Birth Name: James Edward Cleveland
Occupation: Gospel Singer
Place Of Birth: California
Date Of Birth: December 5, 1931
Date Of Death: February 9, 1991
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
James Cleveland was born on the 5th of December, 1931. He was famous for being a Gospel Singer. Gospel singer who was known as the King of Gospel music, won four Grammy Awards, and has worked with several other acts during his career.
James Cleveland was born in California. He sang in church and was a soprano as a young boy. He help build a unique choir style that featured large vocal power to build harmonies, individual virtuosity, and driving rhythms.
James Cleveland was a Sagittarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
James Cleveland was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
James Edward Cleveland is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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James Cleveland was born in the Year of the Goat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | James Edward Cleveland |
| NICKNAME: | Rev. James Cleveland |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: James Cleveland was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: James Cleveland was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: James Cleveland had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
James Cleveland’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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