James Cleveland was a musical genius. Where the church music be without his influence. Love you brother. Thank you for the music that brought us through
Funny, I was not at all saved in the 1960's, hated catholic church, and all the phony t.v. preachers, but hearing this type of gospel really sunk in a big way as a young kid...Mahalia came to waterbury around then, even the hippies went to the show, it was beyond a mere concert- it was like a life- changer....at least for me.
I’ve read articles from other Christians that speak so badly about Reverend James Cleveland. I don’t care what anyone says, he may have had his demons, honestly don’t know because I was a very young kid. But I do know that his singing and story telling is helping me through my spiritual journey. I feel like he was one of God’s messenger who was human. I don’t know of any perfect humans.
*Malik Yoba is the only one who could do this biopic Justice. It woukd actually save his career and get him back in good graces with the black community.*
However James Cleveland ex wife, the mother of his daughter stated in the court that Christopher was one of the many boys Cleveland would take from the street and give them a home. Christopher was supposedly adopted.
Finding it very difficult to read these allegations.....i am a blue- eyed gospel fan, and Brother cleveland always represented a solid, tough-wrestle with the devil persona....plus he was black in the 1940's- thats demands my respect.....well, i dont care, he had the spirit, I know because i have the spirit....the holy spirit....huge influenece on my pop and also christian music i write.
It's a known fact that street boys stayed at James house, not only that be Drag Queens would open the door at any given time. Not knocking is sex, im knocking the fact that kids was Molested raped and infected with HIV which James Did Die from. Even if the kids was Down with the Get Down for the $ Food Shelter clothes.. They shouldn't Get sick by a Grown Man, who has changed millions of lives. I known this since 93. However it's still sad.
wait, so it's okay to have sex and infect a kid? Spirit or not. U know what it is. Street gay kids do anything. However James Knew he was sick. That's why it was settled. It had 2 be some form of Facts that would shut everything Down. Ain't nothing new. My only problem is the fact that these where kids and he ain't tell them he was sick, just like if it was you and u was grown or not. That's The Results from the Perversion Spirit.. Not All Gay Men. Cool with this and we are apart if the church..
Charles "FORD" Singers. SMH. I wish they would get narrators that can speak and pronounce names properly. How hard is it to learn the NAME of the one you are speaking of? CHARLES FOLD NOT FORD. CassiETTA George, NOT CASSETTE!
Wait you created this video but the information you read almost verbatim from Wikipedia. I was reading along with you 😂 i didnt know you could do that without copyright
There a big controversy after Cleveland's death from who arranged the funeral without the family say to the decline and closure of the church. All because he never so much as had a will.
Global 🌍 Public Communications Internationally I'm your friend and Brother Samuel Elliott Sr birthdate 9 17 60 I' remember the Reverend James Cleveland from my Childhood as little child on the radio at 308 Blockton Avenue Roosevelt City Alabama 35020 early in the morning a gospel broadcast would play The love of God a moving rendition of that song it was the Reverend James Cleveland who song it his career in gospel music is legend God bless his Memory Just honoring Reverend James Cleveland Career in Gospel Music 🎶 in Memorial
pretty comprehensive bio of the greatest singer of all times......I would have left out the part about the estate, and the surrounding controversy...but, i guess yellow journalism always increases sales and subscribers!!!.....the Lord will be the final judge.
Please take this down. So disrespectful and so many incorrect statements in this video. Continental somebody commented saying that he never had so much as a will. Well truthfully, James actually did have a trust. And his will declared where the trust was supposed to go. Thats what the fighting was about. His will, the trust and his estate. And I agree with another comment. The introduction of this video is just absolutely 110% not necessary and widely disrespectful. Again we ask, please take this down. You can fact check everything I said in this comment. And even been, if you have a problem with it, why not just reach out to his daughter LaShone Cleveland. This is biological daughter and she still alive and well and on social media. Or is it too much like right to do that?
What was said wrong? He was a man like the rest of us stop acting like church ppl are perfect and can’t be talked about. They aren’t God you’ll worship man and not the true and living God. Nothing was disrespectful!
James Cleveland was a flawed man like us all. However, that did not tarnish his legacy and his music is eternal. I think what stops his life from being a movie are the sexual allegations which didn't tarnish his legacy, but if proven factual could do just that. I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Cleveland once. He was not just a musical genius but an extraordinary businessman an almost an intellectual genius.
