The Stellar Awards is the first Gospel Music Awards show in the country, honoring Gospel Music Artists, writers, and industry professionals for their contributions to the Gospel Music Industry. The Stellar Awards ranks high in status as the only Gospel Music television awards program syndicated in over 140 markets nationwide. Chicago based production company
(CCP) spearheaded by founder, chairman & CEO Don Jackson, has produced the show since its conception in 1985.
The Stellar Awards was first taped in Chicago at the Arie Crown Theater and has been the premier gospel event. The show has featured performances by
and many more. The show has been held at various venues across the United States in cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville,and New York. The show is normally taped in mid-January and is broadcast on local and national TV stations such as ABC, FOX, and NBC.
A Confidential Nominating Committee made up of music industry experts in various fields meet to insure that all entries meet eligibility criteria, all entries are in the appropriate categories, all entries are released during the eligibility period and that the entries are charting on the Billboard or Nielsen Sound Scan chart. Entries that meet the criteria will be included on the first ballot. Online voting for the first round balloting for the 25th Stellar Gospel Awards will begin on September 21, 2009 through October 3, 2009, with the final round voting beginning on October 9, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
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SinbadDavid Adkins better known by his professional name of Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became well known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, and starring in the films Necessary Roughness, Houseguest, First Kid,...
, Dorinda Clark ColeDorinda Clark-Cole is a two-time Grammy Award winning American evangelist and gospel singer. She is best known as a member of The Clark Sisters and as a daughter of pioneering choral director Mattie Moss Clark.-Early life:...
, Donnie McClurkin |
Tye Tribbett, Donnie McClurkin Donald Andrew McClurkin, Jr. is an American gospel music singer and minister. He has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work....
, Karen Clark SheardKaren Clark-Sheard is an American gospel four-time Grammy Award winning singer, musician, and songwriter. The youngest daughter of pioneering gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark, Sheard began her career as a member of the Grammy-Award winning, gospel legendary female group, The Clark Sisters...
, Kirk FranklinKirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...
, Heather Headley, Da' T.R.U.T.H, Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
, 21:03, Jonathan Nelson, Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC's |
Nashville, TN |
| 2008 |
Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans and Byron Cage Byron Cage is an American gospel recording artist.-Early years:Inspired by the singing of the late Rev. Donald Vails and Thomas Whitfield, Cage began singing gospel music as a teenager. Cage went on to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, where he was a member of the Morehouse College Glee...
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Bishop Noel Jones Noel Andrew Stephen Jones was an Indian-born British diplomat, British ambassador to Kazakhstan from 1993 to 1995...
and the City of Refuge Choir, The Rance Allen Group, Beverly CrawfordBeverly Crawford is an African American gospel vocalist who is best known for singing with the New Life Singers on Bobby Jones Gospel on the Black Entertainment Television and for having well-known songs such as "Praise Jehovah", "Run to the Water", "He's Done Enough", and most recently "It's...
, Marvin Sapp, Smokie NorfulRev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel singer and pianist, best known for his 2002 album, I Need You Now and his 2004 release, Nothing Without You, which won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004.-Early life:Norful, a minister who...
, Kirk Franklin, Tamala Mann, DeWayne Woods, The Clark SistersThe Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
, J MossJ. Moss , Detroit, Michigan is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer.-Early years:...
, CeCe Winans, Fred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
, Ricky Dillard |
Nashville, TN |
| 2007 |
Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell . The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz...
, Tye Tribbett |
Byron Cage, Patti LaBelle Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
, Keith Johnson, Zei'l, Richard SmallwoodRichard Smallwood is an American Gospel music artist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC.-Biography:...
, Youthful PraiseYouthful Praise is an American gospel choir led by James "J.J." Hairston who directs the choir and composes most of their material.-Biography:...
, Myron ButlerMyron Butler is a Grammy award winning record producer, singer-songwriter, music director, vocalist, organist, and pianist. Most notably, he is known as the leader of the gospel choir, Myron Butler & Levi...
, Kierra SheardKierra "Kiki" Sheard is an American gospel recording artist. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard and the granddaughter of gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark.-Early life:Born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in the suburb of West Bloomfield, Sheard spent her formative years...
