Complex sentence: Clayton Hammond Jr. was born in Groesbeck, Texas, and in 1956 became a founding member of the gospel group The Mighty Clouds of Joy in Los Angeles, with Little Johnny Taylor and others.
Split into simpler sentences: Clayton Hammond Jr. was born in Groesbeck, Texas. In 1956 he became a founding member of the gospel group The Mighty Clouds of Joy in Los Angeles, with Little Johnny Taylor and others.