Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family Live 1978

[@vincentchristian9835]

Trudatpart ' Rembering Our great Black excellence in Gospel Music 🎶🎶🎶 and more Edwin " Walter Tramaine Lynette Daniel and more Rest in heavenly 🙏💐 Peace To those who are no longer with us Gone but never forgotten ❣️ Thanks for your 👍💯 music contributions 😅 V

[@akinyianderson4075]

My mom played all the Hawkin's albums and Andrae Crouch when I was little. I appreciate the experience still listen to them to this day!!

[@annettecarter6044]

Be Grateful was one of my all time favorite songs!!!!

[@Jerry-xs1uz]

TRAMAINE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@REBUKED1]

Tramaine personified black beauty.

[@lazurus63]

The fact they sang with all their heart still in front of all those old plantations people shows God was always leading them no matter what.

[@danahoward759]

When I look at Tramaine, I just get tears in my eyes. I loved her voice and when I was a little girl I would just stare at the album cover with her picture and I so admired her. We all know "our" history, no one seemed to appreciate us brown and chocolate sisters, so I looked up to her, I thought she was so beautiful and talented and she inspired me

[@worshipartsrestoration4500]

Absolutely! Same here! Loved her… and still do🥹

[@lisamichele5286]

Love her voice!!!

[@Raven-ug8uw]

How nice. U thought? U were correct. Tramaine was spectacularly beautiful. I would put her in a top 3 without knowing any other who could compete. I am a woman and brown skin and still say so. And I was fortunate enough to hang with her for a moment over 40 years after this recording. She was still unimaginably beautiful.

[@bohurdle]

Amazing! The Hawkins Family will remain the standard in gospel music forever! Been a fan since the early 70's!

[@richpeeps515]

Me too!!

[@akinyianderson4075]

Love this!!! REAL GOSPEL

[@TheRozberry]

Tramaine has always been awesome!!!

[@ToshaWarrenTalks]

tremaine is so beautiful

[@dawnsanford3751]

She is Absolutely Stunning

[@ariamingo4356]

It was something to see the ascendancy of Walter as spokesman and leader. Despite his obvious youth he was so very articulate and thoughtful. Big ups to him as a precursor to what he would become. To have so much talent in one family and to add the mega star voice of Tramaine; wow!! Ministerially, Walter all ready was developing a more inclusive understanding of humanity; in particular humanity that was not in the church. He and Edwin are so, so missed. SHALOM

[@jennyjones3978]

Yes she is!!!

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

She beautiful in looks and spirit too.

[@moddie6783]

My mother always loved Tramaine Hawkins and thought she was one of the most beautiful women she has ever seen. She absolutely loved Tramaine's voice and could never get enough of hearing her sing gospel.

[@Judah2019]

Love the Hawkins and Tramaine is gorgeous.❤

[@chevydude658]

Holy cow! That organ! Lynette with those eyelashes! What a woman! I was in LOVE with the Lynette and Tramaine for years. They gave so many of us Gospel singers something to look up too. Great memories.

[@titaniaferguson5264]

🎉🎉😢😮😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😅

[@dawnbanks5603]

Wooow!! That was such a treat to watch! No lip syncing...all natural voices

[@curtisdrummerellerbe9544]

Facts

[@apprilleh]

Bishop better rock that hair!!! Yaaaasssss!!

[@tasams]

"Be Grateful" is one of my favorite Hawkins Family songs! Lynette has such a wonderfully commanding voice.

[@Deezl27]

The gospel soundtrack of my life ... The Walter Hawkins Family.

[@tasams]

Lynette has such command on Be Grateful, one of my favorite Hawkins Family songs!

[@Smithworks2]

Hugh Downs, we see you!!

