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On August 10, 1990, one day before the opening of the twenty-third annual Gospel Music Workshop of America convention, held that year in Washington, DC, James Cleveland was hospitalized. Billboard’s Lisa Collins reported that he was treated for “cardiac irregularities, possible pneumonia, and extrem...

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Published inPeace Be Still p. 162
Main Author Marovich, Robert M
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Illinois Press 14.12.2021
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Brian Z. Evans
Dolores Roberts
Doris Duke
First Baptist Church
James Cleveland
Lawrence Roberts
Los Angeles
Popular Music
Shrine Auditorium
Stone Mountain
Victory for the World Church
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Summary:On August 10, 1990, one day before the opening of the twenty-third annual Gospel Music Workshop of America convention, held that year in Washington, DC, James Cleveland was hospitalized. Billboard’s Lisa Collins reported that he was treated for “cardiac irregularities, possible pneumonia, and extreme exhaustion.” It was the fi st of the annual confabs he missed, as acute an indication as any that the King of Gospel’s health was failing. Released from the hospital on August 27, Cleveland participated in his church’s Labor Day services. Toward the end of 1990, Cleveland’s friends and associates put together a musical celebration honoring
ISBN:9780252044113
0252044118
DOI:10.5622/illinois/9780252044113.003.0012