16 Facts About Tramaine Hawkins

Since beginning her career in 1966, Hawkins has won two Grammy Awards, two Doves, and 19 Stellar Awards.

Tramaine Hawkins was born in San Francisco, California to Roland and Lois Davis.

Tramaine Hawkins left the group to focus solely on recording and singing gospel music.

At the age of 17, Tramaine Hawkins sang on the Edwin Tramaine Hawkins Singers Choir's single "Oh Happy Day".

However, Tramaine Hawkins was somewhat ostracized by her core gospel music audience, who were soured by her music's lyrically neutral content and the heavy mainstream attention it received.

Also included on Still Tramaine Hawkins was a track titled "Over There", an uptempo track reminiscent of "Fall Down".

Tramaine Hawkins won her first Grammy Award in 1981 for her participation performance on "The Lord's Prayer", along with her then-husband Walter Tramaine Hawkins.

Between album releases, Tramaine Hawkins made a cameo on MC Hammer's 1990 pop-gospel hit "Do Not Pass Me By".

Tramaine Hawkins was honored with a request to sing at the funeral of Sammy Davis Jr.

Tramaine Hawkins was a guest lead vocalist on Santana's June 1990 album "Spirits Dancing in the Flesh".

Tramaine Hawkins again paid final tribute to an African-American legend when she was requested in 2005 to sing at the funeral service of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

Tramaine Hawkins was part of the Rosa Parks tribute recording "Something Inside So Strong" from A Celebration of Quiet Strength, featuring other gospel artists such as Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Daryl Coley.

Tramaine Hawkins received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, and won two Stellar Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year and Traditional Female of the Year for her 2007 CD release I Never Lost My Praise.

Lady Tramaine was the special guest along with Bishop Walter Hawkins, Bishop Rance Allen, Pastor Daryl Coley, Pastor Andrae' Crouch, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Karen Clark-Sheard and Joe Ligon of the Mighty Clouds of Joy on the Mary Mary project, singing "It Will Be Worth It".

Tramaine Hawkins returned to Bobby Jones Gospel in 2012 to perform "I Never Lost My Praise".

In 2014, Tramaine Hawkins joined fellow gospel star Donnie McClurkin on his album Duets, appearing on the track "My Past".