this world are nothing But illusions. And all of the earthly possessions that people put so much faith and energy into, are just that...Earthly! Thank you for replying to my original Comment, GOD BLESS YOU.
I have a question, why was Leon's amazing work with groups like Shalamar left out on both The Sylvers Unsung & Shalamars Unsung? he produced many hits for them, and did not participate in there Unsung, as far as I can remember. He worked on every Shalamar album there was & didnt he write a Night To Remember? Not 2 mention his backaground with Dynasty, and BlackStreets hit Before I let u Go, r his own solo work (not a hit but still)
@VenetianSymbol Hmm havent watched Shalamars Unsung completely in awhile, but I guess if you consider this Unsung to be abouth The Sylvers as a group or The Sylvers as a family. The DeBarge Unsung covered Switch all the way to both Bunny & El's solo work. Thats y i was expecting them to mention Leon as a producer for SOLAR. Oh well still an amazing story :)
I feel the same as others, how in the hell did I miss out on this phenomenal series. These are our people! Their history, their journey and their struggle. Thank You TVOne for bringing back this series. Spread the word...new documentaries are airing on TVOne. I
How on Earth have I missed this Documentary series??? I feel like these are my peeps -- Heatwave, Shalamar, Rose Royce, Sylvester, The Sylvers...this is fantastic...thanks Manyek!!!!
I find them beyond ok...they are EXCELLENT! Writing most of their music, their harmony, their musicianship, their style...EXCEPTIONAL especially for a young group. Sure they were blessed with beauty but also talent as well. There's more to their sound than 'High School Dance' and 'Boogie Fever'.
Um, the Sylvers were OK, I think their looks did more for them than anything. I liked High School Dance and I did like a lot of Leon's stuff with Solar but they really weren't all that..for ME. Sorry to hear about Foster and Ricky's troubles...seems to come with the territory though. I enjoyed their story here, kudos to mom for keeping her kids together! I'm one of 9 raised by my momma and she's right, people did not want to rent to families that large.
I love how at 34.52 Charm aine is correcting Pats clapping and Leon is directing the tempo with finger snaps lol.I love the Sylvers!! Does any one know if Ricky is out yet? I hope so its time to live life to the fullest.
I never stopped loving the Sylvers. I followed Leon's success for quite a while, but lost track of the rest of the family. I love them all. It is good to see that they are all doing very well. Prayers of recovery for Foster and Ricky. God bless you all!!
My hat is off to one of the most talented and loving families in the music industry...I Love you...The Sylvers....may your star always shine bright...God bless you all....
WOW JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOMETHING. I'VE A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR THIS FAMILY AND LEON SOUNDED LIKE A INTELLIGENT BROTHA, WHICH DOES NOT MIX WELL WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THEN; EVEN TODAY WITH A INDUSTRY THATS NOT ONLY BUBBLE GUM BUT PROMOTES NEGATIVE LOW INTELLECT SOME ONE LIKE A LEON WHO THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX WOULD BE CONSIDERED A REBEL, BUT A REBEL WITH A CAUSE. I LOVE NON CONFORMITY TO BULL SHIT. THANK YOU LEON AND FAMILY FOR THIS INSPIRATION. HOTEP AND CONTINUED PROSPERITY.
Too bad for the law suits and shady managers. All of these guys and ladies contributed to writing songs eventually, and created some amazing music for themselves and so many other groups. Even their outside projects were great: Foster produced half of Janet Jackson's first album; Silverspoon Productions produced great stuff for Gladys Knight and the Pips (the Visions LP)...and Leon even got Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis started as producers. The Sylvers' influence remains relevant!!
I have some questions: Are all of the Sylvers saved now? When did Edmund get saved? Does anyone know the spiritual gifts any of them have? (I know Angie has the gift of teaching and Pat is a minister) What denomination do they belong to (cogic, fgbcf) I'm just curious if anyone would know these things.
THE LORD is going to restore to The Sylvers what the enemy took away from them. The inheritance of finances that is overdue to them will be restored 7 times based on Prov 6:31. It belongs to them and their children. They will be spiritually restored and healed of all the damage they endured.
I disagree! All the Sylvers could sing and only someone with a big voice like Aretha could maybe drown out them! Leon is a prolific writer & producer(like over 200 recorded songs) and he's worked with tons of people! Plus James, Charmaine, Foster and Edmund wrote for several artists. The Jacksons just had more commercial success...they had so many legendary people guiding them.
I so loved this moving documentary; what beautiful music they made, and make still. So glad there's a happy ending for the wonderful Sylvers, God be praised for that.