It’s not slander it’s facts unfortunately, I’ve played with him on some musical collaborations and I’m not trying to sully him. This goes way back to the caravans in the 50’s and 60’s. Dig a little bit. Every choir he started consist of majority of gay men and women. A plethora of gay gospel singers came out of his leadership. Do I need to give you names?
James Cleveland was a musical genius. Where the church music be without his influence.
Love you brother. Thank you for the music that brought us through
Funny, I was not at all saved in the 1960's, hated catholic church, and all the phony t.v. preachers, but hearing this type of gospel really sunk in a big way as a young kid...Mahalia came to waterbury around then, even the hippies went to the show, it was beyond a mere concert- it was like a life- changer....at least for me.
I’ve read articles from other Christians that speak so badly
about Reverend James Cleveland. I don’t care what anyone says, he may have had his demons, honestly don’t know because I was a very young kid. But I do know that his singing and story telling is helping me through my spiritual journey. I feel like he was one of God’s messenger who was human. I don’t know of any perfect humans.
There needs to be a movie of James Cleveland
U got damn right
I agree and add his private life as well
It is a goal of mine!
Amen. Icon ❤
@@ayorocka1950as a relative of his. What would you like to know about his personal life?
*Malik Yoba is the only one who could do this biopic Justice. It woukd actually save his career and get him back in good graces with the black community.*
Nah, dudes in trouble after the breakfast club interview lol
@@gabrielhaire7539what did he do ??.
Thank You for this ---There needs to be a full length documentary about James Cleveland -- You are the first one to introduce this idea to the world
That intro though with his face contorting 🤣🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️
There is nothing funny about it 😡
I'm just saying😂
Yeah we couldve went without that 😂😂😂
Lmao
Love James Cleveland songs, I still listen to them, all the time
Gifted and talented love all of his songs
This man delt with rejection his whole life. This movie will be something!
He didn’t deal with any rejection. He dealt with what he dealt. If he didn’t repent he busted hell wide open
They need to tell about the kids he molested and why his estate was sued after his death.
They did…. If you listened
However James Cleveland ex wife, the mother of his daughter stated in the court that Christopher was one of the many boys Cleveland would take from the street and give them a home. Christopher was supposedly adopted.
Finding it very difficult to read these allegations.....i am a blue- eyed gospel fan, and Brother cleveland always represented a solid, tough-wrestle with the devil persona....plus he was black in the 1940's- thats demands my respect.....well, i dont care, he had the spirit, I know because i have the spirit....the holy spirit....huge influenece on my pop and also christian music i write.
It's a known fact that street boys stayed at James house, not only that be Drag Queens would open the door at any given time. Not knocking is sex, im knocking the fact that kids was Molested raped and infected with HIV which James Did Die from. Even if the kids was Down with the Get Down for the $ Food Shelter clothes.. They shouldn't Get sick by a Grown Man, who has changed millions of lives. I known this since 93. However it's still sad.
wait, so it's okay to have sex and infect a kid? Spirit or not. U know what it is. Street gay kids do anything. However James Knew he was sick. That's why it was settled. It had 2 be some form of Facts that would shut everything Down. Ain't nothing new. My only problem is the fact that these where kids and he ain't tell them he was sick, just like if it was you and u was grown or not. That's The Results from the Perversion Spirit.. Not All Gay Men. Cool with this and we are apart if the church..
@@johniorio7951if he truly had the spirit, children wouldn't have been molested.Hiding , using religion,is not being a man of God
I wish this was longer...glad I found this channel
How can we forget Billy Preston worked with him also. The list can go on.
Billy worked with the greats like Mahalia Jackson and George Harrison
He did a great version of in the Ghetto
Charles "FORD" Singers. SMH. I wish they would get narrators that can speak and pronounce names properly. How hard is it to learn the NAME of the one you are speaking of? CHARLES FOLD NOT FORD. CassiETTA George, NOT CASSETTE!
*Charles Fold Singers, not Charles Ford❤
u are a natural ---the voice -- now u got the facts right
5 of 5 stars
"Cassette George." SMH.
tape lol
Thank you, I think they do this crap on purpose. SMH!
I never liked him as a child. Thank You, Lord, for protecting me!
The intro was unnecessary. Contorting his face was disrespectful
yeah, that 3-d app works sometimes, usually not...elder cleveland was a solid and good looking guy.
@@johniorio7951that's a lie
Technology. Nothing disrespectful about it just tried to give it life.
