A gospel choir of 500 performed many of Cleveland’s beloved selections, including ″Amazing Grace,″ which he recorded with Aretha Franklin. Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight were among the performers, politicians and fans who attended the service at Shrine Auditorium.

What happened James Cleveland?

He was 59. The three-time Grammy winner was hospitalized Thursday at Brotman Medical Center with respiratory problems and died of heart failure, said his manager, Annette Thomas. Cleveland, a pianist, singer, composer, arranger and producer, was widely regarded as the world’s foremost gospel musician.

Did Aretha Franklin sing at James Clevelands funeral?

A gospel choir of 500 performed many of Cleveland’s beloved selections, including ″Amazing Grace,″ which he recorded with Aretha Franklin. Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight were among the performers, politicians and fans who attended the service at Shrine Auditorium.

What happened to James Cleveland’s estate?

On February 9, 1991, James Cleveland (decedent) died intestate. Appellant filed two petitions in probate court which sought to order respondent Annette May Thomas, trustee of the James Cleveland Trust, to convey certain real and personal property to the personal representative of decedent’s estate.

Who is the queen of gospel music?

Mahalia Jackson, (born October 26, 1911, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died January 27, 1972, Evergreen Park, near Chicago, Illinois), American gospel music singer, known as the “Queen of Gospel Song.”

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