I became obsessed with this family after buying the "Soul Train" dvds and seeing their performance of Wish that I could talk to you" a couple of years ago. Since then I have been downloading everything I could find from their first three albums. The album Sylvers 2 is especially hard to find! When they started the unsung program I always said they should do the Sylvers...dream accomplished!!!
@trishafungirl12 You are SO right!! They induct R&B greats into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame....Now what kinda sense does that make?? LOL....it's terrible.
@trishafungirl12 I knew it had to be a Jackson 5 fan! lol...Im not a hater tho, i'll give credit where credit is due and the Jacksons DEFINITELY made great music, no doubt about it. But i can almost promise you the people who disliked are some biased haters.
You should always stick with family but they were in a rough situation. They probably would've been blacklisted even earlier had they ditched Ross instead of Leon. Hindsight is always 20/20. Leon did alright for himself on his own! As long as they learned from it and get better together thats all you can ask. Hopefully they get rights to their music.
Thanks to Olympia's daughter, Tyava, we learned that Mr. Sylvers DID return, reconciled with his family and gave his life to Christ before passing away several years ago they just didn't have time to cover it on UNSUNG.
Question...Is Leon Sylvers Jr. the father of Chris? Since he left the family in 1964 and Chris was born in 1967. Did Leon and Shirley reconcile? Just curious.
@Phil07050 Good question. Ive seen a few family pix with 2 cute little boys around the same age. I wonder is that Micheal (Olympia's son) and Chris (Ms Shirleys youngest).They look very close in age too. One of the boys looks like Rodney Allen Rippey lol!
@soln4suhreborn Yes that music is golden. We don't want to lose it. So please sign the new petition at Ipetitions it's a step in that direction! We can't post comments that are links here but it can be easily searched on the US version of that site. It's really easy. A demand has to be shown for it to hopefully happen.
Leon Sylvers has been my favorite producer since the eighties when I was a teen. I bought so many records on the Solar label because of him. Thank you, Leon and thank you to the whole family for your beautiful voices.
Hey guys, dont forget to like the sylvers offical page on facebook and join the sylvers online message board at yahoo groups so you can get updates from the family and connect with other fans :)
Wow! What an amazing story of triump, stardom, pain, fall, failure, rise & moving forth with life as a family. I work with mentally chaallenged people & it's an everyday struggle. It takes the entire village for a good outcome but, most of all, it takes understanding & patience. Life is full of choices, chances & failures but, it's how we handle each one. God is good all the time;All the time God is good. Blessings to the Sylvers family.
what kind of "man" leaves his 10 kids for his wife to raise alone? I thought my father was "unique" in that way - he left 9 of us for my Mom to raise, and gave NO help in any way at all. God bless strong, loving, courageous women like Mrs. Sylvers - and my blessed Mom (may she Rest in Peace)
@millerd2able ...my withe had eight sisters, no brothers. nine girls, and the father left. how in the hell can you put a woman through child birth 10 times and leave? Shirley is still beautiful. unbelievable. i am in shock and awe and sad, all at the same time. when they made it big, they were still livin in the projects. damn. record companies need to be abolished. what horrible monsters they are.
To Add: What was going on in that era? Folks seemed to have many kids: The Jacksons, The Osmonds, The Sylvers, DeBarge. These musical families seem to have a minimum of 9 kids spanning the same era 50s to early 70's. I love big families but, I feel for the mothers who were constantly pregnant. I don't know if I can cope. I have 3 boys (that I love so much) and I heave all day too.
@Bizz2k Thats true I grew up in the 60s and 70s and there were lots of families in our neighborhood with 9, 10, 11 kids. Families used to produce a lot of children down south to work the land. I dont know why they continued when the moved north or west in their case lol.
10 Kids! I'm sure the house was buzzing with kids, their friends, cuzins, friends of friends, mama friends and the lot. There would be crys, laughter, screams, yells, singing, fights....I love big families! But, even though their dad left, I hope he was doing something with his kids. How could he walk out on a whole large lovely family that he created? It's like walking out on ones-self . And they were very young when he left. If you are friends with Ike Turner, what do you expect??
@Bizz2k I know it breaks my heart to hear Mrs Shirley say she was moving all over LA cause there was no place for them to be. Really?? WTH thats a damn shame.
@rokhamdagamer81 Both of you stole my idea! Forever Yours,Love Changes,Diamonds Are Rare and Swept For You are perfect love/wedding songs! Forever Yours is the best Sylvers album in my opinion!