Wait you created this video but the information you read almost verbatim from Wikipedia. I was reading along with you 😂 i didnt know you could do that without copyright
Wasn’t he gay
I will report
no. You probably are
Yes he was gay. Smh all of that gospel singing and he was gay. I hope he repented.
There a big controversy after Cleveland's death from who arranged the funeral without the family say to the decline and closure of the church. All because he never so much as had a will.
So he changed “baby baby” to “Jesus Jesus” 😂
No he moved to Detroit in the 50’s not the 60’s.
Global 🌍 Public Communications Internationally I'm your friend and Brother Samuel Elliott Sr birthdate 9 17 60 I' remember the Reverend James Cleveland from my Childhood as little child on the radio at 308 Blockton Avenue Roosevelt City Alabama 35020 early in the morning a gospel broadcast would play The love of God a moving rendition of that song it was the Reverend James Cleveland who song it his career in gospel music is legend God bless his Memory Just honoring Reverend James Cleveland Career in Gospel Music 🎶 in Memorial
Intro was so unnecessary 😂
He was hell
He was the devil!
Rev James Cleveland was a man of God
Can't be a man of God molesting boys come on now.
Huh 🤔
No tf he wasn’t LMFAOOOO he was gay
A gay man of"God".... Lol.... Just hope he got it right
Is a man of God and a man that gets it on with young boys the same thing?
💜💥
pretty comprehensive bio of the greatest singer of all times......I would have left out the part about the estate, and the surrounding controversy...but, i guess yellow journalism always increases sales and subscribers!!!.....the Lord will be the final judge.
Please take this down. So disrespectful and so many incorrect statements in this video. Continental somebody commented saying that he never had so much as a will. Well truthfully, James actually did have a trust. And his will declared where the trust was supposed to go. Thats what the fighting was about. His will, the trust and his estate. And I agree with another comment. The introduction of this video is just absolutely 110% not necessary and widely disrespectful. Again we ask, please take this down. You can fact check everything I said in this comment. And even been, if you have a problem with it, why not just reach out to his daughter LaShone Cleveland. This is biological daughter and she still alive and well and on social media. Or is it too much like right to do that?
What was said wrong? He was a man like the rest of us stop acting like church ppl are perfect and can’t be talked about. They aren’t God you’ll worship man and not the true and living God. Nothing was disrespectful!
That animated picture of James Cleveland’s head turning in the beginning is HELLA HELLA CREEPY…….. & I ❤the Saints , don’t come 4 me
Yes it was kind of scary me a little bit, please don't come for me either saints. I love his songs
GMWA- Gospel music workshop of America
GMWA- Gay men and women of America.
The opening is creepy I'm out 😅
Facts not correct about the album with the southern and northern California groups that came out in 1979
Charles FOLD!!!!!!! FOLD!!!!!!! NOT Ford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Cleveland was a flawed man like us all. However, that did not tarnish his legacy and his music is eternal. I think what stops his life from being a movie are the sexual allegations which didn't tarnish his legacy, but if proven factual could do just that. I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Cleveland once. He was not just a musical genius but an extraordinary businessman an almost an intellectual genius.
He was bonin aretha 😂
It is complete slander to testify against the dead of acts they’re not capable to dispute just of the sake of it or self interest
That is his history. We can't rewrite it. They still talk about Hitler,Stalin,Mosolino to name a few. Remember God is also waiting to judge him.
I call a ball a ball and a strike a strike! He was a straight up child molester!
Nothing to dispute.He died from AIDS and was gay.
Can’t be slander if it’s true
It’s not slander it’s facts unfortunately, I’ve played with him on some musical collaborations and I’m not trying to sully him. This goes way back to the caravans in the 50’s and 60’s. Dig a little bit. Every choir he started consist of majority of gay men and women. A plethora of gay gospel singers came out of his leadership. Do I need to give you names?
Another Diddy,
can you guys please stop talking about my pastor reverend James Cleveland about how he was gay because he was not gay.
Didn't he infect a child with HIV via molestation.
Lies
Yeap there would be no black gospel music nor church with out the LGBTQ greats like, he, Rosetta Thorpe and soooooooooo many others!!!!
Lmaooo you are delusional. We continue to will have Church and praise the LORD without this LGBTQ nonsense.
Musical genius more like pedo
He was bonin aretha 😂
Grow up
😂😂😂😂😂😂 def gave those vibes