Person · Male
Cleveland Eaton
American jazz bassist
- From
- Fairfield, United States
- Active
- 1939–2020
- Releases
- 6
- disco
- funk
- jazz
- jazz-funk
About
Cleveland Josephus Eaton II (August 31, 1939 – July 5, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer, publisher, and head of his own record company in Fairfield, Alabama, south of Huntsville. His most famous accomplishments were playing with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra. His 1975 recording Plenty Good Eaton is considered a classic in the funk music genre. He was inducted into both the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
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During the early 1960s Eaton taught music at Chicago Public Schools. He was the music teacher at George Washington Carver Upper Grade (7th - 8th grade).
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Also known as
Cleveland "Cleve" Josephus "Sonny" Eaton II · Cleveland Josephus Eaton II
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f2676d44-f03b-4cee-9c15-e8f3736da64a
- ISNI
- 0000000055132845
- IPI
- 00041996755
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.