All I could do was just cry. I had never seen this video. When I was a teenager growing up and others were buying Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Commadores, I was head over heels for the Hawkins Family. I bought and still have all of their albums. What a family! What a ministry! It remains in my heart. And Walter - Rev Hawkins will always be my favorite. He inspires me even now. I still think about him and what all of them built and wow...they are forever in my heart!!!
Right? Ok, back in my childhood, I was one of the others, but now appreciate and thank my mom for introducing me to royalty. I believe it was love alive 2 and 3 that mom got me into. My top song that really got me going, I mean, got them feet real light was until i found the lord, but I’m going away was close second on my favs list, but I use that one to remember my family who departed just to get me through those rough times. My most recent being my auntie, now that I think of it, those 3 words I could really hear her say to me after she told me that she loves me. She may not have said them out loud, but, I understood her, and as I listened to that song, I felt like I could communicate with her, telling her, see you over there.
Watching this has hit in a whole nutha way. I served as organist & Music Director for Walter and Edwin Hawkins for 20+ years. I miss Edwin, Walter, Joel & Carol Hawkins….the music flows thru my veins ON PURPOSE
Walter Hawkins was a total Beast and had one of the most beautiful voices out of all the singing males I've heard in life period no matter the genre!!! When it comes to talent and putting a song together he's beyond!!!! I call him the male twinkie and vice-versa!
I'm sorry but Bishop Hawkins just BLEW the roof off the place. What a voice. Was he a tenor, alto, soprano? The man was all the above. Goodness when he hits the high notes he nailed them. Truly a God gifted talent. I love Lady Tramaine as well.
I have loved the music of The Hawkins Family for over 40 years. Tramaine is like none other. I thank God for having the experience to meet her personally at a Grammy Nomination party some twenty years ago in Bay Area. God gave me my heart's desire! Thank you Lord. Marvelous, this was the last song Pastor Walter sung publicly before his passing with an orchestra and Richard Smallwood. Love Center Church in Oakland, CA circa 1988 MacArthur Blvd...wow, the memories. Love you too Sister Lynette Hawkins Stephens. Was so happy when you released your debut album. Brothers Edwin and Walter, inseparable. RIP two great gospel legends.
The Hawkins family is the best contemporary group of all times!!! Their music is like no other! Such class and beauty in their style of music! It just saddens my heart that they have gone to glory!! Walter, Edwin and now their nephew, Joel Smith!!😢 rest in heaven guys!!
Tramaine is a BEAST! She has one of the most beautiful & distinctive soprano croons I've ever heard. I've never seen someone so totally become a song like she does when she sings Changed. She glides. She floats. And her whole being glows. It's a beautiful sight to behold.
Tramaine always working behind that rhythm and STILL making it works and catching up with it just in time. I love hearing her work her artistry through the anointing.
This is a great blessing. Tramaine Blessed us with Her grace. I definitely did not miss God when Lynette sang, all I could see was the power within her Spirit. Walter blessed us with that immortal song and Edwin exerted the exuberant Joy. I am lifted to news realms of joy, grace, power and love.
Yes Tramaine you can clearly hear her voice on several songs Walter sings she always blend beautiful with Walter voice and all others. But with Tramaine and Walter voices was meant to blend. You can hear Walter. Clearly when Tramaine is singing change in this video Walter voice backing Tramaine
I'm so grateful my dad introduce the music of such anointed gospel greats....Gods vessels, the Hawkins Family! I've always loved Walter, Edwin and Traimaine! God bless them all!💕
I swear walter, until he departed, could hit em high with the best of them! Lemme just say it like this, his voice was a baseball bat, and every time he hit them notes, it was as if the giants hit one outta the park! Heck, that whole family was the sangin version of the SF giants. High, deep, it, is, outta here!
LOVE hearing Tramaine sing!! Met her a few years ago, and she is what I expected.....so sweet, sincere, lovely, woman of God!! Sung these songs, and many others, from the Hawkins when I was much younger. #missthosedays
My WORD when this man modulates and modulates and hit that saprano..he is walking in Jerusalem! my God, the annointing that just SIT on this family. Him and Edwin are truely missed.
