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That's a lost art that I hope that they're bringing back, because it's needed. MCCLURKIN: I think - how low can you get? Where is the good music? Where is the Norah Jones, the Beyonces? Where are the good singers with the good lyrical content? What do you think of this music, you know, talking about pimps and ho's and ballers (ph) and clubs. If you just use the gifts that you have and the excellence that have you at it, it will open up every door in the world for you. So all those cheap tricks, you know, in order to get more publicity winds up backbiting, as it did. And the gift that you have really opens up the doors for you. MCCLURKIN: No, there's no need to because your talent speaks for itself. It's a hard business economics are tough. So I'm reading some things that you have said over the years about your music, substance, the message cannot be compromised.Īfter the Janet Jackson flash dance, you know, we had to do all these interviews, right? And musicians said, we just got to do what we got to do. And to this day, he can still write a song and play the piano like nobody's business. I can sit down and share and pick his brain. He is now like a friend, father, brother, everything. PHILLIPS: And a lot of response from him through the years? And he came to our church in Jamaica, Queens, and he laid his hands on me and prayed, "God, give him what you gave to me." And that's how all this really started. Take me back: 11 years old, you met Andre Crouch. He joins us now to talk about it.ĭONNIE MCCLURKIN, GOSPEL SINGER: Thanks for letting me be here. His work on "Donnie McClurkin Again" won him Grammy gold for best contemporary gospel recording. And it's not the first one on his mantelpiece. He took home a Grammy at this year's awards ceremony. KYRA PHILLIPS, ANCHOR: As singer Donnie McClurkin cuts loose, no television executive has to worry about that five-second delay. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us.Grammy Award Winning Singer Talks About His Career #THE PRAYER BY DONNIE MCCLURKIN AND YOLANDA ADAMS PLUS#All submitted reviews become the licensed property of Sheet Music Plus and are subject to all laws pertaining thereto.If you have any suggestions or comments on the guidelines, please email us. We cannot post your review if it violates these guidelines. ![]()
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