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William Price (1800–1893), a Welsh Neo-Druid, who claimed that two of his sons were Jesus. Arnold Potter (1804–1872), Schismatic Latter Day Saint leader; he claimed the spirit of Jesus Christ entered into his body and he became "Potter Christ" Son of the living God. He died in an attempt to "ascend into heaven" by jumping off a cliff.
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major ...
Jack Jones (American singer) John Allan Jones (born January 14, 1938) is an American singer [ 2] and actor. Jones is primarily a straight-pop singer (even when he recorded contemporary material) whose forays into jazz are mostly of the big-band/swing variety. He has won two Grammy Awards [ 2] and has received a total of five nominations.
Early life. Born Kimberly Jean Burrell on August 26, 1972, in Houston, Texas, [ 2] Burrell was one of four children born to Julius Burrell Jr., a pastor, and Helen Ruth Graham, an evangelist singer in The Church of God in Christ. [ 1] As a youth, Burrell began performing with Reverend James Cleveland 's GMWA Youth Mass Choir (also known as Rev ...
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.
Bishop JC White. John Carlton (J.C.) White (born July 28, 1939) is a Gospel singer/songwriter who recorded between 1962 and 2007. His most noted composition "Stretch Out" was widely covered by choirs and solo artists alike. [1] His original songs also include "Talk It Over with Jesus" "Keys to the Kingdom" "II Chronicles" "Satisfied with Jesus ...
Linda Maria Ronstadt was born in Tucson, Arizona on July 15, 1946, [26] the third of four children of Gilbert Ronstadt (1911–1995), a prosperous machinery merchant who ran the F. Ronstadt Co., [27] and Ruth Mary (née Copeman) Ronstadt (1914–1982), a homemaker.
The most common form of sacred jazz is the Jazz Mass. Although most often performed in a concert setting rather than church worship setting, this form has many examples. Eminent examples of composers of the Jazz Mass include Mary Lou Williams and Eddie Bonnemère. Having become disillusioned with her life as a secular performer, Williams ...