Tramaine Hawkins
Born Tramaine Davis in San Francisco and raised in Berkeley, Tramaine Hawkins is the granddaughter of Bishop E.E. Cleveland, one of the founders of the Church of God in Christ Church, the largest Black Pentecostal organization in the U.S. She got her start as a teenager in 1968 performing with the Edwin Hawkins Singers during the homemade recording session that produced the crossover smash "Oh Happy Day," the biggest-selling gospel single to date. In the early '70s, she married Walter Hawkins, Edwin's brother, who went on to lead the Love Center Ministries. There she sang lead soprano with her husband's Love Center Choir and appeared on the Love Alive album, a recorded Sunday session featuring her husband's sermon, Edwin on piano, and Hawkins on lead vocals. It and its follow-up, Love Alive II, were both best-sellers.
Hawkins began her solo recording career in the mid-'80s. As a solo artist, she drew from a variety of genres, and her albums demonstrate that she is as much at home shouting traditional tunes as she is belting out the blues, crooning silky-smooth soul numbers, or even doing hard-driving urban funk. Her tendency to utilize popular music has caused controversy amongst conservatives and even caused others to question her faith, but a close listen to her music demonstrates that even though her music has crossed over, her faith and good intentions are rock-solid.
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Discographie
14 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Tramaine Hawkins Live (Live)
Gospel - Paru chez Sparrow le 1 janv. 1990
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All My Best To You Vol 2
Gospel - Paru chez EMI Gospel (EGS) le 1 janv. 2001
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Gospel Legacy - Tramaine Hawkins
Diction - Paru chez LIGHT RECORDS le 28 avr. 2008
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The Joy That Floods My Soul
Gospel - Paru chez Sparrow le 1 janv. 1988
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Gospel Legacy: Tramaine Hawkins
Gospel - Paru chez Intersound le 28 avr. 2008
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I Never Lost My Praise Live
Gospel - Paru chez Gospocentric le 6 mars 2007
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Tramaine Hawkins
Gospel - Paru chez Motown Gospel (EGS) le 25 sept. 2015
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Praise & Worship
Gospel - Paru chez Gospocentric - Legacy le 25 août 2008
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Classic Gold: Tramaine
Gospel - Paru chez LIGHT RECORDS le 28 janv. 2003
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Classic Gold: Tramaine
Gospel - Paru chez Intersound le 28 janv. 2003
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Goin' Up Yonder (Music from the Original TV Series: Greenleaf, Season 5)
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez Lions Gate Records le 14 juin 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo