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- Birth nameHoward Stanley Beverly
- Frankie Beverly was born on December 6, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Keanu (2016) and Bringing Down the House (2003). He died on September 10, 2024 in the United States.
- ChildrenAnthony
- ParentsSarah BeverlyHoward Beverly Sr.
- RelativesDeborah Beverly Pugh(Cousin)
- He was known for his distinctive smooth baritone voice and charismatic stage presence.
- Frankie Beverly was an American singer, songwriter, and producer known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze.
- In 2019, Beverly's hit single with Maze "Before I Let Go" was covered by American singer Beyoncé as a bonus track on her fifth live album Homecoming: The Live Album. Beverly told Billboard that the cover was "one of the high points of (his) life... in a class of its own" and made him "feel bigger than ever! I feel like I have a huge smash out there.".
- He began singing gospel music as a schoolboy in a local church.
- As a teenager he formed The Blenders, a short-lived a cappella doo-wop group that were influenced by The Dells, The Moonglows, and The Del Vikings. After the group dissolved, he started The Butlers in 1963 (which became Frankie Beverly and the Butlers). It was the first group with which he recorded.
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