, Tye Tribbett, Vickie WinansVickie Winans is an American Gospel recording artist.-Biography:The seventh of twelve children, Vickie was born in Detroit, Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife, and Aaron Bowman, a father who worked at various times as a laborer, contractor, carpenter and mason...
, Kirk Franklin, The CaravansThe Caravans is a Jubilee Gospel group that was started by Albertina Walker . The group reached its peak popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, launching the careers of a number of artists, including: Delores Washington, Albertina Walker, Bessie Griffin, Cassietta George, Dorothy Norwood, Inez...
, Mary Mary, Paul S. MortonPaul Sylvester Morton is an American Baptist pastor. He is currently senior pastor ofChanging A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church and Co-Pastor of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church...
, Kurt CarrKurt Carr is an American gospel music composer and performer. While living in the city of Hartford, Connecticut he served as Minister of Music at The First Baptist Church of Hartford located at the time on Greenfield Street...
, Bartholomew |
Nashville, TN |
| 2006 |
Israel Houghton -Other recordings :* "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 * "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions * "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer...
, Vickie Winans, Donnie McClurkin |
Mary Mary, Tye Tribbett, Yolanda Adams, Mississippi Mass Choir The Mississippi Mass Choir is an American gospel choir based in Jackson, Mississippi.-Musical career:Serving God Through Song" is the motto and the mission of The Mississippi Mass Choir. Although striving to succeed in the gospel music industry, the choir's purpose is to help establish the gospel...
, Walter HawkinsWalter Hawkins was an American gospel music singer, and a pastor. Hawkins was consecrated to the bishopic in 1992. He died at his home in Ripon, California, from pancreatic cancer....
, Joann Rosario, Men of Standard-Musical career:The group spent the bulk of their tenure as signees to the Malaco Records subsidiary Muscle Shoals. Their album released on Columbia Records/Sony Gospel features production from Warryn Campbell as well as a guest appearance from rapper Heavy D and Kirk Franklin. They were also a...
, Shirley CaesarShirley Ann Caesar is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned six decades...
, J Moss, Kirk WhalumKirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...
, Jonathan ButlerJonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music.-Biography:...
, Kirk Franklin, Smokie Norful, Chante MooreChanté Moore is an American R&B and jazz singer.-Biography:Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing...
, Kenny Lattimore, Rizen, Dottie Peoples, Kurt Carr, Donald LawrenceDonald Lawrence is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist.-Early years:Donald Lawrence was born on May 4, 1961. He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music. While in Cincinnati, he was also the Minister of Music at the...
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Nashville, TN |
| 2005 |
Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Tonex Anthony Charles Williams II , better known by his former stage name Tonéx , and most recently as B.Slade, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, preacher, and activist. He has gone by various names and aliases, but his primary stage name of choice...
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Israel and New Breed, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Hawkins family, Bishop Paul S. Morton, The Hawkins Family, Ruben StuddardChristopher Theodore Ruben Studdard , best known as Ruben Studdard, is an American R&B, pop, and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol...
, Ricky Dillard and New G, CeCe Winans, Marvin Sapp, Martha Munizzi-Award wins:-Award nominations:Munizzi has been nominated for Grammy, Dove, Stellar and Soul Train Awards as both a performer and songwriter. In 2006, Munizzi was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album...
, Fred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
, Tye Tribbett, John P. KeeJohn P. Kee is an American gospel singer and pastor.-Early life:John P. Kee was born the 15th out of 16 children in Durham, North Carolina. At an early age he began to develop his musical talent both instrumentally and vocally...
, The Williams Brothers, Kirk Franklin |
Houston, TX |
| 2004 |
Yolanda Adams, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin |
Byron Cage Byron Cage is an American gospel recording artist.-Early years:Inspired by the singing of the late Rev. Donald Vails and Thomas Whitfield, Cage began singing gospel music as a teenager. Cage went on to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, where he was a member of the Morehouse College Glee...
