Tyrone Brunson (born Calvin Tyrone Brunson; March 22, 1956 – May 25, 2013)[1][2] was an American singer and musician, who played the bass guitar.
His first single, "The Smurf", released in the UK on the Mercury Records label, entered the UK singles chart on December 25, 1982, and reached #52; it remained in the chart for 5 weeks.
[4] "The Smurf" appeared on Brunson's debut studio album, Sticky Situation.
In 1983, the follow-up U.S. single, the album's title track, reached #25 on the R&B chart.
Later on, Brunson was a backing vocalist, most notably for the R&B/pop trio Levert.