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Walter Hawkins Tribute Concert Airs on gmc

gmc, the abbreviated Gospel Music Channel, aired their befitting special to the late Walter Hawkinson Sunday night. With very little commercial interruption, A-list gospel artists hit the Paramount Theater stage in Oakland, Cali. to pay tribute in song to their departed musical inspiration.
Karen Clark-Sheard delivered a zesty rendition of “He’ll Bring You Out,” with Kurt Carr directing the [...]

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July 26, 2010 in Deaths, Music, Religion, Television, Video
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Walter Hawkins Memorial Services Begin

On Tuesday evening, over two thousand fans packed the Paramount Theater in Oakland, Cali. to pay tribute to their local hero and to the rich legacy of the late Walter Hawkins. In just a matter of ninty minutes, the free event – which gave out over tickets to the first 2,000 who arrived at the venue’s box office – [...]

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July 21, 2010 in Deaths, Internet, Music, Religion, Television, Upcoming Events
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Gospel Giant Walter Hawkins Dies

One of the most important influences in the contemporary gospel genre, Walter Hawkins passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 at the age of 61. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter, artist and pastor, best known for writing gospel standards as “Jesus Christ Is the Way,” “Changed” and “Goin’ Up Yonder,” succumbed Sunday afternoon at him home in [...]

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July 12, 2010 in Deaths, Internet, Music, Religion, Television, Video
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Mary Mary Wants You to “Be U” in New Book

Popular urban gospel duo and recent Soul Train and Grammy-award receipents Mary Mary are adding authors to their extensive line-up of titles (already adding bath and beauty to their list) with the announcement of their debut book, Be U: Be Honest, Be Beautiful, Be Intentional, Be Strong, Be You!
The focus of the book centers around Tina and [...]

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April 6, 2010 in Internet, Music, Religion, Upcoming Events, Video
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Mary Mary Breaks Billboard Chart Record

“But what they don’t know is when you go home/And get behind closed doors/Man you hit the floo’/And what they can’t see is you’re on your knees/So the next time you get it just tell ‘em/It’s the God in me.”
The lyrics to the powehouse super duo are proving that God can still work a miracle on the pop [...]

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February 22, 2010 in Internet, Music, Television, Upcoming Events
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52nd Annual Grammy Awards: Recap

The 52nd Grammy Awards proved to be a winner for some of the greatest performers in pop music and also boasted the highest ratings since 2004 with an average audience of 25.8 million viewers. The number was up 35 percent from last year’s telecast. Maybe people were eager to see the biggest showdown between Lady [...]

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February 3, 2010 in Music, Television
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25th Annual Stellar Awards: Recap

No, I didn’t attend. Didn’t really plan to, but I heard that the show and its surrounding prep parties and pep rallies added up to be a memorable weekend. Below are some of my bullet points from the 25th annual Stellar Awards.
Biggest shock of all:
The biggest shocker of them all, at least to Donald Lawrence [...]

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January 19, 2010 in Gossip, Internet, Music, Religion, Television, Upcoming Events
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