I am so thankful for all that God did with this family. They praised God and blessed us with sincere worship to our Father God. I am thankful that God blessed me to hear them in person while I lived in the Bay area.
The Hawkins are the greatest of all time ,their music kept me through the years Tramaine and Walter your voices always put a praise on my mind heart, and I enjoyed meeting Tramaine in 1980-1 a beautiful performance I Love you all very much and may God continue to bless you , your music will never die great inspiration that kept generations No-1fan plus up.
I wish I had have been in that room. I would have left my shoes! This is Tramaine's signature song!! Sing it!! Alright Lynette Hawkins!! Ending with a great song - Marvelous. Rest on Bishop Walter and Mr. Edwin Hawkins. Their era has ended, but not their music. What a legacy!!
Both of these Genesis are gone home to claim their rewards. Can you imagine the Angles singing a special song just for them. Rest In Peace Walter & Edwin Hawkins.
lol...LYNETTE! Ya see...my GOD is standin near! Let me tell ya he's, rollin dark clouds away....LOVE HER!!! I get my life at 06:18 thru 06:30, squall!!!
Everytime I watch this, It touches my spirit!! Hallelujah, Thank you JESUS👆👆🙏🙏Praise him , Praise, because he is truly worthy to be Praised!! God bless The Legendary Hawkins Family.Rest in Paradise, Bishop Walter Hawkins.
I'm glad my brother sister's known as the Freeway Angel's got the opportunity to sing some of the Hawkins songs in Church. None can compare to them. God bless the Hawkins Family.
"wash em away"-,The best Music ,talent, etc. on the Planet...Praise .our Voices .Heard from the steeple, corner, every Church, is born. Dec.25th ,2015...many Thankx....
Thank you, Bro. Freeman. Never seen this reunion before. Good to see Walter and rest of family during happy times. It reminds me to enjoy my loved ones more and stop taking the hugs and dinner gatherings and the (after work) 'how was your day' for granted. Catastrophes could end a lifetime of "routines" in a flash...think about it...
True gospel 🎶 that reaches the soul. This is how you PRAISE \0/ GOD 🎤 👏. They are best..this is only a taste of what the heavenly choir will be like . GLORY HALLELUJAH 💃
I saw this when it was televised. I simply love the Hawkins Family. To me they were the first family of Gospel music. I have loved the song Changed since it was recorded in the 1970's. My lord did these folks sang or what. This is what we need more of today.
Remember singing all these songs while in the Youth Choir at PRBC. This helped to shape my walk with GOD. So grateful for all the time spent, it was a huge part of my youth.
So glad we were raised singing songs in our choir from THE HAWKINS Family!!!!! The 70s were a blast! When music, gospel meant something, however, we all makes mistakes, no one's perfect! We're all stained❤️❤️❤️🤎🖤just try your best I know life can be challenging at times when times are good never mind bad! Be kind to yourself ☺️ Love yourself! Then you can Give Love, Love is the answer XXX God is LOVE❤️🖤🤎🤍
The Holy Spirit is there but do you also appreciate the tremendous Gift of the Father and Son in the deeply felt Talent both as musicians and composers!
Yes Bishop Walter Hawkins and Edwin, Lynette Hawkins Stephens and others will ALWAYS be remembered and their music 🎶 will live 🙏 forever now Walter and Edwin Hawkins are singing around GODs throne with the Angels
Even my feet get happy when listening to them sing. I remember when I used to harmonize " the Potter's House" with my favorite sister who went to live with our Saviour on November seventh of two thousand nineteen, and was buried on my birthday, Nov sixteen. That was not a " happy birthday, but I know that she is extremely happy now with no more heart break, disappointment, sorrow, tears, pain, she is with the one who loves her. She is with Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. " Oh happy day".
I wish Lynette had never smoked and took better care of his voice...she was the best, natural alto back in the 70s and 80s. Tramaine never smoked and took care of her voice that's why she is still hitting those soprano notes.
