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Ashley Cleveland
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Ashley Cleveland in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, country, Christian rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Associated acts | Kenny Greenberg, John Hiatt, Mark Heard |
Ashley Cleveland, born on February 2, 1957, is an American singer and songwriter. She is well-known for singing background vocals and for her gospel music. Ashley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Ashley Cleveland's Music Journey
Ashley Cleveland has had a long and successful music career. In 1987, she sang the song "We're Gonna Win This One" for the movie Ernest Goes to Camp.
She has lent her voice to more than 300 albums. Some of these albums have even won Dove Awards. These include Songs from the Loft (1994) and The Jesus Record (1998) by Rich Mullins and A Ragamuffin Band.
Ashley also performed on many TV shows as part of John Hiatt's band. These shows included Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show, and Saturday Night Live.
In 2005, the famous musician Steve Winwood sang a duet with Ashley. He also played the Hammond B3 organ on her song "I Need Thee Every Hour". This song was on her album Men and Angels Say.
Ashley has also helped with SongwritingWith:Soldiers workshops. These workshops help soldiers write songs. She is also a co-writer on the song "Stronger Together" from the Mary Gauthier album Rifles & Rosary Beads.
Awards and Special Recognition
Ashley Cleveland has won several important awards for her music. She was the first female artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Rock Gospel category. She won this award three times:
- In 1996 for her album Lesson of Love.
- In 1999 for You Are There.
- In 2008 for Before the Daylight's Shot.
She is the only artist to have been nominated and won this specific Grammy category three times.
In 2010, her album God Don't Never Change was nominated for another Grammy Award. This time it was in the Best Traditional Gospel Album category. This brought her total Grammy nominations to four, with three wins.
Her album Lesson of Love also won a Nashville Music Award in 1996. This award was for Best Contemporary Christian Album.
Ashley Cleveland was also the only female singer to sing lead on a song for a TV special. The special was called Stone Country: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones. She sang the song "Gimme Shelter" for the show.
Ashley Cleveland's Albums
Here are some of the albums Ashley Cleveland has released:
- Big Town (1991)
- Bus Named Desire (1993)
- Lesson of Love (1995)
- You Are There (1998)
- Second Skin (2002)
- Men and Angels Say (2005)
- Before the Daylight's Shot (2006)
- God Don't Never Change (2009)
- This album includes the songs "Denomination Blues" and "God Don't Never Change".
- Beauty in the Curve (2012)
- One More Song (2018)
Other Music Appearances
Ashley Cleveland has also appeared on these albums by other artists:
- Strong Hand of Love, a tribute to Mark Heard (1994)
- Orphans of God, another tribute to Mark Heard (1996)
- The Jesus Record by Rich Mullins & A Ragamuffin Band (1998)
- Mountain of God on Third Day's album Wherever You Are (2005)
- Both Feet On the Ground on Bellsburg (The Songs of Rich Mullins) (2022)
- There's A Rainbow Somewhere (The Songs Of Randy Stonehill) (2022) – she sang the song "Keep Me Runnin'".
Personal Life
Ashley Cleveland is married to Kenny Greenberg, who is also a musician. They have three grown-up children. Ashley is also a pastoral associate at the Church of the Redeemer in Nashville. This church is part of the Anglican Church in North America.
