James Cleveland

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James Cleveland was an influential American gospel singer, composer, and choir leader often called the “King of Gospel Music” for his pioneering role in modern gospel.

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James Cleveland canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choir director ⓘ
composer ⓘ
gospel choir ⓘ
gospel music organization ⓘ
gospel singer ⓘ
person ⓘ
record label ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1991 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
associatedWith Gospel Music Workshop of America ⓘ
Southern California Community Choir ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
citizenship United States ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1931-12-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1991-02-09 ⓘ
fieldOfWork gospel choir direction ⓘ
gospel music composition ⓘ
gospel music performance ⓘ
founded Gospel Music Workshop of America ⓘ
fullName James Edward Cleveland ⓘ
genre gospel music ⓘ
influenced Aretha Franklin ⓘ
modern gospel choirs ⓘ
influencedGenre contemporary gospel ⓘ
traditional gospel ⓘ
instrument vocals ⓘ
knownFor influential gospel choir arrangements ⓘ
mentoring gospel artists and choirs ⓘ
pioneering modern gospel music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
nickname King of Gospel Music ⓘ
notableTitle King of Gospel Music ⓘ
notableWork Jesus Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me ⓘ
Lord, Help Me to Hold Out ⓘ
Peace Be Still ⓘ
occupation choir director ⓘ
composer ⓘ
gospel singer ⓘ
minister ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Culver City, California, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Savoy Records ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles
voiceType baritone ⓘ

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Savoy Records → recordedArtist → James Cleveland ⓘ
Barry White → influencedBy → James Cleveland ⓘ
The Caravans → notableMember → James Cleveland ⓘ
The Caravans → influenced → James Cleveland ⓘ