If you guys have not already, go like the sylvers offical page on facebook and join the sylvers message board at yahoo groups. You can get updates on the fam, ask questions, see tons of photos, and see their "aint nothing but a party performance" on the facebook page. The fam runs both groups. Support the group u luv sooo much.
@NaeNae10iry Yes!!! Oh,how I would love to see that "New Horizons" Soultrain performance in full...EDMUND was a showman!!! Such great voices,moves and looks.....pure bliss.
It's a shame the dad left. I feel with such a powerful male influence, they would have achieved a lot more success, not saying they were not successful, I just think they would have reached even higher levels, plus, I feel their financial contracts would have been better negotiated and there would not have been that outside influence to turn the group against Leon.
The Sylvers are TRULY infectious!!!!! Every since this Episode premiered on Unsung and noticed that the WHOLE episode was on here I watch this EVERYDAY. This was a BEAUTIFUL family! (Prettier than DeBarge and the Jacksons...except for Janet ;-D) LEON was a genius!!!!! I definitely agree that this story should be made into a movie! I hope when Ricky and Foster are released they're ready to work! WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT MAMA SHIRLEY WAS SINGING AT THE END WITH HER KIDS!?!?!?!
Nancy Wilson @ 14:34
AleekahTV 1 day ago
Wow, they still sound great at 38.10
YhwhKhaiMostHigh 4 days ago
I love the Sylvers!
glasscitadel12 4 days ago
DeBarge + The Jacksons = The Sylvers
roscoegino 1 week ago
<thank God i didn't bow to the pressure. i always knew something wasn't right and i wouldn't have survived the "business". wow, just wow.
gghelo 1 week ago
just finished watching their Unsung. unbelievable. had no idea. wow. Leon is my Hero. Mom's, beautiful spirit, beautiful everything. Olympia, thank you for surviving. Edmund, rest my brother. the daughters, all so gorgeous and talented. i don't know how you guys survived. the brothers in the joint, what up, for real. you will never know how much you are loved. God Bless the Sylvers, everyone, especially Mom's. do you guys know how much pressure my father put on me to become an entertainer?>
gghelo 1 week ago
i love the sylvers too. man they were a beautiful family and they have also had thier down falls and triumps as well. im glad to know about the sylvers and about the debarges stories makes me like both familes even more.
allthisloveel 1 week ago
Thank you for sharing this story. I was sitting here wondering what ever happened to the Sylvers, and now I know!!!! Brings back so many memories!!
divasdiva27 1 week ago
the ending to this piece was really strong. They had real talent.
psmontg 2 weeks ago
They were always a good looking family.
I was a little girl but I remember having a crush on Foster back in the day. ;-)
Ldm0320 2 weeks ago
@tooakki I agree!!!
nefone1000 2 weeks ago
The closing performance of "Forever Yours" should be released as a single as should the version of "Our Day Will Come." with their lovely mother from Opelousas, Louisiana. What a story and what a family. There is a film in here. I have always been a fan and hope that they will continue singing and sharing their gifts with the world.
HoSoandDivine 2 weeks ago 2
My God,I knew things went awry,but I had know idea this happened,and they didn't tell all...!
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This family created lasting, great albums on their own(actually writing, being apart of the process) from DAY ONE...and later on producing! Their 'peers' weren't doing that. They also didn't have major labels to back them like others. Yet their music is diverse, real and still on point. Making them very exceptional!
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EDMUND SYLVERS GOT SOME NASTY LOOKIN TEETH. YUCK!! LOOK AT 17:05
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DISCO IS WHAT SAVED THEM, WHEN DISCO ENDED THEY ENDED, THEY HAD NO WHERE NEAR THE TALENT OF THE JACKSONS TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS. THE ONLY TALENTED MEMBER WAS LEON.
veeseee128 3 weeks ago
@veeseee128 "Disco didn't help them anymore than it did The Jacksons"
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MIND YOU, I WANTED TO BE ANYONE WHO HAD AN AFRO SINGIN AND DANCIN TO DISCO/FUNK lol
Tumekera 3 weeks ago
LOVED THE FRO's. WANTED TO BE THEM WHEN I WAS 14yrs old lol
Tumekera 3 weeks ago
Wow! This family has been through a lot. I remember "Misdemeanor." Then, the group just seemed to disappear. Blood is thicker than mud. They put their own brother (Leon) out of the group?? I wonder how long they were estranged after that? Thank you, Unsung. Thanks for the post.
naimka1 3 weeks ago
All that hair! What beauty and pride. Back In the Day!! Too bad we went back to relaxing our hair.
naimka1 3 weeks ago
Unsung is Top Notch, best thing to happen to television in 30 years.
tooakki 3 weeks ago
jesus christ, everybody in that family is gorgeous.
unclefreddie70 3 weeks ago
yo that song at the end should be put out again its beautiful! I felt chlls! Ive learned a lot also ths family survived an awful lot, n than to the father, its no wonder more than 2 wern lost! GOD THE FATHER OF ALL BLESS THEM AND US AMEN? IN JESUS NAME.
