Jermaine Stewart

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jermaine Stewart
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1957(1957-09-07)
Age	67
Date Of Death	1997-03-17
Birthplace	Columbus
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Virgo

Jermaine Stewart Biography

Jermaine Stewart is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on September 7, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. R&B singer who sang the hit song from 1986 “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off” and was a background singer on the Culture Club’s “Miss Me Blind.”

He was close with his fellow Soul Train dancer and singer, He was close friends with fellow Soul Train dancer and singer, Jody Watley..

William Jermaine Stewart was born in Columbus, Ohio in the United States of America, to Ethel and Eugene Stewart. In 1972, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where Stewart took his first steps toward a career in entertainment. Eventually he gained recognition as a dancer on the locally produced television show Soul Train. While working there he befriended two other Soul Train dancers, fellow Chicagoan Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel. After Soul Train relocated to Los Angeles, the three friends auditioned to become members of the group Shalamar, which was put together by Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey. Watley and Daniel were selected for the group as backup/semi-lead vocalists, and Stewart lost out to Gary Mumford during his audition for lead vocalist. However, Stewart toured with the new group as a dancer for several years, and while in London for a show, he met Mikey Craig of Culture Club. Realizing that Stewart was a talented singer, Craig assisted him in putting together a demo tape, and Stewart was given the opportunity to sing background vocals on Culture Club’s song “Miss Me Blind”. As a result of the combination of a strong demo and his ties with Culture Club, he landed a recording contract with Arista Records.

Stewart saw some success with the single “The Word Is Out” from the album of the same name. The album was co-written by Craig and peaked at number 90 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, and number 30 on the US R&B Albums chart. Stewart’s next album was 1986’s Frantic Romantic, which included the US top ten hit single “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”. The song also hit the top ten in the UK, Canada, and Ireland. A second single, “Jody”, was released, the inspiration being his friend Jody Watley, which reached the US R&B top twenty. Frantic Romantic would be Stewart’s most successful selling album, peaking at number 34 in the US.

The place where he was raised is Columbus, Ohio. He was the son of Eugene as well as Ethel Stewart.

Jermaine Stewart Net Worth

Jermaine Stewart is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jermaine Stewart 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his career as an actor in the show Soul Train, which enabled him to audition for a position within the band Shalamar.

After securing a gig to sing back-up with Culture Club, he was successful in securing the recording contract of Arista Records.

William Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997) was an American male R&B singer best known for his 1986 hit single “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”, which reached number 2 in both the UK and Canada. It also reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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Who is Jermaine Stewart Dating?

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Stewart died of AIDS-related liver cancer on March 17, 1997 at age 39 in the Chicago suburb of Homewood, Illinois. Jermaine’s burial site was left without a tombstone or even a grave marker for over 17 years. In 2014, his grave finally received a gravestone, placed there by his mother.

Facts & Trivia

Jermaine Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jermaine Stewart celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.

The 2008 song “Clothes Off” by Gym Class Heroes sampled Stewart’s signature song “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”. On October 18, 2010, Cherry Red Records re-issued his album Frantic Romantic on CD for the first time since

1986. It includes bonus tracks, most notable of which are the 12″ mixes of “Jody” and “Dance Floor”, making their CD debut.

What happened to Jermaine Stewart?

From 1996 to 1997, while battling AIDS, Stewart recording several compositions, including his unfinished album, Believe In Me. On March 17, 1997, William Jermaine Stewart died of AIDS complications in Homewood, Illinois. He was 39.

Did Jermaine Stewart sing with Shalamar?

Stewart began singing and dancing backup for Shalamar , as well as The Chi-Lites, The Temptations and The Staple Singers, while also recording backup vocals for the Boy George-led band Culture Club.

How old is Jermaine Stewart?

39 years (1957–1997)

Where is Jermaine Stewart buried?

Homewood Memorial Gardens, IL

Is Jody Watley married?

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