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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Lyfe Jennings *| image = Lyfe Jennings-photo-by-raymond-boyd.JPG| caption = Lyfe Jennings performs in the WGCI "Coca-Cola Lounge" in Chicago.(photo by raymond boyd) 2010| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Chester Jermaine Jennings| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1973|6|3| death_date =| origin = Toledo, Ohio|Toledo , Ohio , United States | instrument = guitar , Double bass|bass , piano | genre = Soul music|Soul | occupation = Singer-songwriter , record producer , instrumentalist | years_active = 2003–present| label = Warner Bros. Records , Asylum Records , Jesus Swings| associated_acts = LaLa Brown, Nas , Three 6 Mafia , Young Buck , Bun B , Raekwon , Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | website = http://www.lyfeonline.com| notable_instruments = Lyfe Jennings (born Chester Jermaine Jennings on June 3, 1973) is a platinum-selling United States|American R& B and soul music|soul singer-songwriter , record producer , and instrumentalist . He plays the guitar , Double bass|bass , and piano which he integrates into his music. The New York Times referred to him as a "socially minded R& B singer".
His love for music led him to join a group that included two of his cousins and his older brother. After splitting, Lyfe continued his interest in music. As stated in the songs "Ghetto Superman" and "More Than A Girl" from The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)|The Phoenix , Lyfe lost his father at a young age. Lyfe went to prison for ten years at the age of 19. http://www.lasvegassun.com/events/2008/feb/01/407/
Private life
In 1992, Lyfe Jennings went to prison for arson . As Jennings refers to many times in his music, he turned his life around while in prison. There, Jennings continued to write music and rekindle his faith in God. Jennings served a little over 10 years behind bars. The numbers "268-192" attached to the end of his debut album represent the identification number he was given while incarcerated. Then Lyfe appeared on apollo.cite news| last = CARAMANICA| first = Jon | title = Ex-Convict Sings Odes to Street Life Strewn With Hope | publisher = New York Times| date =June 17, 2008 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/arts/music/17lyfe.html| accessdate = 2008-06-17
With his ex- Talent manager|manager Joy Bounds, http://www.sohh.com/2008/10/lyfe_jennings_ex-girlfrie.html http://www.sohh.com/2008/10/lyfe_jennings_ex-girlfrie.html Update: Lyfe Jennings' Ex Files Restraining Order, Details Altercation W/ Singer That Lead To Arrest http://sandrarose.com/2008/11/joy-withdraws-restraining-order-against-lyfe-jennings 2.Joy Withdraws Restraining Order Against Lyfe Jennings Jennings has two sons, Elijah and Phoenix. He also has a daughter.
2008 conviction
On October 19, 2008, Jennings was arrested after kicking in the door where he thought his former girlfriend and mother of his children, Joy Bounds, was laying, firing gun shots into the home, and leading police on a high speed chase. On September 22, 2010 , Jennings was sentenced to three and a half years in prison as a result of the incident....cite news| url= http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20017393-504083.html | work=CBS News | first=Naimah | last=Jabali-Nash | title=Singer Lyfe Jennings Heads Back To Prison, Retires Via Twitter | date=September 23, 2010
School Appearance
On April 21 , 2010, Lyfe visited St. Jude Educational Institute . During his visit, he sung the single " Statistics (song)|Statistics " from his album " I Still Believe (Lyfe Jennings album)|I Still Believe " and revealed to the students that his birth name was Chester.
Discography
main|Lyfe Jennings discography
Albums
2004: Lyfe 268-192
2006: The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)|The Phoenix
2008: Lyfe Change
2010: I Still Believe (Lyfe Jennings album)|I Still Believe
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