She later left the group to join the then-fledgling Chicago band Earth Wind and Fire and recorded the albums “Last Days and Time”Cleaves then moved to Detroit and joined forces with Cleaves’ associate and friend Kelly Shapiro told EURweb that the singer’s Memorial services are scheduled for May 9 in San Pedro, Calif. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Jessica Cleaves, the female lead singer of the 70s soul-pop group the Friends of Distinction died Friday in a Los Angeles hospital following complications from a stroke. Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter.

© Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Cleaves later moved to Detroit and went on to record with Parliament before fading from the public eye in the 80s.

Jessica Cleaves, the female lead for the '70s soul-pop group The Friends of Distinction, died on Friday, one of the last voices from the Golden Age of Pop and Soul. She died on May 2, 2014 in Los Angeles.

Jessica Cleaves was born on December 10, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Check out our list of the month's most anticipated films and shows to stream from home.Looking for some great streaming picks? She was an actress, known for Jessica, you will truly be missed, it was a great honor to funk with you.”godson, filmmaker Armand Araujo, was in the process of filming “Jessica Cleaves, My Friends of Distinction” at the time of her death.

She appeared on both EWF albums Last Days And Time and Head To The Sky. Cleaves was a lead singer of The Friends of Distinction; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic; and Raw Silk. See full bio »

Jessica Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) Cleaves was lead singer for The Friends of Distinction in the 1960s.

Jessica Cleaves was born on December 10, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Our friend Jessica Cleaves left us today. She was an actress, known for The Night Before (1988) and Soul! Jessica Cleaves replaced Sherry Scott after quitting then-popular R&B/pop quartet Friends Of Distinction. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC.

Born on 30th December 1948, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Died on 2nd May 2014, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (1968).

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70s soul-pop group the Friends of Distinction died Friday in a Los Angeles hospital following complications from a stroke. She was 65.

Jessica Cleaves was an extremely talented, rich-voiced singer who will be remembered not only for the great company she kept, but for her contribution …

The Friends of Distinction was founded by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler, and beside Cleaves, it included Barbara Jean Love.

In 1973, by the time EWF went in to record Open Your Eyes, Jessica Cleaves had left, disappearing one night after a gig in Boston. She was 65.formed by Cleaves, Harry Elston, Floyd Butler and Barbara Love, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic for several recordings, including “Computer Games,” “R&B Skeletons in the Closet” and “Dope Dogs.” Shortly thereafter, she disappeared from the public eye. US-American soul, funk & disco singer.

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