Shewhoiskay 3 weeks ago
I luv these documentaries, theres sooo much I never knew....side note:.THOSE AFROS makes me wanna grow one
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Love the song at the end!
Aloebunny 3 weeks ago
two many afros on stage., doesnt work.
veeseee128 3 weeks ago
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The sylvers? one hit wonder. Do they desrve a docu?
veeseee128 3 weeks ago
I just watched it again, and cried this time. Such a talented & gifted family. I've always been a fan of their music, and all of the side producing & writing that they've done. Long live the "SYLVERS" and their music.
EVISU6 4 weeks ago
love the SYLVERS, but Edmund wasnt mentioned @ all. he has a solo career after the group. beautiful family, and will always be GREAT in my book! LOVE THE SYLVERS
EVISU6 4 weeks ago
25:00 Thats alot of hair spray.
PaulGreen11 1 month ago
Hanging out with Ike Turner, oh naw that's bad news
VenusRify 1 month ago
Beautiful story...sad, inspirational and tragic. Its is sad that how shysters, like some producers take advantage of talented people.
BIGVATO62 1 month ago
~GOD BLESS THE SYLVERS~
ronnieway1 1 month ago
WOW! MOM SYLVERS has a beautiful voice, too! Great family; heartbreaking story. I'm glad that they are all adjusted and doing well now. The music industry can help to break up families and lives beyond repair, sometime.
Peace and love...
ReddzVoice 1 month ago
WOW!!!... The Sylvers are true survivors. This is a great story to learn from.
rtisleo 1 month ago
@rtisleo Stick to your guns; Be observant and pay attention to everything; Peoples's feelings and family is waaaaaaayyyyyyy for important than money, fame, and having pop success.
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@MegaPastalover ...You are right about that. I am very observant and for this I am still alive. All of the bull doo doo and all of the trappings of this world are nothing But illusions. And all of the earthly possessions that people put so much faith and energy into, are just that...Earthly! Thank you for replying to my original Comment, GOD BLESS YOU.
rtisleo 1 month ago
I have a question, why was Leon's amazing work with groups like Shalamar left out on both The Sylvers Unsung & Shalamars Unsung? he produced many hits for them, and did not participate in there Unsung, as far as I can remember. He worked on every Shalamar album there was & didnt he write a Night To Remember? Not 2 mention his backaground with Dynasty, and BlackStreets hit Before I let u Go, r his own solo work (not a hit but still)
HaRsHcAnDy 1 month ago
@HaRsHcAnDy Probably... because it wasn't about Leon; rather it was about the Silvers. I thought he was interviewed in Shalamar's Unsung - right?
VenetianSymbol 1 month ago
@VenetianSymbol Hmm havent watched Shalamars Unsung completely in awhile, but I guess if you consider this Unsung to be abouth The Sylvers as a group or The Sylvers as a family. The DeBarge Unsung covered Switch all the way to both Bunny & El's solo work. Thats y i was expecting them to mention Leon as a producer for SOLAR. Oh well still an amazing story :)
HaRsHcAnDy 1 month ago
Someone shoulda given Mrs Sylvers some kinda role, or somethin... what a fox!
DirtybirdGA 1 month ago
This is the most amazing story. God bless the sylvers family.
SULLECRAM1127 1 month ago
What a truly amazing story...
tericab 1 month ago
I dry my eyes because I am so happy see that today, the Sylvers are still a family.
526ify 1 month ago 2
i used to hate when people compared foster sylvers and michael jackson. they are 2 different talents and both are musical legends.
Jiv3Turk3y161 1 month ago 3
i never heard of them but there voices blend real well together, may god bless them all .....great story
170flyguy 1 month ago
"Sylvers II" is a really underrated record, it really smokes. They need to re-release it.
roblettinVa 1 month ago 2
@Phil07050 yesI spoke with him on facebook. Hes doing well.