[@valeriejones126]

Walter Hawkins music and his family has been my favorite for years and it's so inspiring and up lifting. I wish they could have did more songs. I still listen to it today. I love their music

[@formula1dude531]

I do too...I love there music ..my mom had the albums..an I would love to listen to them...the song when I think about ..I love that song but didn't understand it until I got older

[@randyplump9517]

This was gospel ROYALTY at its best

[@PiecesOfJenus]

Oh, yes! 🤩

[@formula1dude531]

I never seen them sing in person..this is a treat for me

[@valenciawhitehead9589]

I'm not sure if this live appearance of the Hawkins is a rare one or not but I LOVE seeing them singing some of my favorite gospel songs, in living color. They will always be among my favorite ministers of song.

[@marionpatillo5661]

I sure do love the Hawkins Family❤

[@ladynfsoffice]

This was a TOTAL treat...hearing the interview with Hugh Downs and Rev. Walter Hawkins..hearing Tramaine and Lynette sing their leads so beautifully...I admit my MOST favorite part was hearing Dr. Edwin play that introduction to "Be Grateful" especially when the camera panned in to watch those masterful fingers on Piano!! Thanks again Trevon...R.I.P. Dr. Edwin Reuben Hawkins 1943-2018 ♪♫♥♫♪♥

[@DuFunny2]

Look how she throws that head from side to side as she flawlessly belts out those notes! INCREDIBLE!

[@HershyK21]

I need a documentary!!!

[@ernestmccullough3311]

#ASAP

[@mscarter731]

Yesssss!!!

[@lynette.louder.ilovethisbl2348]

One of my favorite ❤ ♥ 😊.

[@johnniepaul685]

Wow... and they were all in their prime. Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing this.

[@cefinau]

Hugh Downs before 20/20. Recognized the voice but took me a minute to remember... Haven’t heard Be Grateful for a while, it is so beautiful and different sounding

[@cedrichester4529]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE HAWKINS FAMILY!! REST IN PEACE WALTER AND EDWIN!!

[@sandradenmark7243]

My top 5 artist and my #1 favorite female gospel singer- anointed, appointed, beautiful, and a fashion plate...Looooove her. Love the Hawkins Family group and the Hawkins Singers (I Happy Day, In my Father's House, etc) but I must admit I went to their concerts just to hear her and I always left encouraged not just only by her singing but her smile.

[@ronaldtorres5758]

I love this family! And this Song "Be Grateful"

[@SalvationinCHRISTalone888]

yes, yes, yes. 6/8/2022.

[@errickhunter2412]

this song here, I can listen to everyday, all week. . o

[@MrBblaze83]

Still sounds the same, fourty years later

[@Untilhecomes85]

Tramaine the epitome of beautiful 🥰😍🤩🥰😍🤩 I've always thought this as a little boy

[@dennishall1555]

Simply the Best❗

[@amyfrancis6551]

A real treat to watch. Edwin is jamming on the organ

[@johnniesmith3041]

Edwin is on piano, That's Daniel Hawkins on organ.

[@jonathantolbert3924]

That’s Edwin on organ. Wow

[@chaplaintaylor2327]

God morning,, I learned "He Brought Me" and sang it at our church " The New Holy Jerusalem Freeway Kingdom of Christ" with my brother and sisters in the 1970's. They're phenomenal.

[@divaslm1]

That was some hair Tramaine. I love it.

[@mettleheart3014]

This was amazing!!! They sound so good!!

[@TrumpetSAE]

Lord I did NOT know Walter and Tramaine were Married!!! All these years I thought they were siblings!! Lord help!

[@RonnieLockridge]

So did I

[@charleneholmes714]

That just made me so happy!!

[@AC-kl8gi]

I want to take this time and opportunity to thank the Lord for bringing me from a mighty long way. From the dungeons of 2 boys homes, then in the early eighties it was hard for me to keep and job. All through my twenties I had big gaps of employment. I did not go to college. But in 1989, after repenting of sin, then being baptized in Jesus name, then being filled with the precious Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues, I got on my knees and prayed to the Lord. I first went into courts with praise and thanksgiving, then, I asked the Lord to please have mercy on me and to please allow me to get a job. This would have to be a miracle because no one was calling me after filling out applications. But the Lord in his Mercy placed it on a managers heart of a governmental agency that I had applied to about 8 months earlier, to hire me. I have since retired from that job with a pension. I am so grateful and forever will Praise God continually for blessing me, for it was truly more than I could ask or think. Praise God!

