James Cleveland

American gospel singer, musician, and composer
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James Cleveland

Summary

James Cleveland is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on December 5, 1931[3]. He died in Culver City[4]. He died on February 9, 1991[5]. He worked as a composer[6], vocalist[7], and religious leader[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month, #6,936 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], James Cleveland…
  • James Cleveland passed away in Culver City[4].
  • James Cleveland was born on December 5, 1931[3].
  • James Cleveland died on February 9, 1991[5].
  • Burial took place at Inglewood Park Cemetery[10].
  • James Cleveland held citizenship in United States[11].
  • James Cleveland is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • James Cleveland worked as a composer[6].
  • James Cleveland worked as a vocalist[7].
  • James Cleveland's professions included religious leader[8].
  • James Cleveland received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[13].
  • James Cleveland is recorded as male[14].
  • James Cleveland's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • James Cleveland's genre is gospel music[16].
  • James Cleveland's record label is recorded as BYG Records[17].
  • James Cleveland's family name is recorded as Cleveland[18].
  • James Cleveland's given name is recorded as James[19].
  • James Cleveland's instrument is recorded as piano[20].
  • James Cleveland's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[21].
  • James Cleveland's described by source is recorded as African-American Religious Leaders[22].
  • James Cleveland's start of work period is recorded as 1950[23].
  • James Cleveland's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1931-12-05[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-02-09[28]

  • Genre(s): gospel[29]

  • Community tags: gospel[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 12e88ee2-c7c6-496d-bb8c-3c31e366c721[31]

Body

Origins and Family

James Cleveland was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on December 5, 1931[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], vocalist[7], and religious leader[8].

Recognition

James Cleveland received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[13].

Death and Burial

James Cleveland died on February 9, 1991[5]. He passed away in Culver City[4]. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

James Cleveland ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month, #6,936 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was James Cleveland born?

James Cleveland was born in Chicago[2].

Where did James Cleveland die?

James Cleveland passed away in Culver City[4].

What did James Cleveland do for work?

James Cleveland worked as composer[6], vocalist[7], and religious leader[8].

What awards did James Cleveland receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Cleveland, James (05 December 1932–09 February 1991). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, vocalist, religious leader
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  2. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United States
    Place of death Culver City
    Award received
    Ethnic group African Americans
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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