Cedric Ford
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Cedric Ford
| image =
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| birth_name = Cedric LeVance Ford
| alias = Minister Cedric Ford
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|9|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
| origin = Houston, Texas
| instrument = Vocals, singer-songwriter,
| genre = Gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = Muscle Shoals, Tyscot
| associated_acts = Worship Unlimited
| website = {{URL|cedricford.com}}
}}
Minister Cedric LeVance Ford (born September 28, 1968) is an American gospel musician and leader of Worship Unlimited, currently based out of Houston, Texas because he is the music minister at Reflections of Christ Church. His first album, Featuring Visions: A Choral Ministry, was released by Muscle Shoals Records in 2000, and produced by Dorothy Norwood. He released, Created 2 Worship, with Tyscot Records in 2009, and this was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release upon the Gospel Albums chart at number 34. He was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for his role in The Fabric of a Man by David E. Talbert.
Early life
Ford was born on September 28, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, as Cedric LeVance Ford, whose father is Elder Collin Ford and mother Emma J. Ford.{{cite journal|title=Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia|first=Bil|last=Carpenter|year=2005|pages=140–1}}{{cite web|title=Songwriter/Composer: FORD CEDRIC L|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=844371&keyname=FORD+CEDRIC+L&CAE=419957905&Affiliation=BMI|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150412064734/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=844371&keyname=FORD+CEDRIC+L&CAE=419957905&Affiliation=BMI|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2015|author=Broadcast Music, Inc.|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=April 12, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Cedric L Ford in Chicago, IL |url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Cedric&qmi=L&qn=Ford&qcs=Chicago%2C+IL&focusfirst=1|publisher=Intelius|author=Intelius|access-date=April 12, 2015}}{{cite web|title=myhoustongospel.com/2013/10/artist-profile-cedric-ford/|url=http://myhoustongospel.com/2013/10/artist-profile-cedric-ford/|publisher=My Houston Gospel|author=My Houston Gospel|date=October 31, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2015}}
Music career
His music recording career commenced in 2000, with the release of Featuring Visions: A Choral Ministry by Muscle Shoals Records on February 1, 2000,{{cite web|title=Min. Cedric Ford : Discography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/min-cedric-ford-mn0000662156/discography|author=AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=April 12, 2015}} and it was produced by Dorothy Norwood. The subsequent album, Created 2 Worship, was released on May 5, 2009, by Tyscot Records, and this was his breakthrough released upon the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at No. 34.{{cite web|title=Min. Cedric Ford : Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/min-cedric-ford-mn0000662156/awards|author=Billboard|website=AllMusic|access-date=April 12, 2015}}
Theatre career
Ford was in The Fabric of a Man by David E. Talbert, and he was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award because of his performance.
Discography
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|+ List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details |
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| scope="row"|Featuring Visions: A Choral Ministry
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| scope="row"|Created 2 Worship
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| 34 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150801072321/http://cedricford.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Cedric_Ford/12468/ Cross Rhythms artist profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160228222439/http://www.malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/Cedric-Ford/list.php Malaco Records artist profile]
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Category:African-American songwriters
Category:African-American Christians
Category:Musicians from Chicago
Category:Musicians from Houston
Category:Songwriters from Illinois
Category:Songwriters from Texas