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Ashley Cleveland (born 2 February 1957) is an American
United States

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 singer/songwriter perhaps best known as a background vocalist and Grammy-winning gospel
Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
 singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
. She was married to Kenny Greenberg on 27 April, 1991 and has three children.

career includes vocal contributions to more than 300 albums, including the Dove Award
GMA Music Awards

The Gospel Music Association Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music....
 winning albums Songs From the Loft (1994), The Jesus Record
The Jesus Record

The Jesus Record is the ninth and final album by United States singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released posthumous on July 21, 1998, ten months after his death....
 by Rich Mullins
Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne Mullins was an United States Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter born to John and Neva Mullins in Richmond, Indiana....
' and A Ragamuffin Band
A Ragamuffin Band

A Ragamuffin Band is a musical group founded by Rich Mullins in 1993, when he gathered friends from other bands to back him on his "A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band" album....
, 1998.

As part of John Hiatt's
John Hiatt

John Hiatt is an United States rock and roll guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave music, blues and country music....
 band, Ashley Cleveland has also made several widely-seen television appearances including , Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits is an United States television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Austin City Limits was initially created with an eye and ear toward original Music of Texas, featuring artists who created innovative sounds in everything from western swing and Texas blues to Tejano music, progressive country...
, Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 in television and went off the air in 1993 in television, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show with David Letterman on CBS....
, The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show was an Emmy Award winning talk show which aired on late night in Television syndication from 1989 to 1994. It starred comedian/actor Arsenio Hall....
 and Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
.

Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood

Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an England singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to his solo career, he was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic , Blind Faith, and Go ....
 contributed duet vocals and played the Hammond B3 organ for the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" on Cleveland's 2005 album, Men and Angels Say.

he Grammy Award's
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 first female nominee in the Best Rock Gospel category, Ashley Cleveland won this award in 1996 for her album Lesson of Love, in 1999 for You Are There, and in 2008 for Before the Daylight's Shot. She is the only artist to be nominated three times and to win three times in this category.

Lesson of Love also won a 1996 Nashville Music Award ("Nammy") for Best Contemporary Christian Album.

Was the only female vocalist to sing lead on a song for the television special, "Stone Country: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones" on the defunct The Nashville Network (TNN).






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Ashley Cleveland (born 2 February 1957) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 singer/songwriter perhaps best known as a background vocalist and Grammy-winning gospel
Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
 singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
. She was married to Kenny Greenberg on 27 April, 1991 and has three children.

Career

Her career includes vocal contributions to more than 300 albums, including the Dove Award
GMA Music Awards

The Gospel Music Association Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music....
 winning albums Songs From the Loft (1994), The Jesus Record
The Jesus Record

The Jesus Record is the ninth and final album by United States singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released posthumous on July 21, 1998, ten months after his death....
 by Rich Mullins
Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne Mullins was an United States Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter born to John and Neva Mullins in Richmond, Indiana....
' and A Ragamuffin Band
A Ragamuffin Band

A Ragamuffin Band is a musical group founded by Rich Mullins in 1993, when he gathered friends from other bands to back him on his "A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band" album....
, 1998.

As part of John Hiatt's
John Hiatt

John Hiatt is an United States rock and roll guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave music, blues and country music....
 band, Ashley Cleveland has also made several widely-seen television appearances including , Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits is an United States television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Austin City Limits was initially created with an eye and ear toward original Music of Texas, featuring artists who created innovative sounds in everything from western swing and Texas blues to Tejano music, progressive country...
, Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 in television and went off the air in 1993 in television, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show with David Letterman on CBS....
, The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show was an Emmy Award winning talk show which aired on late night in Television syndication from 1989 to 1994. It starred comedian/actor Arsenio Hall....
 and Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
.

Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood

Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an England singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to his solo career, he was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic , Blind Faith, and Go ....
 contributed duet vocals and played the Hammond B3 organ for the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" on Cleveland's 2005 album, Men and Angels Say.

Awards and recognition

As the Grammy Award's
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 first female nominee in the Best Rock Gospel category, Ashley Cleveland won this award in 1996 for her album Lesson of Love, in 1999 for You Are There, and in 2008 for Before the Daylight's Shot. She is the only artist to be nominated three times and to win three times in this category.

Lesson of Love also won a 1996 Nashville Music Award ("Nammy") for Best Contemporary Christian Album.

Was the only female vocalist to sing lead on a song for the television special, "Stone Country: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones" on the defunct The Nashville Network (TNN). The tune was "Gimme Shelter," which has also been covered by Merry Clayton.

Discography

  • Big Town (Atlantic, 1991)
  • Bus Named Desire (Reunion, 1993)
  • Strong Hand of Love
    Strong Hand of Love

    Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard is a compilation of songs by various artists in tribute to songwriter, Mark Heard.Recorded and released in 1994, after Heard's death in 1992....
    , tribute to Mark Heard
    Mark Heard

    John Mark Heard was a record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia.Mark Heard released 16 records in his lifetime, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips , Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R.E.M....
    , 1994
  • Lesson of Love (Reunion, 1995)
  • Orphans of God
    Orphans of God

    Orphans of God is a 2 CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter Mark Heard.Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds benefit the Heard Family Fund....
    , tribute to Mark Heard
    Mark Heard

    John Mark Heard was a record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia.Mark Heard released 16 records in his lifetime, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips , Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R.E.M....
    , 1996
  • You are There (Warner, 1998, Reviews: , )
  • The Jesus Record
    The Jesus Record

    The Jesus Record is the ninth and final album by United States singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released posthumous on July 21, 1998, ten months after his death....
    , Rich Mullins
    Rich Mullins

    Richard Wayne Mullins was an United States Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter born to John and Neva Mullins in Richmond, Indiana....
     & a Ragamuffin Band
    A Ragamuffin Band

    A Ragamuffin Band is a musical group founded by Rich Mullins in 1993, when he gathered friends from other bands to back him on his "A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band" album....
    , 1998
  • Second Skin (204 Records, 2002, Review: )
  • Men and Angels Say (Rambler, 2005, Review: )
  • Before the Daylight's Shot (204 Records, 2006)


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