Tramaine Hawkins

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A native of San Francisco, Tramaine Hawkins 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, who went on to lead the Berkeley Love Center Church of God in Christ Church. There she sang lead soprano with her husband’s Love Center Choir.

She began her solo recording career in the mid-’80s. As a solo artist, she drew from many genres. 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.

Tramaine has won a Grammy Award and 2 Dove Awards.

Tramaine Hawkins was born to sing. The golden voice which has touched so many lives over the last 20 years rings out again on her latest release and first live Gospo Centric recording, I Never Lost My Praise. Though it has been more than five years since Tramaine’s devoted fans have had a new collection of songs from one of the first ladies of Gospel, I Never Lost My Praise resounds with the same passion and prowess that has been the trademark “Tramaine Sound.”

Recorded live at Reid Temple, produced by Gospel super-producer Kurt Carr and Hawkins’ son, Jamie Hawkins, Tramaine’s stellar musical back-up on I Never Lost My Praise includes Jamie, Maurice Rogers and Jonathan DuBose. The first single, Excellent Lord has had tremendous airplay since it debuted in July.