Donald Lawrence: Biography

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• Dennis Jernigan
• Philip Urry
• Shun Pace-Rhodes
• Doug Williams
• John P. Kee
• Ron Kenoly
• John P. Kee & the New Life Community Choir

• Arnetta Murrill-Crooms
• Kevin Bond
• Mark Williams
• Stephanie Mills
• Michael J. Powell

Genres:

Gospel & Religious Music, Gospel Music, Contemporary, Holiday Music, Christmas Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Low

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

One of the most popular gospel choirs of the 1990s, Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers also managed to make waves with the secular media, similar to a handful of other Christian acts during the decade. Comprised of Lawrence plus 34 members -- from the "Tri-Cities" of Spartanburg, South Carolina plus Gastonia and Charlotte, North Carolina -- the choir debuted with the 1993 album A Songwriter's Point of View on the tiny Gospocentric label. The album eventually reached number two on the gospel charts. At the end of the year, the Tri-City Singers had become one of Billboard's Top Ten Gospel Groups, as well as the recipient of several Stellar Awards and a nomination for the NAACP's Image Award. Second album Bible Stories followed in 1995 on Crystal Rose/Chordant Records, and the choir released a holidays LP, Hello Christmas, in 1997.

- John Bush, All Music Guide