Nanadsyl 1 month ago
I feel the same as others, how in the hell did I miss out on this phenomenal series. These are our people! Their history, their journey and their struggle. Thank You TVOne for bringing back this series. Spread the word...new documentaries are airing on TVOne. I
dreamvue1 1 month ago
Momma Sylvers,that's REAL strength.....
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superugly75 1 month ago
Who's the little boy sitting on Angie's lap at the 34:05 mark?
Phil07050 1 month ago
How on Earth have I missed this Documentary series??? I feel like these are my peeps -- Heatwave, Shalamar, Rose Royce, Sylvester, The Sylvers...this is fantastic...thanks Manyek!!!!
70swunderkind 1 month ago 3
Cant thank you enough for sharing this wonderfull story, what a great, strong family!
FjarilGoddess 1 month ago
Wow!! Awesome!!
LadyDi75115 1 month ago
You know it's all over when dad starts hanging out with Ike Turner.
ladyvee7110 1 month ago 3
Thank God for out of the box teachers!
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I find them beyond ok...they are EXCELLENT! Writing most of their music, their harmony, their musicianship, their style...EXCEPTIONAL especially for a young group. Sure they were blessed with beauty but also talent as well. There's more to their sound than 'High School Dance' and 'Boogie Fever'.
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Um, the Sylvers were OK, I think their looks did more for them than anything. I liked High School Dance and I did like a lot of Leon's stuff with Solar but they really weren't all that..for ME. Sorry to hear about Foster and Ricky's troubles...seems to come with the territory though. I enjoyed their story here, kudos to mom for keeping her kids together! I'm one of 9 raised by my momma and she's right, people did not want to rent to families that large.
Leon was really the star of this family
racourdav 2 months ago
Olympia was soo pretty!
IamDottieDandridge 2 months ago 4
i love to watch them dance.they was simply wonderful and the sisters in the group was insanely sexy
dimpsey3 2 months ago 2
I love how at 34.52 Charm aine is correcting Pats clapping and Leon is directing the tempo with finger snaps lol.I love the Sylvers!! Does any one know if Ricky is out yet? I hope so its time to live life to the fullest.
Nanadsyl 2 months ago
@Nanadsyl Yes, Leon's still the leader.
Meela234 1 month ago
@Nanadsyl He got out right before Christmas.
Phil07050 1 month ago 2
I never stopped loving the Sylvers. I followed Leon's success for quite a while, but lost track of the rest of the family. I love them all. It is good to see that they are all doing very well. Prayers of recovery for Foster and Ricky. God bless you all!!
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Pamaroshouse you are late,a bit off and extra! Move on...they have!
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My hat is off to one of the most talented and loving families in the music industry...I Love you...The Sylvers....may your star always shine bright...God bless you all....
miken2k 2 months ago
@miken2k Beautiful and true words!
RememberTheTime09 2 months ago
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olympia and her son served or are serving time for drug possesion
PAMAROSHOUSE 2 months ago
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foster is in jail for sexual copulation on a minor
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Khultan 2 months ago
I had not heard of them but I have heard that "boogie fever" song in commercials.
crimsoncreamdiva 2 months ago
Ok, I wasn't born when they were popular. got it.
TracieBLovely 2 months ago
I have no idea who these folks are
TracieBLovely 2 months ago
WOW JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOMETHING. I'VE A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR THIS FAMILY AND LEON SOUNDED LIKE A INTELLIGENT BROTHA, WHICH DOES NOT MIX WELL WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THEN; EVEN TODAY WITH A INDUSTRY THATS NOT ONLY BUBBLE GUM BUT PROMOTES NEGATIVE LOW INTELLECT SOME ONE LIKE A LEON WHO THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX WOULD BE CONSIDERED A REBEL, BUT A REBEL WITH A CAUSE. I LOVE NON CONFORMITY TO BULL SHIT. THANK YOU LEON AND FAMILY FOR THIS INSPIRATION. HOTEP AND CONTINUED PROSPERITY.
davisismail1comcast 3 months ago 14
Thank you to the Sylvers for opening up about their lives. Someone will learn from this.
scarletngold 3 months ago 3
Olympia was such a beautiful and talented youg lady....for someone to have abducted and assaulted her like that was just cruel and evil!
eracism09 3 months ago 8
Go join their message board at yahoo groups and go like their offical page on facebook. Show them love if this is one of your favorite groups.
jayamaw 3 months ago 6
Too bad for the law suits and shady managers. All of these guys and ladies contributed to writing songs eventually, and created some amazing music for themselves and so many other groups. Even their outside projects were great: Foster produced half of Janet Jackson's first album; Silverspoon Productions produced great stuff for Gladys Knight and the Pips (the Visions LP)...and Leon even got Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis started as producers. The Sylvers' influence remains relevant!!
hollidayevery 3 months ago 4
I have some questions: Are all of the Sylvers saved now? When did Edmund get saved? Does anyone know the spiritual gifts any of them have? (I know Angie has the gift of teaching and Pat is a minister) What denomination do they belong to (cogic, fgbcf) I'm just curious if anyone would know these things.