I"M NOT NO MORE OF MYSELF A CHANGE HAS COME OVER ME, WHAT A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE THAT THE WORLD DID NOT GIVE IT, TO ME NOR THIS WORLD CAN"T TAKE IT AWAY THE Hawkins family ARE A PECULIAR PEOPLE
All I could do was just cry. I had never seen this video. When I was a teenager growing up and others were buying Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Commadores, I was head over heels for the Hawkins Family. I bought and still have all of their albums. What a family! What a ministry! It remains in my heart. And Walter - Rev Hawkins will always be my favorite. He inspires me even now. I still think about him and what all of them built and wow...they are forever in my heart!!!
Right? Ok, back in my childhood, I was one of the others, but now appreciate and thank my mom for introducing me to royalty. I believe it was love alive 2 and 3 that mom got me into. My top song that really got me going, I mean, got them feet real light was until i found the lord, but I’m going away was close second on my favs list, but I use that one to remember my family who departed just to get me through those rough times. My most recent being my auntie, now that I think of it, those 3 words I could really hear her say to me after she told me that she loves me. She may not have said them out loud, but, I understood her, and as I listened to that song, I felt like I could communicate with her, telling her, see you over there.
Watching this has hit in a whole nutha way. I served as organist & Music Director for Walter and Edwin Hawkins for 20+ years. I miss Edwin, Walter, Joel & Carol Hawkins….the music flows thru my veins ON PURPOSE
Walter Hawkins was a total Beast and had one of the most beautiful voices out of all the singing males I've heard in life period no matter the genre!!! When it comes to talent and putting a song together he's beyond!!!! I call him the male twinkie and vice-versa!
i m glad i was born during their era, so glad
So am i!!
tony Pride yes lord
Say that Tony Pride!!!!! I saw the Hawkins Family for the first time at Constitution Hall. When she sang “Holy One” it was all over.
I'm sorry but Bishop Hawkins just BLEW the roof off the place. What a voice. Was he a tenor, alto, soprano? The man was all the above. Goodness when he hits the high notes he nailed them. Truly a God gifted talent. I love Lady Tramaine as well.
That's why they were such a great combination. Thanks be to God that their personal differences didn't get in the way.
love them
All of them are Marvelous!!!
He’s a true Tenor with impeccable range.
You are not sorry, you are really blessed 🙏
One of the most anointed gospel singers and gospel singers ever
I love the Hawkins! Tramaine, Walter, Lynette, Edwin and everyone else
I LOVE a good ole Lynette Hawkins Stephens squall! : ) The Hawkins... # 1 family in gospel music!!!
I have loved the music of The Hawkins Family for over 40 years. Tramaine is like none other. I thank God for having the experience to meet her personally at a Grammy Nomination party some twenty years ago in Bay Area. God gave me my heart's desire! Thank you Lord.
Marvelous, this was the last song Pastor Walter sung publicly before his passing with an orchestra and Richard Smallwood.
Love Center Church in Oakland, CA circa 1988 MacArthur Blvd...wow, the memories.
Love you too Sister Lynette Hawkins Stephens. Was so happy when you released your debut album.
Brothers Edwin and Walter, inseparable. RIP two great gospel legends.
The Hawkins family is the best contemporary group of all times!!! Their music is like no other! Such class and beauty in their style of music! It just saddens my heart that they have gone to glory!!
Walter, Edwin and now their nephew, Joel Smith!!😢 rest in heaven guys!!
i agree with you
And Walters Older Brother Edwin. He was way before Walter. He was the original.
Wow
Yes....Edwin has always been underrated he was the best along with Tramaine and Walter the most well known this was spectacular
Tramaine is a BEAST! She has one of the most beautiful & distinctive soprano croons I've ever heard. I've never seen someone so totally become a song like she does when she sings Changed. She glides. She floats. And her whole being glows. It's a beautiful sight to behold.
Tramaine always working behind that rhythm and STILL making it works and catching up with it just in time. I love hearing her work her artistry through the anointing.
This is a great blessing.
Tramaine Blessed us with Her grace. I definitely did not miss God when Lynette sang, all I could see was the power within her Spirit. Walter blessed us with that immortal song and Edwin exerted the exuberant Joy. I am lifted to news realms of joy, grace, power and love.
@ Samuel Prince/ AMEN.!!!!!...Well Said 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
God Bless you🙏🏿💫😔🍂
What a wonderful lady..Ms.Termaine Hawkins. Love her voice and gospel passion...... Love from Bangalore, India🇮🇳
Back in the Day it was THE HAWKINS and THE CLARK SISTERS. What a Blessing!
