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James Edward Cleveland (December 5, 1931 – February 9, 1991) was an American gospel singer, musician, and composer. Known as the "King of Gospel," Cleveland was a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, soul, pop, and jazz in arrangements for mass choirs.
The song is mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses (1922). [5] It gained renewed popularity when it was sung by Jeanette MacDonald in the 1936 hit film San Francisco. [6] [7] The melody formed the basis of a Spiritual titled Hosanna, which in turn was the basis for the opening of Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy".
The poem's theme is linked to the Book of Revelation (3:12 and 21:2) describing a Second Coming, wherein Jesus establishes a New Jerusalem. Churches in general, and the Church of England in particular, have long used Jerusalem as a metaphor for Heaven, a place of universal love and peace. [a]
Peace Be Still is the live album of gospel singer James Cleveland and The Angelic Choir of the First Baptist Church of Nutley, NJ, a choir directed by Rev. Lawrence Roberts. It was recorded on September 19, 1963, at Trinity Seventh Day Adventist Church in Newark, NJ, and released in 1964 under Savoy Records .
Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem! To sweet new strains attune your theme; The while we keep, from care releas'd, With sober joy our Paschal Feast: When Christ, Who spake the Dragon's doom, Rose, Victor-Lion, from the Tomb: That while with living voice He cries, The dead of other years might rise. Engorg'd in former years, their prey
In a 1985 interview in Hitch magazine, James said the title of the song came to him while he was reading the Biblical Book of Revelation: I took the title from the Book of Revelations [sic] in the Bible, reading about the New Jerusalem. The words jumped out at me, and they're not together; they're spread out over three or four verses.
The Southern California Community Choir is a choir founded by the Rev. James Cleveland. It has appeared on several recordings, including by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Kansas, Elton John and Arlo Guthrie. It performed on several episodes of TV Gospel Time in the early 1960s, and in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.
Andrews recorded on many labels since the 1950s and has many albums and hit songs to her credit, some of which she composed herself. Andrews enjoyed further solo success throughout the 1970s and 1980s with songs such as "Just For Me", "A Sinner's Prayer" and a live 1981 recording of James Cleveland's hit song "I Appreciate". Andrews claimed to ...