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Bishop Hezekiah Walker

(born December 24, 1962 is a popular American gospel music artist and pastor of prominent Brooklyn New York megachurch, Love Fellowship Tabernacle. Walker has released several albums on Benson Records and Verity Records as Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir.

Walker was born in Brooklyn, New York. . At the age of 13 Walker turned his life over to Christ. By 1985 as a weekend outlet for his musical abilities, Hezekiah started the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir. They started with 12 members but by the time they began recording in 1987 they were already a sizeable aggregation. Their debut album 'I'll Make It' for the tiny Sweet Rain Records of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania was a surprise gospel hit thanks to a rousing cover of D J Rogers' "I'll Make It" with Walker handling lead and "Spirit" and "The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow" both showcasing the lead vocals of Kervy Brown. The album proved a bit of a launchpad to the more lucrative R&B market, featuring as it did two songs penned by Stanley Brown who went on to be a hit urban producer for Island Records with one of his songs featuring Aaron Hall who would have a successful career as an R&B balladeer in the early '90s. With 'I'll Make It' making 12 on Billboard's gospel chart and its follow up 'Oh Lord We Praise You' making 11 in 1990, Hezekiah Walker & The Crusade Choir were clearly a big gospel act set for a big label. Sought out by Word subsidiary Benson Records the group's next album 'Focus On Glory' climbed to number five and the choir began to tour nationally.

He attended Long Island University, majoring in Sociology. He also attended Hugee Theological Seminary, and the New York School of the Bible.

In 2001, Hezekiah & The LFT Church Choir were nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Gospel Artist, Traditional on the strength of the album Love Is Love! Walker has won Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus twice: once for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (1994) with The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, and once for Love Is Live! (2001) with The LFT Church Choir.

Separate from The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Walker's LFT Church Choir released two albums entitled Recorded Live At Love Fellowship Tabernacle in 1998 and "Love Is Live" in 2001. LFT Church Choir was more youthful and hip-hop leaning ensemble than its predecessor and its album hit the Top 5 of Billboard's Gospel Chart[3] and was nominated for a Grammy Award the same year.[4]

In 2021 Pastor Frank Santora of Faith Church in New Milford , CT , and Hezekiah Walker joined together to start a church in Times Square New York City , called Every Tribe Church.

Albums

I'll Make It (Sweet Rain, 1987)

Oh Lord We Praise You (Sweet Rain, 1990)

Focus on Glory (A&M, 1992) - STUDIO

Live in Toronto (Benson, 1993)

Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (Benson, 1994)

Live in New York by Any Means... (Benson, 1995)

Live in London (Verity, 1997)

Recorded Live at Love Fellowship Tabernacle (Verity, 1998) – by Hezekiah Walker & The LFT Church Choir

Family Affair (Verity, 1999)

Love Is Live! (Verity, 2001) - by Hezekiah Walker & The LFT Church Choir

Family Affair, Vol. 2: Live at Radio City Music Hall (Verity, 2002)

20/85 The Experience (Verity, 2005)

Souled Out (Verity, 2008)

Azusa: The Next Generation (RCA Inspiration, 2013)

Azusa: The Next Generation 2 – Better (Entertainment One Music, 2016)

CompilationsEdit

Gospel Greats (Benson, 1995)

Nothing But The Hits (Verity, 2003)

Divine Voices: Pastors of Praise (Mack Avenue, 2015)

SinglesEdit

"99½" (Benson, 1995) – Cassette Single

"Let's Dance" (Jive/Verity, 1999) – CD Single/12" Single

"Souled Out" (Verity, 2008) – Digital download Single

"Every Praise" (RCA Inspirational, 2013) – Digital download Single

Similar in genre to

The Clark Sisters

The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting

of four sisters: Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark-Terrell, 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 gospel musician and choral director Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. They are credited for helping to bring gospel music to the mainstream and are considered as pioneers of contemporary gospel. Their biggest crossover hits include: "Is My Living in Vain?" "Hallelujah," "He Gave Me Nothing to Lose," "Endow Me," their hit song "Jesus Is A Love Song," "Pure Gold," "Expect a Miracle," and their largest mainstream crossover gold certified, "You Brought the Sunshine." The Clark Sisters have won two[1] Grammy Awards. With 16 albums to their credit and millions in sales, the Clark Sisters are the highest-selling female gospel group in history.