Tramaine was hitting all of those high notes on Marvelous! Yesssss!
Yes Tramaine you can clearly hear her voice on several songs Walter sings she always blend beautiful with Walter voice and all others. But with Tramaine and Walter voices was meant to blend. You can hear Walter. Clearly when Tramaine is singing change in this video Walter voice backing Tramaine
I'm so grateful my dad introduce the music of such anointed gospel greats....Gods vessels, the Hawkins Family! I've always loved Walter, Edwin and Traimaine! God bless them all!💕
I swear walter, until he departed, could hit em high with the best of them! Lemme just say it like this, his voice was a baseball bat, and every time he hit them notes, it was as if the giants hit one outta the park! Heck, that whole family was the sangin version of the SF giants. High, deep, it, is, outta here!
LOVE hearing Tramaine sing!! Met her a few years ago, and she is what I expected.....so sweet, sincere, lovely, woman of God!! Sung these songs, and many others, from the Hawkins when I was much younger. #missthosedays
My WORD when this man modulates and modulates and hit that saprano..he is walking in Jerusalem! my God, the annointing that just SIT on this family. Him and Edwin are truely missed.
I see,
Yes, we miss them truly🥺
I am so thankful for all that God did with this family. They praised God and blessed us with sincere worship to our Father God. I am thankful that God blessed me to hear them in person while I lived in the Bay area.
Walter Be killing dem notes! Marvelous will forever be my SONG! I want that sang at my funeral😇! RIP Edwin Reuben Hawkins and Walter Lee Hawkins!
The Hawkins are the greatest of all time ,their music kept me through the years Tramaine and Walter your voices always put a praise on my mind heart, and I enjoyed meeting Tramaine in 1980-1 a beautiful performance I Love you all very much and may God continue to bless you , your music will never die great inspiration that kept generations No-1fan plus up.
One of my favorite families of Gospel , The Hawkins Family,
Like fine wine. The best of the best. The Hawkins Family are legends. God bless them!
The Best..Hawkins family. Grew up listening to them and still loving there singing.....Amen sing🌹💐🎸🎹🎤🥁🎺🎼🎷🎛🎷📻🎵🎶
I wish I had have been in that room. I would have left my shoes! This is Tramaine's signature song!! Sing it!! Alright Lynette Hawkins!! Ending with a great song - Marvelous.
Rest on Bishop Walter and Mr. Edwin Hawkins. Their era has ended, but not their music. What a legacy!!
Amen 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
An Awesome and Anointed Servant Disciple of Christ.... Bishop Walter Hawkins
Both of these Genesis are gone home to claim their rewards. Can you imagine the Angles singing a special song just for them. Rest In Peace Walter & Edwin Hawkins.
Made the mistake of watching this in bed. Holy Spirit got me up and in full praise mode. Hallelujah. Glory. Glory. Bless your name Jesus!
lovedandforgiven chuckle! !!
LOL. you had to get up right?
@stage7 Of course! No rocks will cry out over here. Especially when the Hawkins is leading the praises!!
This was beautifully done. There was so much talent on that stage. There music will forever resonate in my soul.Lynnette does not play around.
Oh that’s my Girl 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽yes lord
🩵🩵🩵 hallelujah !!! brings back so many special memories
Our God is standing by!!!!!! Amen
LOL, yes she did!!! She still got it! Love this post. that Hawkins sound, touched my life!
THE HAWKINS ARE AWESOME GOSPEL ROYALTY!!!! WALTER, EDWIN, TRAMAINE, AND LYNETTE!!!!!
vangoghmatisse1 yes indeed..... gospel royalty
lol...LYNETTE! Ya see...my GOD is standin near! Let me tell ya he's, rollin dark clouds away....LOVE HER!!! I get my life at 06:18 thru 06:30, squall!!!
Bless us Lord, thank you for giving us these amazing people , and thank you to them for dedicating their lives to sharing their talent with us 🙏🏿
Yes, yes, yes!! AMEN AMEN AMEN!!
Beautiful. Let’s bring back the choirs! this brings back great memories of the 80s when choir lofts were filled.
