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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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tramaine Hawkins Live (Live)
Gospel - Released by Sparrow on 1 Jan 1990
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All My Best To You Vol 2
Gospel - Released by EMI Gospel (EGS) on 1 Jan 2001
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Gospel Legacy - Tramaine Hawkins
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by LIGHT RECORDS on 28 Apr 2008
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The Joy That Floods My Soul
Gospel - Released by Sparrow on 1 Jan 1988
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Gospel Legacy: Tramaine Hawkins
Gospel - Released by Intersound on 28 Apr 2008
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I Never Lost My Praise Live
Gospel - Released by Gospocentric on 6 Mar 2007
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Tramaine Hawkins
Gospel - Released by Motown Gospel (EGS) on 25 Sep 2015
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Praise & Worship
Gospel - Released by Gospocentric - Legacy on 25 Aug 2008
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Classic Gold: Tramaine
Gospel - Released by LIGHT RECORDS on 28 Jan 2003
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Tramaine Hawkins Collection
Gospel - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 22 Sep 2021
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Classic Gold: Tramaine
Gospel - Released by Intersound on 28 Jan 2003
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Goin' Up Yonder (Music from the Original TV Series: Greenleaf, Season 5)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Lions Gate Records on 14 Jun 2020
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