Al Cleveland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Al Cleveland

American songwriter

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1996

Profession: composer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Al Cleveland

  • Al Cleveland (born Alfred W.
  • Cleveland, March 11, 1930 – August 14, 1996) was an American songwriter for the Motown label.
  • Among his most popular co-compositions are 1967's "I Second That Emotion" and 1969's "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" performed by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and 1971's "What's Going On" performed by Marvin Gaye.Cleveland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, to Alfred W.
  • and Dorothy Cleveland.
  • Al has two sisters, Edna Grate and Mamie Jett, as well as one brother, Robert Cleveland.
  • His sons Alfred D Cleveland and Theodore Mills survive him. He had a long and distinguished writing career, initially for New York artists on the Scepter/Wand labels such as Dionne Warwick(e) and Tommy Hunt, as well as Gene Pitney before moving to Motown, where he provided songs for Smokey & The Miracles, the Marvelettes, David Ruffin, the Four Tops and Chuck Jackson before hitting the big time with a co-authorship of Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On?" and "Save the Children." In later years, he produced Native American music.
  • He died of heart disease in Las Vegas at the age of 66.

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