James Edward Cleveland (December 5, 1931 – February 9, 1991) was a gospel Minister and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. In 1950, Cleveland joined the Gospelaires, a trio led by Norsalus McKissick and Bessie Folk. In a November 1991 article, another adopted son of Cleveland’s, Andre Cleveland, sought his share of the late gospel singer’s riches made against his estate. Through the attorney, Donald Garner, Thomas denied any impropriety.All of this is making for an unholy ruckus over the estate of the man who at his peak recorded music with Aretha Franklin and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He became known by more than just the professionals within gospel music with his version of James Cleveland signed with the historic jazz label In 1964, Cleveland re-organized The James Cleveland Singers which included Odessa McCastle, Roger Roberts, and In 1965, Cleveland added Clyde Brown and Charles Barnett to his group which by then was traveling extensively throughout the United States and abroad into the late 1960s, performing in all major venues. The Reverend Dr. James Edward Cleveland (December 5, 1931 – February 9, 1991) was a gospelDr. In the 60s, Cleveland's singing of that song was viewed as ever so majestic. .
He said Tuesday that he had changed his name to Cleveland as a teen-ager.“After a year or so of living under the same roof, it was .
; son of Ben Cleveland (a WPA worker); children: LaShone (daughter). But Garner said Thomas, who started more than 25 years ago as Cleveland’s church secretary, acted properly and in accordance with James Cleveland’s wishes.Andre Cleveland has threatened to file a lawsuit challenging the trust. Also in October 1991, Jean Ervin, a member of the Cleveland-founded Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, claimed that she was the mother of Cleveland’s only biological child, daughter LaShone Cleveland (b. 1965).In February 1992, Cleveland's then-foster son, Christopher Harris (formerly Christopher Harris Cleveland), filed a lawsuit against Cleveland's estate claiming that Cleveland allegedly sexually abused him over a period of five years and infected him with the .
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Cleveland's record label folded after the closing of his distributor, Following Cleveland's death in February 1991, a number of controversies arose surrounding his estate which at the time was estimated to be worth between $4 and $6 million.In October 1991, music producer Andre M. Cleveland (then-aged 34) filed suit against James Cleveland's estate claiming to be Cleveland's adopted son.Also in October 1991, Jean Ervin, a member of the Cleveland-founded Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, claimed that she was the mother of Cleveland's only biological child, daughter LaShone Cleveland (b. mutually agreed that I become his common-law son, bearing his name,” he said.Garner, the Santa Monica attorney who represents the Cleveland Trust, said he considers Andre Cleveland’s charges “troubling” and unsubstantiated.Thomas could not be reached for comment Tuesday. It said, “I was never apprised by my father that I had a brother biologically, by adoption, or acknowledged in any fashion.”Ervin, who said she still sings in the choir at the Cleveland-founded Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church at Slauson and Western avenues, said Andre Cleveland was just one of the many homeless, fatherless children the minister took into his Windsor Hills home.At the center of the controversy is the James Cleveland Trust, set up to help fund the Cornerstone church and the Gospel Music Workshop of America.The trust is believed to call for the sale of the church building and other Cleveland properties, with part of the proceeds going to buy a more economical church building. At the end of the news conference, a Los Angeles woman named Jean Ervin disputed Cleveland’s claims and said she is the mother of Cleveland’s only biological daughter, LaShone Cleveland, 25. A man who says that he is the adopted son of the late Rev. His arrangements modernized such traditional standards as "(Give Me That) Old Time Religion" and "It's Me O Lord". Andre Cleveland, described as Cleveland’s “friend and godson,” was allocated only $10,000.In the trust, Andre’s last name is given as McIsaac. Under his label, He released 3 albums with the GMWA, 1 Solo Release, Billy Preston's 1st Gospel album, 2 albums with the Los Angeles Gospel Messengers (which includes their 1st most popular release, Praise 88), 1 album with his iconic Southern California Community Choir, and a resurgence of his James Cleveland presents series, which brought back The Craig Brothers, The Fourth of May and introduced The Harmonizing Four. He is revered by unrepentant homosexuals in the business for his fame, talent and larger than life persona which held the gospel music industry in its dark grip for 40 years until Cleveland's death from AIDS in… Jean Ervin/LaShone Cleveland Also in October 1991, Jean Ervin, a member of the Cleveland-founded Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, claimed that she was the mother of Cleveland's only biological child, daughter LaShone Cleveland (b. He said he would not do so for monetary gain, but because of “the principle of the matter. James Cleveland's very name conjures up images of all that is wrong with the black gospel music industry. Cleveland subsequently went to work with childhood friend Throughout this period, he recorded with other groups like The Gospel All-Stars and The Gospel Chimes, mixing pop ballad influences with traditional shouting.
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By 1960 Cleveland, who had incorporated blues riffs and what Heilbut described as “sheer funkiness” in his work, had become associated with a new tenor in gospel music. Also in October 1991, Jean Ervin, a member of the Cleveland-founded Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, claimed that she was the mother of Cleveland's only biological child, daughter LaShone Cleveland (b.