Cleveland Francis (born April 22, 1945) is an American country music singer, one of few African Americans in that genre. Before beginning his career, he was a cardiologist; he switched his focus to country music in the late 1980s, signing first to Playback Records and later to Liberty Records. Between 1992 and 1994, Francis released three studio albums on Liberty, in addition to charting four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 1994 Francis returned to his medical practice in Northern Virginia. He is president of Mount Vernon Cardiology Associates. Doctor Francis currently performs regularly at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, and has a live album recorded at the Birchmere released in 2007, Called “Storytime” streaming on all Platforms.
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