Foster Sylvers had a Top Ten R&B/Top 25 pop hit first time out with "Misdemeanor." He can also be heard exclaiming "We kept it going strong" on the Sylvers' million-selling single "Boogie Fever" and sang lead on its follow-up, "Cotton Candy." He also co-wrote and produced Janet Jackson's funk rock single "Come Give Your Love to Me" which went to number 17 R&B in early 1983.
Born February 25, 1962, in Memphis, TN, Foster Sylvers' older siblings, the Sylvers, were well established in the entertainment world by the time he joined the group. Starting as the child group the Littl...