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Grammy Award For Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female was awarded from 1984 to 1989. In 1990 this award was combined with the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male as the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Recipients See also * List of music awards honoring women This list of media awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women. The list includes general, literary and music awards for women. It excludes awards for actresses, including film awards for lead actress and ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grammy Award For Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female Grammy Awards for gospel music Music awards honoring women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded Phonograph, gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three television networks, Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 1st Annual Grammy Awards, first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deleon Richards
Deleon Richards (born September 18, 1976) is an American gospel singer. In the 28th Annual Grammy Awards, she was nominated for Best Soul Gospel Performance - Female. Richards reportedly had a long relationship with singer R. Kelly in the 1990s. She subsequently married baseball player Gary Sheffield Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. He is a sports agent. For most of his career, Sheffield played right .... Discography * ''DeLeon'' (Myrrh, 1984) * ''Don't Follow The Crowd'' (Rejoice, 1987) * ''We Need To Hear From You'' (Word, 1989) * ''New Direction'' (Word, 1992) * ''My Life'' (Intersound, 1996) * ''Straight From The Heart'' (Tommy Boy Gospel, 2001) * ''Here In Me'' (DeMari/Arrow, 2008) References External links * Living people American gospel singers 1976 births 21st-century African-American women singers 20th-century Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Music Awards Honoring Women
This list of media awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women. The list includes general, literary and music awards for women. It excludes awards for actresses, including film awards for lead actress and television awards for Best Actress, which are covered by separate lists. General Literary Music See also * Lists of awards * List of awards honoring women * List of media awards * List of awards for actresses * List of film awards for lead actress * List of television awards for Best Actress This list of television awards for Best Actress is an index to articles that describe "Best Actress" awards for television performances. It includes general awards and awards for performance is a drama series, mini-series or television movie, and ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:media, women Women-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", " Respect", " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Grammy Awards
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 22, 1989, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Album of the Year went to George Michael for ''Faith'', and Song of the Year went to Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy". Performers Award winners ;Record of the Year * Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ; Album of the Year *George Michael (producer & artist) for ''Faith'' ; Song of the Year *Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ;Best New Artist *Tracy Chapman Blues * Best Traditional Blues Recording **Willie Dixon for '' Hidden Charms'' * Best Contemporary Blues Recording **The Robert Cray Band for '' Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'' Children's *Best Recording for Children **Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for ''Pecos Bill'' Classical * Best Orchestral Recording ** Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Della Reese
Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?". In the late 1960s she hosted her own talk show, ''Della'', which ran for 197 episodes. From 1975 she also starred in films, playing opposite Redd Foxx in ''Harlem Nights'' (1989), Martin Lawrence in ''A Thin Line Between Love and Hate'' (1996) and Elliott Gould in ''Expecting Mary'' (2010). Reese achieved continued success in the religious television drama ''Touched by an Angel'' (1994–2003), in which she played the leading role of Tess. Early years Della Reese was born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, in the historic Black Bottom neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, to Richard Thaddeus Early, an African-American steelworker, and Nellie (Mitchelle), a Native American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickie Winans
Vickie Winans (born Viviane Bowman; October 18, 1953) is an American gospel singer. Early life The seventh of twelve children, Winans was born in Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife, and Aaron Bowman, who worked at various times as a laborer, contractor, carpenter and mason. She began singing in church – the International Gospel Center – at the age of eight, and as a teenager she sang with a group known as the International Sounds of Deliverance. Her siblings include Beverly Bouldes, Sandi Tyler, Irma Crockett, Annette Tharpe, Aaron Bowman, Jr. (deceased), Carleen Riley, Cathy Williams, Mary Sturdivant, Bryan Bowman, Lorne Bowman, and Tim Bowman. Personal life Winans has been married and divorced three times. After high school, she married the late Bishop Ronald E. Brown of Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Together they had a son, Mario Brown, now known as Mario Winans. In June 1978, she married Marvin Winans of the gospel group The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CeCe Winans
Priscilla Marie Winans Love, known professionally as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the duo BeBe & CeCe Winans; before launching an acclaimed solo career. Winans has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards, the most for a female gospel singer; and 31 GMA Dove Awards, 16 Stellar Awards, 7 NAACP Image Awards, along with many other awards and honors to her credit. Winans is considered to be one of the greatest gospel artists of all time, the most-awarded gospel artist of all time, and is the best-selling gospel act of all time. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has 17 million record sales certified by RIAA, and over 19 million estimated in total sales as a solo artist. ''Billboard'' magazine lists all of her solo albums as top Christian music sellers, and six albums as a duo with her older brother, BeBe Winans. Early life Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Delores and David Winans, on October 8, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Grammy Awards
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Album of the Year went to U2 for ''The Joshua Tree'', and Song of the Year went to Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and James Horner for " Somewhere Out There". Performers Award winners Record of the Year *"Graceland" – Paul Simon **Paul Simon, producer *" La Bamba" – Los Lobos **Los Lobos & Mitchell Froom, producers *"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – U2 ** Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers *"Luka" – Suzanne Vega **Steve Addabbo & Lenny Kaye, producers *"Back in the High Life Again" – Steve Winwood ** Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, producers Album of the Year *''The Joshua Tree'' – U2 ** Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers *''Whitney'' – Whitney Houston ** Narada Michael Walden, producer *'' Bad'' – Michael Jackson ** Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers *'' Trio'' – Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Surrender All
"I Surrender All" is a Christian hymn, with words written by American art teacher and musician Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939), who subsequently became a music minister and evangelist. It was put to music by Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908), and published in 1896. Van DeVenter said of the inspiration for the text: Van DeVenter and inception of the hymn Judson Van DeVenter was born on a farm in Michigan in 1855. Following graduation from Hillsdale College, he became an art teacher and supervisor of art in the public schools of Sharon, Pennsylvania. He was, in addition, an accomplished musician, singer, and composer. Van DeVenter was also an active layman in his Methodist Episcopal Church, involved in the church's evangelistic meetings. Recognizing his talent for the ministry, friends urged him to give up teaching and become an evangelist. Van DeVenter wavered for five years between becoming a recognized artist or devoting himself to ministry.Cottrill, Robert"I Surrender All" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler; June 3, 1951) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs " Free", " Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 No.1 singles "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis). Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether. Early life June Deniece Chandler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, United States. She attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, in the hopes of becoming a registered nurse and an anesthetist, but she dropped out after a year and a half. She recalled, "You have to be a good student to be in college, and I wasn't." Career Early years (late 1960s-1980) Williams started performing while a college student, "a part-time job singing at a club, Casino Royal, and I liked it. It was a lot of fun." During those years, she also worked at a telephon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Grammy Awards
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1987, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Paul Simon won Album of the Year for ''Graceland'', and Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager won Song of the Year for "That's What Friends Are For". Award winners Record of the Year *"Higher Love" – Steve Winwood **Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, producers *"Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel **Peter Gabriel & Daniel Lanois, producers *"Greatest Love of All" – Whitney Houston **Michael Masser, producer *" Addicted to Love" – Robert Palmer **Bernard Edwards, producer *"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends; Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder **Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager, producers Album of the Year *''Graceland'' – Paul Simon **Paul Simon, producer *'' So'' – Peter Gabriel **Peter Gabriel & Daniel Lanois, producers *''Control'' – Janet Jackson **Janet Jackson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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