MegaPastalover 3 months ago
THE LORD is going to restore to The Sylvers what the enemy took away from them. The inheritance of finances that is overdue to them will be restored 7 times based on Prov 6:31. It belongs to them and their children. They will be spiritually restored and healed of all the damage they endured.
In the Name of Yahshua HaMashiyah (Jesus Christ)
R5503 3 months ago
beautiful!
29psalm 3 months ago
Mama Sylvers CAN SANG too! I really like this family. God bless them, in Jesus' Name!
PaulaDDS 3 months ago 2
I disagree! All the Sylvers could sing and only someone with a big voice like Aretha could maybe drown out them! Leon is a prolific writer & producer(like over 200 recorded songs) and he's worked with tons of people! Plus James, Charmaine, Foster and Edmund wrote for several artists. The Jacksons just had more commercial success...they had so many legendary people guiding them.
RememberTheTime09 3 months ago 4
Lord my childhood has been returned to me in less than an hour!! The Sylvers!!
trinbajam 3 months ago 5
that gap the lead singer had when he was younger..isn't there in this vid
desire247 3 months ago
@trishafungirl12 I agree.
RememberTheTime09 3 months ago
at 34:31 Edmund looked hot in that pic!
BeautyinChaos1 3 months ago
@BeautyinChaos1 Beautiful looking man for sure!
RememberTheTime09 3 months ago
@RememberTheTime09 Chile don't I know it! Lol.
BeautyinChaos1 3 months ago
Awesome post!! I have always been a Sylvers fan and I will Forever be.
mssquirrely 3 months ago
@trishafungirl12 do u honestly believe that ur self i like the sylvers but they were always compared to j5 not the other way around
floydmichaelmoss 3 months ago
too bad they came out around the time of the jacksons and osmonds they were good
floydmichaelmoss 3 months ago
nice.
misty4m 3 months ago
Very inspirational story. They still sound so good. I know they're Christmas album is going to be good. God Bless Them .
ThePinkflower39 3 months ago
@trishafungirl12 Right there are so many cant forget my Ohio Players, Brothers Johnson, Chaka and Rufus..we need a Funk Hall of Fame!!
Nanadsyl 4 months ago
Unfinished Letter should've charted! Thats a beautiful song!
frankievernon 4 months ago
@frankievernon So,true!
sylversfan11 3 months ago
@trishafungirl12 I agree and Leon Sylvers III can be the first inductee!!!!
Nanadsyl 4 months ago
"Were buidling an album from scratch" Umm unless you're doing a covers album isn't every album from scratch?
Worme95 4 months ago in playlist Documentaries
The Sylvers and The Jacksons were both highly talented families.
soln4suhreborn 4 months ago
am i the only one who confused them with the sylvesters
syddiallo 4 months ago
God Bless this family........
wadewms 4 months ago
I so loved this moving documentary; what beautiful music they made, and make still. So glad there's a happy ending for the wonderful Sylvers, God be praised for that.
CarlHalling 4 months ago
I became obsessed with this family after buying the "Soul Train" dvds and seeing their performance of Wish that I could talk to you" a couple of years ago. Since then I have been downloading everything I could find from their first three albums. The album Sylvers 2 is especially hard to find! When they started the unsung program I always said they should do the Sylvers...dream accomplished!!!
bigreed43 4 months ago 2
@trishafungirl12 You are SO right!! They induct R&B greats into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame....Now what kinda sense does that make?? LOL....it's terrible.
ProtaJ 4 months ago
@trishafungirl12 Indeed my friend!!!! They belong in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
ProtaJ 4 months ago
@trishafungirl12 I knew it had to be a Jackson 5 fan! lol...Im not a hater tho, i'll give credit where credit is due and the Jacksons DEFINITELY made great music, no doubt about it. But i can almost promise you the people who disliked are some biased haters.
ProtaJ 4 months ago
Who in the HELL disliked this wonderful documentary???? Show Your Ugly Face!!!!