[@msnat61]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful clip. Priceless Hawkins Music Ministry! ❤️🎼🎶🎵🎹❤️ P.S. Edwin on PIANO..🥰🥰🥰

[@yoganandarita]

Be grateful yessssssss

[@vangoghmatisse1]

CLASSIC

[@terencehughes513]

Thanks!

[@athorpe630]

Organ sounds so good. And they did that!!

[@kingjames2857]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@MaryJones-pc1my]

Congratulations 🎊🎈🎉🍾

[@corneliusstrong2817]

NOW THATS SOME SAAAAAAGIINNN

[@ElijahLukeMusic]

What did they use in their hair

[@kevinjackson4457]

Walter and Edwin both used relaxers back in the day and touched up with curling irons. Walter was also a hair stylist so they all had superb haircuts first then layering and feathering with a vent brush with a blow dryer was all the rage back then. They were always stylish and on top of fashion trends in every decade.

[@ahlupenya4564]

The audience is an old folks home.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

@2:34...Coincidentally Walter Hawkins and Hugh Downs died almost exactly 10 years apart in July. Walter passed 10 years before at age 61, and Hugh died a decade later at age 99, outliving Walter by 38 years. One can never knows how life would end or who will go first based on youth or apparent health.

[@eagleswing44]

❤❤❤❤

[@curiosity7774]

Chills!😩😩😩🙌🙌🙌

[@deontebrewer2998]

This had to be taped in 1979. Walter mentioned The "Live" Recording in February. Indeed the Live Recording was taped Feb. 14-15th, 1980

[@TrevonDawson]

This clip is directly from the television station so the year is accurate 1978 I cite my sources thanks.

[@yoganandarita]

Sang Tramaine

[@michaelshy6762]

This is great….but where was Joel Smith

[@raquelrhodes4923]

thank you Jesus

[@apprilleh]

Play Edwin!!!

[@devincheatham166]

Let's talk about the wardrobes

[@terryabrams604]

Just realizing how much Jamie looks like his father

[@mrtyroneb]

Hugh Downs!!:-)

[@GeorgeJansen]

7:31 the answer to the question "why do bad things happen to good people?"

[@BMWDRE10]

Was I the only one who thought Walter Hawkins was Mexican? lol

[@BRZandaz]

BMWDRE10 😆 He kinda looks like he could be on this clip, shoot Tremaine looks Indian

[@apprilleh]

Lolololol

[@Ma1nguy]

That is one fine chocolate sister..........

[@stephaniebleasdille1199]

January 2021

[@can_you_guess_my_new_username]

Church women dressed so differently then

[@divaslm1]

They dressed period....

[@can_you_guess_my_new_username]

@@divaslm1 Good thing they dressed. Otherwise, they'd be naked.

[@minnoahbrown]

I noticed they didn’t do any of their usual growling in their songs. Do you think it’s because of the older, white audience? Maybe they had to tone it down. I also noticed no drums.

[@lisawilliams9211]

Agreed. They definitely knew their audience and they enjoyed it as well.

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

No drums was still very common in most churches in those.

[@lazurus63]

Growling??

[@tcla3854]

Sing Lynette

[@lush777]

Interviewer was a weirdo...

[@MoSvivor]

Robyn Davis WEIRDO!!!!

[@stephaniebleasdille1199]

The white man always finds a way to bring in politics etc you see how he strays from the gospel if Jesus Christ and the talents and platform God has given to this family for spreading Jesus through music. Obviously this family had a solid upbringing and is raising their children im the love of God. God told us not to worry... It is written... " WE ARE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD... PRAY for discernment.. Pray for racist pastors pray for the USA...