Calvin Leavy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Calvin Leavy

African American soul blues singer and guitarist

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jun-2010

Profession: singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, United States

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Calvin Leavy

  • Calvin Leavy (April 20, 1940 – June 6, 2010) was an African-American soul-blues and electric blues singer and guitarist.
  • He had a hit single in 1970, when "Cummins Prison Farm" peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard R&B chart and stayed on the chart for five weeks.
  • Locally, it was number one on the chart of radio station WDIA, based in Memphis, Tennessee.Later in his life, Leavy became the first person indicted under the 1988 drug kingpin law.
  • He died in prison.

Read more at Wikipedia