ProtaJ 4 months ago
@ProtaJ -
It was probably Jermaine Jackson. ;-)
WayneInSF 4 months ago
@WayneInSF Probably! lol
ProtaJ 4 months ago
@trishafungirl12, Yes it iis and they truly are!!! :)
dh1173 4 months ago in playlist THE SYLVERS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLYMPIA & RICKY!!! :)
dh1173 4 months ago in playlist THE SYLVERS 7
Forever Yours makes me feel some kind of way....all warm and fuzzy...
kanuri 4 months ago
You should always stick with family but they were in a rough situation. They probably would've been blacklisted even earlier had they ditched Ross instead of Leon. Hindsight is always 20/20. Leon did alright for himself on his own! As long as they learned from it and get better together thats all you can ask. Hopefully they get rights to their music.
RememberTheTime09 4 months ago 2
@RememberTheTime09 Is Al Ross still alive?
Phil07050 4 months ago
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RememberTheTime09 4 months ago
you see what happens when you trust that devil (ross) they should have chose their brother over that swindling demon. smh
BlissfulMary 4 months ago in playlist More videos from Manyek 2
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Thanks to Olympia's daughter, Tyava, we learned that Mr. Sylvers DID return, reconciled with his family and gave his life to Christ before passing away several years ago they just didn't have time to cover it on UNSUNG.
dh1173 4 months ago 2
Question...Is Leon Sylvers Jr. the father of Chris? Since he left the family in 1964 and Chris was born in 1967. Did Leon and Shirley reconcile? Just curious.
Phil07050 4 months ago 4
@Phil07050 Good question. Ive seen a few family pix with 2 cute little boys around the same age. I wonder is that Micheal (Olympia's son) and Chris (Ms Shirleys youngest).They look very close in age too. One of the boys looks like Rodney Allen Rippey lol!
Nanadsyl 4 months ago in playlist THE SYLVERS
@Nanadsyl Amen
Multyie7227 4 months ago in playlist THE SYLVERS
@Nanadsyl Yes, I know one of the boys is Olympia's son (i'm not sure how close in age he and chris were).
Phil07050 4 months ago
The music of The Sylvers needs to be re-issued.
PinkCashmere25 4 months ago 18
@PinkCashmere25 Especially their three Pride Records albums.
soln4suhreborn 4 months ago
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RememberTheTime09 4 months ago
@soln4suhreborn Yes that music is golden. We don't want to lose it. So please sign the new petition at Ipetitions it's a step in that direction! We can't post comments that are links here but it can be easily searched on the US version of that site. It's really easy. A demand has to be shown for it to hopefully happen.
RememberTheTime09 3 months ago 3
Leon Sylvers has been my favorite producer since the eighties when I was a teen. I bought so many records on the Solar label because of him. Thank you, Leon and thank you to the whole family for your beautiful voices.
MrZachman7 4 months ago 4
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Hey guys, dont forget to like the sylvers offical page on facebook and join the sylvers online message board at yahoo groups so you can get updates from the family and connect with other fans :)
jayamaw 4 months ago
edmund looks just like michael jackson
Multyie7227 4 months ago in playlist THE SYLVERS
@Multyie7227 When?! Sorry,I don't see it at all.
RememberTheTime09 4 months ago
one of them look like mario
fultzz2010 4 months ago
Amazing family, I will definitely buy their Christmas album!
victoriaindigo 5 months ago
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I love them, always will. May you all be blessed:)
DoUWanna007 5 months ago
DAMN THEY STILL SOUND GOOD HARMONIZING -- WOW!!!!
RamonLowe 5 months ago
I love how they are into community based services now.
MBOYA22 5 months ago 2
Wow! What an amazing story of triump, stardom, pain, fall, failure, rise & moving forth with life as a family. I work with mentally chaallenged people & it's an everyday struggle. It takes the entire village for a good outcome but, most of all, it takes understanding & patience. Life is full of choices, chances & failures but, it's how we handle each one. God is good all the time;All the time God is good. Blessings to the Sylvers family.
deannagreen29 5 months ago 3
what kind of "man" leaves his 10 kids for his wife to raise alone? I thought my father was "unique" in that way - he left 9 of us for my Mom to raise, and gave NO help in any way at all. God bless strong, loving, courageous women like Mrs. Sylvers - and my blessed Mom (may she Rest in Peace)
millerd2able 5 months ago 6
@millerd2able I think thats where the phrase "strong black woman" came from or maybe that phrase is as old as time.