, CeCe Winans, Lee Williams & The Spirituals QC's, Donnie McClurkin, Mar Mary, Deitrick HaddonDeitrick Haddon is a Gospel singer, songwriter and producer. A popular artist known for his contemporary style of music, he is well known for his progressive gospel styles.-Early years:Haddon is a native of Detroit, Michigan....
, Yolanda Adams, Tonex, Sheila E., Rizen, Natalie Wilson & S.O.P, Hall of Fame 6, Vickie Winans, Darius Brooks & SDM, Karen Clark SheardKaren Clark-Sheard is an American gospel four-time Grammy Award winning singer, musician, and songwriter. The youngest daughter of pioneering gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark, Sheard began her career as a member of the Grammy-Award winning, gospel legendary female group, The Clark Sisters...
, Hezekiah WalkerBishop Hezekiah Xzavier Walker, Jr. is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music artist, founder and leader of the Love Fellowship Choir , and Pastor and Bishop of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle, with locations in Brooklyn, New York, and Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
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Houston, TX |
| 2003 |
Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary, Michelle Williams |
Dorinda Clark Cole, Smokie Norful, Michelle WilliamsTenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
, Brent Jones & T.P. choir, Mary Mary, Ted & Sheri, Donald LawrenceDonald Lawrence is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist.-Early years:Donald Lawrence was born on May 4, 1961. He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music. While in Cincinnati, he was also the Minister of Music at the...
, Israel & New Breed, RamiyahThe four members of gospel group Ramiyah consisted of Stephanie Bonner, Tracy Bryant, DeLaurian Burton, and Sherise Staten. The girls were raised in Detroit, MI, and were brought together by the PAJAM production team...
, Kelly Price, Angela Spivey, Canton Spirituals, Donnie McClurkinDonald Andrew McClurkin, Jr. is an American gospel music singer and minister. He has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work....
, Lynette Hawkins, Shekinah Glory Ministries |
Atlanta, GA |
| 2002 |
Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams |
Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers, Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's, Donnie McClurkin, Dottie Peoples, Tonex, Richard SmallwoodRichard Smallwood is an American Gospel music artist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC.-Biography:...
with Vision, Yolanda Adams, Commissioned (gospel group)Commissioned is an American Gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.-Group composition:Originally from Detroit, Michigan, the six original members were Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks, and Michael Williams formed a...
, CeCe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Michelle Williams, Destiny's ChildDestiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, Kirk Franklin, Full cast ensemble |
Atlanta, GA |
| 2001 |
Ananda LewisAnanda Lewis is an American television personality, social activist, and model. She appeared on Maxim and AskMen.com's Hottest Celebrity Lists in 2001...
, Vickie Winans, Bobby Jones, and T.D. Jakes |
Kirk franklin & the Family, Damita, Donald Lawrence & Tri-city singers, Aaron NevilleAaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...
, Shirley Caesar & New Direction, The Christianaires, Natalie Wilson & S.O.P, Beverly Crawford, Donnie McClurkin, BeBe WinansBenjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
, Ricky Dillard & "New G" |
Atlanta, GA |
| 2000 |
Dr. Bobby Jones, Donnie McClurkin and Vickie Winans |
Yolanda Adams, New Direction, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Nancey Jackson, Lamar Campbell, Young Men, Gospel Gangstaz Gospel Gangstaz is a Grammy-nominated Christian rap group from Compton and South Central, Los Angeles. The group has featured members formerly affiliated with the Crips and Bloods gangs, Mr. Solo, Chilly Baby, DJ Dove and Tik Tokk....
, AnointedAnointed is a Contemporary Christian music group from Columbus, Ohio, known for their strong vocals and harmonies, featuring siblings Steve Crawford and Da'dra Crawford Greathouse, along with former members Nee-C Walls and Mary Tiller . Their musical style includes elements of R&B, Pop, Rock,...
, Kim BurrellKimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this...
, Kirk Whalum, Richard Smallwood with Vision, Mississippi Mass Choir |
Atlanta, GA |
| 1999 |
Lynn Whitfield, CeCe Winans and Steve Harvey Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, television and radio personality and best-selling author. He is best known as the star of the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy...
