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Marvin Winans
Marvin Lawrence Winans (born March 5,
1958 is an
American gospel singer and member of the musical
Winans family. Marvin Winans is also known for Marvin Winans recurring role in the hit show
Tyler Perry's
House of Payne
Personal life
Marvin Winans was born in
Detroit, Michigan,[2] the fourth of 10 children of
Delores (née
Ransom) and
David Glenn Winans, Sr., who recorded together as "
Mom and Pop Winans".[1][
3][4] His siblings
David II,
Carvin (his fraternal twin),
Benjamin (BeBe),
Daniel,
Michael,
Ronald,
Priscilla (CeCe),
Deborah (
Debbie),
Angelique (
Angie) are also musically gifted and have careers in the music industry singing, writing and producing. Marvin Winans met and married Vickie
Bowman, to whom Marvin Winans was married for 16 years until their divorce in
1995. His sons, Marvin Jr. (
Coconut),
Josiah Winans, and stepson
Mario (
Skeeter) are also in the music business. Mario is a producer and
R&B; singer. Marvin Jr., once a member of Winans
Phase 2, is now a solo artist and is also a producer, and Josiah Winans is also a producer featured on Marvin Jr.'s first solo project.
Musical career[edit]
Marvin Winans sang in the
1970s with his brothers Ronald, Carvin (his twin) and Michael (the group also included others) as The Testimonial
Singers. Their first performance was at a high school talent show. In
1975 the group's name was changed to
The Winans. Their musical careers spanned both the
1980s and
1990s. The Winans, who were discovered by
Andrae Crouch, released their first
album under the new group's name, entitled
Introducing The Winans, in
1981. The Winans were greatly influenced by the
Queen of
Gospel Albertina Walker and her group
The Caravans. An organist and pianist, Marvin Winans also wrote songs, and produced for The Winans records, for solo projects from family members, and on other gospel releases. For his vocals on the
1985 song "Bring
Back the
Days of Yea and Nay", Winans was awarded a
Grammy for
Best Male Soul Gospel
Performance. He and several of his siblings and family members sang The Winans' hit "
Tomorrow" at
Whitney Houston's funeral. [5]
In
2007, Marvin Winans released his first solo recording,
Alone, But
Not Alone.
On June 26,
2012 Winans released "Marvin L Winans
Presents The
Praise and Worship Experience" on his own label,
MLW Productions
Inc. The album features: Doen
Moen,
Marvin Sapp,
Donnie McClurkin,
Mary Mary, Mom Winans,
Roderick Dixon,
Bishop Paul Morton amongst others and was recorded at Winans' church in
Detroit, Mi.
Pastor, Perfecting
Church (Detroit)[edit]
Marvin Winans pastor, has a school, the Marvin L. Winans
Academy of Performing Arts, referred to by staff and students as "
WAPA", in which he founded in
1997. He founded
The Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan in
1989, and released an album featuring the church's choir in
1992 entitled Introducing Perfected
Praise. A second album,
Friends, appeared in
2001. His 2007 release, Alone but Not Alone, was nominated for aGrammy award for Best
Contemporary R&B; Gospel
Album. On Saturday,
February 18, 2012, at noon (
EST), Winans preached the eulogy at Whitney Houston's funeral, at
New Hope Baptist Church[6] in
Newark, New Jersey.
- published: 11 Apr 2016
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