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Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) [2] is an American gospel singer, choir director, record producer and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel and Christian R&B ensembles such as The Family, God's Property , and One Nation Crew (1NC).
She began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family. Mann was a primary vocalist on several tracks while with Franklin's group, including "Now Behold the Lamb", and "Lean on Me", the latter of which also included Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis, R Kelly and Bono.
He has been married to Tamela Mann since 1988; they were both previous members of Kirk Franklin's vocal ensemble "The Family" before working with Tyler Perry. In 2018, he and Tamela recorded a romantic soul album together called Us Against the World .
The gospel singer opened up to PEOPLE about his family and their holiday traditions
The Kirk Franklin episode of “Masters of the Game” was one of the most challenging interviews I’ve ever done for this show because the man I was talking to was in such deep spiritual turmoil ...
Franklin was a musical prodigy that changed the world. Franklin was born on Jan. 26, 1970, in Fort Worth and was raised by a great-aunt. Even at a young age, people in church knew there was ...
In 2016, Cobbs Leonard revealed that she had been diagnosed with depression in 2007. [8]On March 3, 2017, in a private ceremony attended by family and friends, she married Kenneth Leonard, a music producer and her longtime love.
The two were married on December 1, 1970. [14] The couple had no children together. Allen and his group had performed with many gospel musicians throughout the country, including Andrae Crouch , Marvin Winans , Bebe and Cece Winans , the Clark Sisters , Kirk Franklin , Marvin Sapp , John P. Kee, Fred Hammond, Tye Tribbett , Shirley Caesar ...