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Little Richard

December 5, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Little Richard was born on December 5, 1932. He is a legendary musician, singer, actor, comedian, and songwriter who was inducted as part of the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. Little Richard is often referred to as the Architect of Rock and Roll, and this innovative musical genius is considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s. Richard […]

Categories: All, December, December 05, Little Richard • Tags: 1932, December 5, Little Richard, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Cleveland, James

December 5, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

The Reverend Dr. James Cleveland was born on December 5, 1931 (to February 9, 1991). He was a celebrated gospel singer, arranger, composer and, most significantly, the driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound, bringing the stylistic daring of hard gospel, jazz and pop music influences to arrangements for mass choirs. Cleveland is popularly known as the King of Gospel. James Cleveland was a native of Chicago, Illinois who began singing as a boy soprano at Pilgrim […]

Categories: All, Cleveland, James, December, December 05 • Tags: 1931, 1991, December 5, February 9, James Cleveland, Ubuntu Biography Project

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