Everytime I watch this, It touches my spirit!! Hallelujah, Thank you JESUS👆👆🙏🙏Praise him , Praise, because he is truly worthy to be Praised!! God bless The Legendary Hawkins Family.Rest in Paradise, Bishop Walter Hawkins.
I'm glad my brother sister's known as the Freeway Angel's got the opportunity to sing some of the Hawkins songs in Church. None can compare to them. God bless the Hawkins Family.
Walt and Tremaine were killing the alto and soprano background parts back and forth...thats a fiye team ret there
@@GeeQue03no Walt was singing soprano the entire time Lynette was on alto
This song still blesses my spirit! Bless the nam of the Lord Jesus!!
"wash em away"-,The best Music ,talent, etc. on the Planet...Praise .our Voices .Heard from the steeple, corner, every Church, is born. Dec.25th ,2015...many Thankx....
Could you image standing behind your younger sibling and hearing her, or them, singing like that about the LORD?!?!?!? Man!!! That is powerful!!!!
Thank you, Bro. Freeman. Never seen this reunion before. Good to see Walter and rest of family during happy times. It reminds me to enjoy my loved ones more and stop taking the hugs and dinner gatherings and the (after work) 'how was your day' for granted. Catastrophes could end a lifetime of "routines" in a flash...think about it...
They are just awesome the Hawkins
This is when singing was singing, no extra added system techniques, back in the day these folks sang and gave you anointed concerts.
And the musicians didn't drown out the singers and you hear the words.
Oh how I miss the brothers and Joel.
We recorded impactful music over many years......RIP
What a great era of praise and worshiping and genuine anointed talent. LMcC.
There will never be anybody ever like Tramaine Hawkins! LEGENDS.
Finale - "Oh, Happy Day". This song rings threw out the nations! Help yourselves. Not to be forgotten!
Man, tramaine was singing that soprano on marvelous. She must have drink 20 cups of hot tea this day
Happy Agnostic-Theist full on shade 🤣🤣🤣
This is a blessed Family in the Gospel realm, that shine their light in sooo many of our lives.
True gospel 🎶 that reaches the soul. This is how you PRAISE \0/ GOD 🎤 👏. They are best..this is only a taste of what the heavenly choir will be like
. GLORY HALLELUJAH 💃
I saw this when it was televised. I simply love the Hawkins Family. To me they were the first family of Gospel music. I have loved the song Changed since it was recorded in the 1970's. My lord did these folks sang or what. This is what we need more of today.
Amen
Tramaine and Bishop Walter Hawkins blazed!
Yes they did and the chemistry Walter and Tramaine sing together. Loved how you could hear him clearly on song Change in background.
Wonderful , Amazing , Beautiful Voice,”🕊🕊🕊
Oh Happy Day when God Blessed us with the Hawkins!!! Changed is right Sanggggg Tremaine👑🔥❤🙏🏽🕊
Lord, Lord, Lord!!! I miss these songs!!! Sang y'all!!!
Tramaine is STILL a mean soprano!
Yes indeed!
No matter if she's singing lead or background vocals!
lol...okay when Lynette comes in...everywhere you go...Tramaine is still RINGING OUT THERE IS STRIIIFE...yessss, sing Maine!
C Flow absolutely! No cracks at all
Amen
This is the best post yet!Thank you.
I love the Hawkins Family. They have a unique sound. I have loved Tramaine for a long time, she's amazing and that voice is anointed
My favorite gospel song.
TRAMAINE VOICE BE CARRYING THOSE NOTES....ALL THOSE HAWKINS CAN SANG
Remember singing all these songs while in the Youth Choir at PRBC. This helped to shape my walk with GOD. So grateful for all the time spent, it was a huge part of my youth.
Watching and listening to this video November 6 ,2023 at 7:01 pm in Memphis Tn. This gospel music is what I care to listen too.
So glad we were raised singing songs in our choir from THE HAWKINS Family!!!!! The 70s were a blast! When music, gospel meant something, however, we all makes mistakes, no one's perfect! We're all stained❤️❤️❤️🤎🖤just try your best I know life can be challenging at times when times are good never mind bad! Be kind to yourself ☺️ Love yourself! Then you can Give Love, Love is the answer XXX
God is LOVE❤️🖤🤎🤍
Love it! I wish they ended it with I Know a Man. Tremaine went off! God bless them. So talented.
