Ashley Cleveland | |
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Background information | |
Born | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Rock, country, Christian rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website | ashleycleveland |
Ashley Cleveland (born February 2, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter best known as a background vocalist and gospel singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has been married to Kenny Greenberg since April 27, 1991, and has three children.
She sang "We're Gonna Win This One" in 1987 for the Touchstone Pictures film Ernest Goes to Camp.[citation needed]
Her career includes vocal contributions to more than 300 albums, including the Dove Award winning albums Songs from the Loft (1994)[citation needed], The Jesus Record by Rich Mullins and A Ragamuffin Band, 1998.[citation needed]
As part of John Hiatt's band, she has also made several widely seen television appearances including, Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show and Saturday Night Live.[citation needed]
Steve Winwood 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.[citation needed]
She has contributed to the SongwritingWith:Soldiers workshops,[citation needed] and is credited as a co-writer on the song "Stronger Together" on the Mary Gauthier album Rifles & Rosary Beads.