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Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ, Trin-i-tee 5:7 Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....
, Men of Standard, Tonex, Dottie Peoples, Donnie McClurkin, Shirley Caesar, Boyz II MenBoyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
, Walter Hawkins and the Love Center Choir, CeCe Winans, John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin & The Nu Nation |
Atlanta, GA |
| 1998 |
Yolanda Adams and Miguel A. Nunez Jr.Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in The Return of the Living Dead and Life and a leading role in Juwanna Mann....
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Donnie McClurkin, Phebe Hines, Idol Kings, Ricky Dillard & "New G", Shirley Caesar, William Becton & Friends, Jonathan Slocumb, Vickie Winans, Williams Brothers, Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers, Kirk Franklin & God's Property |
Nashville, TN |
| 1997 |
Terrence C. Carson Terrence C. Carson is an American singer and stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for portraying Kyle Barker on the FOX sitcom Living Single and Star Wars: The Clone Wars as the voice double for Samuel L. Jackson. He is also well known for voicing Kratos in the God of War series...
, Jonathan Slocumb and CeCe Winans |
Kirk Franklin, Richard Smallwood with Vision, Beverly Crawford, James Moore (gospel singer) Reverend James Moore Sr. , born James Leslie Moore in Detroit, Michigan, was a gospel artist well known throughout the gospel recording industry for his powerful vocal abilities. Moore had a genuine love for the traditional sounds of the church, but came to appreciate the uprising contemporary form...
, Mississippi Mass Choir, Deleon RichardsDeleon Richards is an American gospel singer. She is the wife of baseball player Gary Sheffield. DeLeon Richards was a child star in the gospel music industry...
, CeCe Winans, Reverend Clay Evans & the Aarc Mass Choir, All-Star Jazz Gospel, Doug Williams, Joe Ligon, Divine, Choir Ensemble |
Nashville, TN |
| 1996 |
James Avery (actor), Kim Fields Kim Victoria Fields is an American actress and television director. She is known for her roles as Tootie Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life, and as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single...
Freeman, Jonathan Slocumb |
Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ, William Becton & Friends, Shirley Caesar, Anointed, Daryl Coley -Early life:Daryl Coley was born in Berkeley, California in 1955, spending his formative years in Oakland, California. His parents separated when he was five years old, with he and his two siblings being raised by his mother in a solid Christian home. Musically, Coley was first influenced by his...
, Kim Rutherford, Tribute Quartet, Bryan Wilson, Yolanda Adams, Kirk Franklin & The Family CeCe Winans, Dottie Peoples |
Nashville, TN |
| 1995 |
Arnetia Walker Arnetia Walker is an American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses and Ms. Ross in the WB dramedy Popular....
and Meshach TaylorMeshach Taylor is an American actor.He is perhaps best known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the sitcom Designing Women. He also had a major role on the sitcom Dave's World, playing Sheldon Baylor, and appeared in Buffalo Bill.-Personal life:Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of...
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The Clark Sisters, Take 6 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two...
, Kim Stratton, Timothy WrightTimothy Wright , generally credited as Rev. Timothy Wright or Reverend Timothy Wright on recordings, was an American gospel singer and pastor.-Biography:...
and The New York Felloship Mass Choir, Tramaine Hawkins, All God's Children, Andrae CrouchAndraé Crouch is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor.-Early years:Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California....
, The Williams Brothers, Vickie Winans, Larnelle HarrisLarnelle Steward Harris is a gospel singer and songwriter. During his 30-plus years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards and 18 Dove Awards, and has had several number one songs on the inspirational music charts.-Early life:A native of Danville, Kentucky, Harris...
, Dorothy Norwood, reverend Milton Brunson & the Thompson Community Singers |
Chicago, IL |
| 1994 |
Anna Maria Horsford Anna Maria Horsford is an American television and film actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Thelma Frye on the sitcom Amen, her role as Craig Jones' mother, Betty Jones, in the 1995 comedy, Friday and the 2002 comedy Friday After Next and as security guard Dee on The Wayans Bros.,...
and Clifton DavisClifton Duncan Davis is an American actor, songwriter and minister. He has appeared on the television shows as A World Apart, That's My Mama and Amen...