Glad I can pull these songs up at anytime.
...RIP Edwin...Enjoyed Your Music.....
Rest in heaven that was the beautiful picture you sang and l listened over and over
Thanking God for gifting the Hawkins Family with talents that touch the depths of our spirits!
The Holy Spirit is there but do you also appreciate the tremendous Gift of the Father and Son in the deeply felt Talent both as musicians and composers!
BEEN WAITING ON THIS POST!!!!!!! Thank you too much.All good..ALL good and I remember this well!!!!
Yes Bishop Walter Hawkins and Edwin, Lynette Hawkins Stephens and others will ALWAYS be remembered and their music 🎶 will live 🙏 forever now Walter and Edwin Hawkins are singing around GODs throne with the Angels
that was awesome! Love the "Hawkins' Family"....what a voice Walter had...RIP Bishop Walter Hawkins...
love love them all
same here. u dont know how long i have been
looking for this
Walter HAWK straight killed that song!
"Hawkins Family" is a singing family!!
Even my feet get happy when listening to them sing. I remember when I used to harmonize " the Potter's House" with my favorite sister who went to live with our Saviour on November seventh of two thousand nineteen, and was buried on my birthday, Nov sixteen. That was not a " happy birthday, but I know that she is extremely happy now with no more heart break, disappointment, sorrow, tears, pain, she is with the one who loves her. She is with Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. " Oh happy day".
Gospel icons!! 🎉🎉🎉
Beautifully Done 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Beautiful
Marvelous Yes so Marvelous legends, love them
Just Beautiful God Bless you
They did that and still got it love'em💯💯💯💯💯💝💝💝💝💋💋💋💋😜😜😜😜😛😛😛😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
SAW TRAMAINE AT ESSENCE A FEW YEARS AGO AND AHE SHOOK THE BUILDING! WALTER ONE THE BEST MALE SINGERA OF ANY GENRE THAT EVER LIVED.
LEX GRANDMAMA 1st. 1st, but the +++
Say that again about Walter for the people in the back!!
2023 still brings me to tears
PRAISE GOD‼️ What A Mighty Powerful God We Serve! Thank You Jesus!
For The Hawkins Family!💞
🙏🏽❤️👋🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🥁⚔️ 13:52
Rest in peace Edwin Hawkins....
THE BEST THAT EVER HAD DONE IT!!!!!!!
This just brought so much joy into Spirit ❤️
lynette told her voice to be obedient! She roped that mugg in!
I wish Lynette had never smoked and took better care of his voice...she was the best, natural alto back in the 70s and 80s. Tramaine never smoked and took care of her voice that's why she is still hitting those soprano notes.
She sure did
WOW AMAZING SINGING SO MUCH MEANING TO THE SONG .LORD BRING IT BACK IN THE 2020 WE NEED IT.💚💚💚💚💚💚
i looooove my family! i miss you cousin Walter!
May Edwin and Walter Hawkins r.i.p. awesome family. They use to treat the songs that they sung up. Praise God
Uncle Edwin is so Hollywood lol! I love it!
What anointed voices. The Hawkins family.
Walter Hawkins is my favorite all-time singer....PERIOD.
I"M NOT NO MORE OF MYSELF A CHANGE HAS COME OVER ME, WHAT A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE THAT THE WORLD DID NOT GIVE IT, TO ME NOR THIS WORLD CAN"T TAKE IT AWAY THE Hawkins family ARE A PECULIAR PEOPLE
I've Been Dying For Someone To Post This!!! Thank You!!!!!!
steven2312 In so glad! I'D NEVER SEEN it before! So you KNOW what a treat and a blessing it is for ME! "HEY"!!! (heh heh! )
I truly love this Marvelous song and Walter sings it too and love the way he puts his all into it❤❤❤❤
She’s what so many of our young people need today is to hear her at a halftime show and Chang there lives
Loving that Ole Happy days song. Have Mercy lord. With Edwin and Family ❤❤❤❤
One of gospel's royal families!
indeed!
Simply the best‼
Thank you Allen!