Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family Live 1978

Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family Live 1978 Full Television Clip

[@REBUKED1]

Tramaine personified black beauty.

[@bohurdle]

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

[@richpeeps515]

Me too!!

[@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!!!

[@cece3917]

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]

🎉🎉😢😮😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😅

[@randyplump9517]

This was gospel ROYALTY at its best

[@PiecesOfJenus]

Oh, yes! 🤩

[@tasams]

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

[@dawnbanks5603]

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

[@curtisdrummerellerbe9544]

Facts

[@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

[@DuFunny2]

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

[@marionpatillo5661]

I sure do love the Hawkins Family❤

[@cedrichester4529]

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

[@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.

[@formula1dude531]

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

[@TrumpetSAE]

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

[@user-yp1vu3qy8q]

So did I

[@tasams]

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

[@divaslm1]

That was some hair Tramaine. I love it.

[@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 ♪♫♥♫♪♥

[@ronaldtorres5758]

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

[@JESUSISLORDforever888]

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

[@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.

[@errickhunter2412]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@lynette.louder.ilovethisbl2348]

One of my favorite ❤ ♥ 😊.

[@apprilleh]

Bishop better rock that hair!!! Yaaaasssss!!

[@yoganandarita]

Be grateful yessssssss

[@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.

[@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

[@mettleheart3014]

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

[@dennishall1555]

Simply the Best❗

[@ahlupenya4564]

The audience is an old folks home.

[@MaryJones-pc1my]

Congratulations 🎊🎈🎉🍾

[@kingjames2857]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@corneliusstrong2817]

NOW THATS SOME SAAAAAAGIINNN

[@athorpe630]

Organ sounds so good. And they did that!!

[@curiosity7774]

Chills!😩😩😩🙌🙌🙌

[@raquelrhodes4923]

thank you Jesus

[@terryabrams604]

Just realizing how much Jamie looks like his father

[@eagleswing44]

❤❤❤❤

[@stephaniebleasdille1199]

January 2021

[@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.

[@michaelshy6762]

This is great….but where was Joel Smith

[@apprilleh]

Play Edwin!!!

[@mrtyroneb]

Hugh Downs!!:-)

[@GeorgeJansen]

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

[@tcla3854]

Sing Lynette

[@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.

[@Ma1nguy]

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

[@lush777]

Interviewer was a weirdo...

[@MoSvivor]

Robyn Davis WEIRDO!!!!

[@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.

[@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...

[@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.

[@Deezl27]

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

[@HershyK21]

I need a documentary!!!

[@ernestmccullough3311]

#ASAP

[@MrBblaze83]

Still sounds the same, fourty years later

[@johnniepaul685]

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

[@charleneholmes714]

That just made me so happy!!

[@Untilhecomes85]

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

[@vangoghmatisse1]

CLASSIC

[@msnat61]

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

[@terencehughes513]

Thanks!

[@yoganandarita]

Sang Tramaine

[@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.

[@devincheatham166]

Let's talk about the wardrobes

[@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

[@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.