Died On This Date (March 17, 1997) Jermaine Stewart / R&B Singer
themusicsover William Jermaine Stewart
September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997
Jermaine Stewart was an American R&B singer who scored a few hits during the mid-1980s. He is best known for 1984’s “The Word Is Out,” and 1986’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off.” One of Stewart’s earliest professional gigs was as a dancer on Don Cornelius’ popular Soul Train television program. From there Stewart was hired on by Shalamar as a background singer and dancer. He later recorded backing vocals on Culture Club’s immensely popular Colour By Numbers album. Stewart went on to release four of his own albums during the ’80s, spawning such hits as “Jody,” “Say It Again,” “The Word Is Out,” and of course, “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off.” Jermaine Stewart died of AIDS-related liver cancer on March 17, 1997. He was 39.
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