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Tri-City Singers, Stephanie Mills, Kirk Franklin & the Family, Ricky Dillard & "New G", Canton Spirituals, Donald Malloy, Company, Angie & Debbie Winans, Bobby Jones & New Life Singers, Yolanda Adams, Mississippi Mass Choir, Albertina Walker |
Chicago, IL |
| 1993 |
Marilyn McCoo and Clifton Davis |
Hallelujah Chorus, Shirley Caesar, Darryl Coley, Vickie Winans, Wilmington Chester Mass Choir, Marilyn McCoo, Anointed Pace Sisters, L.A. Mass Choir, Tramaine Hawkins, Richard Smallwood singers, Sounds of Blackness Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award-winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B chart and Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play...
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Los Angeles, CA |
| 1992 |
Marilyn McCoo and Clifton Davis |
Rance Allen Group, Yolanda Adams, Darryl Coley, John P. Kee, Dionne Warwick, Vickie Winans, Marilyn McCoo, Williams Brothers, L.A. Gospel Messengers, Shawn Pace Rhodes, Ricky Grundy Corral |
Los Angeles, California |
| 1991 |
Marilyn McCoo and Clifton Davis |
Tramaine Hawkins, Douglas Miller, Timothy Wright, Merna Summers, Witness, Darryl Coley, Mississippi Mass Choir, Cissy Houston Emily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist...
, Nicholas, Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, John P. Kee, Edwin Hawkins, The Winans |
New York City, NY |
| 1990 |
Marla Gibbs Marla Gibbs is an American television and film actress and singer. She is best remembered for playing Louise and George Jefferson's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston, on The Jeffersons and spinoff Checking In...
and Clifton Davis |
Vickie Winans, Take 6, Shirley Caesar, Phil Driskel, Denise Williams, Larnelle Harris, BeBe and Cece Winans, Mom & Pop Winans, Beau Williams Beau Williams is a gospel singer from Texas. Through Light Records he released an album Wonderful, whose title track became a number one gospel hit.-Early years:...
, Al GreenAlbert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...
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| 1989 |
Wintley Phipps -External links:* * * * * * *...
, Tramaine Hawkins, Marvin WinansMarvin Lawrence Winans is an American gospel singer and member of the musical Winans family. He is also known for his recurring role in the hit show Tyler Perry's House of Payne.-Personal life:...
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Hawkins Family, Commissioned, Vanessa Mitchell, Nicholas, Rodney Friend, Shirley Caesar, Melvin Williams, Norfleet Brothers, Tramaine Hawkins, The Caravans, Ricky Fits, Vickie Winans, The Winans, Reverend Clay Evans & the Fellowship Choir, Reverend Janice Brown, Reverend F.C. Barnes |
Chicago, IL |
| 1988 |
The Winans |
The Winans, Shirley Caesar, Bebe Winans, Al Green, Nicholas, Richard Smallwood singers, Norfleet Brothers, The Soul Stirrers One of the most popular and influential gospel groups of the 20th century, the Soul Stirrers were pioneers in the development of the quartet style of gospel and, without intending it, in the creation of soul music, doo wop, and motown sound, some of the secular music that owed much to gospel.The...
, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Vanessa Bell ArmstrongVanessa Bell Armstrong is a gospel singer who released her debut album Peace Be Still in 1983.-Musical career :...
, The Williams Brothers, Arthur Scales, Wintley Phipps, Reverend Milton Brunson & the Thompson Community Singers |
Chicago, IL |
| 1987 |
Al Green and Tramaine Hawkins |
Nicholas, Tramaine Hawkins, Calvin Bridges, Richard Smallwood & Richard Smallwood Singers, Barrett Sisters, Deleon Richards, Joseph Holmes Dancers, Christ Universal Temple Ensemble, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Al Green, Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, Norfleet Brothers, The Winans, The Clark Sisters |
Chicago, IL |
| 1986 |
Tramaine Hawkins |
Thompson Community Singers, The Winans, Tramaine Hawkins, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Shirley Caesar |
Chicago, IL |