Nanadsyl 5 months ago 2
@Nanadsyl Haha,but I don't think I could do it...especially not as gracefully! Miss Shirley Sylvers is a special woman.
RememberTheTime09 4 months ago
@millerd2able ...my withe had eight sisters, no brothers. nine girls, and the father left. how in the hell can you put a woman through child birth 10 times and leave? Shirley is still beautiful. unbelievable. i am in shock and awe and sad, all at the same time. when they made it big, they were still livin in the projects. damn. record companies need to be abolished. what horrible monsters they are.
gghelo 1 week ago 3
OMG THEY STILL SOUND FANTASTIC! LISTEN TO THE HARMONY!
awakeninglight 5 months ago
I REALLY enjoyed this one. This was well done. I know more about them than I knew before and I appreciate them a lot more.
2008topshelf 5 months ago
To Add: What was going on in that era? Folks seemed to have many kids: The Jacksons, The Osmonds, The Sylvers, DeBarge. These musical families seem to have a minimum of 9 kids spanning the same era 50s to early 70's. I love big families but, I feel for the mothers who were constantly pregnant. I don't know if I can cope. I have 3 boys (that I love so much) and I heave all day too.
Bizz2k 5 months ago
@Bizz2k Thats true I grew up in the 60s and 70s and there were lots of families in our neighborhood with 9, 10, 11 kids. Families used to produce a lot of children down south to work the land. I dont know why they continued when the moved north or west in their case lol.
Nanadsyl 4 months ago
10 Kids! I'm sure the house was buzzing with kids, their friends, cuzins, friends of friends, mama friends and the lot. There would be crys, laughter, screams, yells, singing, fights....I love big families! But, even though their dad left, I hope he was doing something with his kids. How could he walk out on a whole large lovely family that he created? It's like walking out on ones-self . And they were very young when he left. If you are friends with Ike Turner, what do you expect??
Bizz2k 5 months ago
@Bizz2k I know it breaks my heart to hear Mrs Shirley say she was moving all over LA cause there was no place for them to be. Really?? WTH thats a damn shame.
Nanadsyl 5 months ago
@rokhamdagamer81 Both of you stole my idea! Forever Yours,Love Changes,Diamonds Are Rare and Swept For You are perfect love/wedding songs! Forever Yours is the best Sylvers album in my opinion!
sylversfan11 5 months ago
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sylversfan11 5 months ago
Right now in the sylvers message board, fans are posting up their encounters with the sylvers. Get updates and stay in touch with the sylvers ;)
jayamaw 5 months ago
If you guys have not already, go like the sylvers offical page on facebook and join the sylvers message board at yahoo groups. You can get updates on the fam, ask questions, see tons of photos, and see their "aint nothing but a party performance" on the facebook page. The fam runs both groups. Support the group u luv sooo much.
jayamaw 5 months ago
that is one good looking bunch
JustasIam147 5 months ago
I agree for voting Leon(the actor) out of the Five Heartbeats...but Leon Sylver out of the Sylvers? Wrong move!
basquait1 5 months ago
omg Foster Sylvers is so cute on 23:14 i love him
NaeNae10iry 5 months ago
@NaeNae10iry Yes!!! Oh,how I would love to see that "New Horizons" Soultrain performance in full...EDMUND was a showman!!! Such great voices,moves and looks.....pure bliss.
RememberTheTime09 5 months ago
@RememberTheTime09 i wish they would have it on youtube so i can watch it over and over again
NaeNae10iry 5 months ago
Leon said.. aint nobody telling me im not writing on my on group.. LOL.. YES
TorreyCrowe 5 months ago
It's a shame the dad left. I feel with such a powerful male influence, they would have achieved a lot more success, not saying they were not successful, I just think they would have reached even higher levels, plus, I feel their financial contracts would have been better negotiated and there would not have been that outside influence to turn the group against Leon.
P90X490104 5 months ago 4
The Sylvers are TRULY infectious!!!!! Every since this Episode premiered on Unsung and noticed that the WHOLE episode was on here I watch this EVERYDAY. This was a BEAUTIFUL family! (Prettier than DeBarge and the Jacksons...except for Janet ;-D) LEON was a genius!!!!! I definitely agree that this story should be made into a movie! I hope when Ricky and Foster are released they're ready to work! WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT MAMA SHIRLEY WAS SINGING AT THE END WITH HER KIDS!?!?!?!
antyonne 5 months ago
@antyonne The song is"OUR DAY WILL COME" you've probably heard the 1963 version by RUBY & THE ROMANTICS.
dh1173 5 months ago