Discography

* 1973: Jesus Has a Lot to Give

* 1974: Dr. Mattie Moss Clark Presents the Clark Sisters

* 1975 Sound Of Gospel Presents

* 1976: Unworthy

* 1978: Count It All Joy #20 (US Gospel)

* 1978: New Dimensions of Christmas Carols

* 1979: He Gave Me Nothing to Lose (But All to Gain) #18 (US Gospel)

* 1980: Is My Living in Vain #18 (US Gospel)

* 1981: You Brought the Sunshine #9 (US Gospel)

* 1982: Sincerely #12 (US Gospel)

* 1982: Gospel

* 1984: Heart and Soul (First version Never released)

* 1986: Best

* 1986: Heart and Soul #5 (US Gospel)

* 1988: Conqueror #7 (US Gospel), #29 (US Contemporary Christian)

* 1989: Bringing It Back Home #13 (US Gospel)

* 1994: Miracle #8 (US Gospel)

* 2007: Live - One Last Time #1 (US Gospel), #56 (US Billboard 200)

* 2008: Encore: The Best of the Clark Sisters

* 2008: The Clark Sisters Definitive Gospel Collection

* 2009: A Clark Family Christmas #15 (US Gospel)

Other Appearances[edit]

* "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates" - Commissioned & The Clark Sisters (from Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration) (Reprise, 1992)

* "Nothing to Lose" - Florida A&M University Gospel Choir featuring The Clark Sisters (Crystal Rose, 1996)

* "Jesus Is a Love Song" - Karen Clark-Sheard featuring The Clark Sisters (from Finally Karen) (Island, 1997)

* "Pure Gold" - Karen Clark-Sheard featuring The Clark Sisters (from Finally Karen... Live! - VHS Only) (Island/Polygram Video, 1997)

* "Show Me the Way" - Dorinda Clark-Cole featuring The Clark Sisters (from Dorinda Clark-Cole) (Gospocentric, 2002)

* "You Brought the Sunshine" - Kelly Price feat. The Clark Sisters (Def Soul, 2003)

* "I'm Not Perfect" - Missy Elliott feat. The Clark Sisters (from This Is Not a Test) (Elektra, 2003)

* "I Made It" - Twinkie Clark featuring The Clark Sisters (from Home Once Again) (Verity, 2004)

* "Blessing Me" - Jacky Clark-Chisholm featuring The Clark Sisters (from Expectancy) (Entheos, 2005)

* "Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters (from Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration) (EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings, 2009)[17]

* "I Wanna Thank You"- The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, and J Moss(from "Silky Soul Music... an All-star Tribute to Maze feat. Frankie Beverly) (Brantera Music Group, 2009

Covers

* One of the Clarks' signature songs "Is My Living In Vain" was remade by R&B quartet Xscape, as well as Light Records gospel quartet Zie'l.

* An early Clark favorite "Endow Me" from their chart topping album You Brought The Sunshine was remade by Coko featuring Faith Evans, Fantasia Barrino, and Lil' Mo on her 2006 gospel debut.

* "You Brought The Sunshine" has been covered by artists such as Al Green, Kelly Price, Shirley Murdock, Out of Eden, Melinda Doolittle and LeJeune Thompson.

* The ending vamp of the song "I've Got An Angel" from the (1986) Heart & Soul album of the Clark Sisters was used by Aaliyah in the song "Never Givin' Up" off of her 1996 album "One In A Million".

* "Hallelujah" from the Clark Sisters was sung in the Derek Luke film Antwone Fisher, starring Denzel Washington.

* Mary J. Blige sampled The Clark Sisters' 1980 "They Were Overcome (By the Word)" from their "Is My Living in Vain?" album. She used the sample on "Checkin' for Me," from her 2001 smash album, "The Breakthrough