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1982 |
American
Song Festival |
Grand Prize |
“He’ll never let
you down” |
Los Angeles |
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1983 |
Music City Song
Festival |
Grand Prize |
“Nobody but
Jesus” |
Nashville, TN |
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1984 |
International Song
Competition |
Grand Prize |
“Nobody but Jesus” |
Hollywood, CA |
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1984 |
Songwriting/Publishing
Contract |
(Sound of Gospel) |
Southfield, MI |
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1985 |
Grammy nominee
(Vanessa Bell) |
“Nobody but Jesus” |
Los Angeles |
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1985 |
SESAC Penmanship Award |
“Nobody but Jesus” |
New York, NY |
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1985 |
“Songwriter of the
year” Nominee |
Gospel Excellence |
“Nobody but Jesus” |
New York, NY |
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1986 |
Hall of Fame |
Northern Calif.
Academy of Gospel Music |
Oakland, CA |
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1989 |
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“Key to the
City” |
Austin, TX |
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1990 |
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“Key to the
City” |
Omaha, NE |
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1990 |
Grammy Nominee (Rev.
Daryl Coley) |
“He’ll never let you
down” |
Los Angeles |
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1990 |
SESAC Penmanship award |
“He’ll never let you
down” |
New York |
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1991 |
Composer/Collaborator
w/ playwrite Joyce Carol Thomas for Musical “When
the Nightingale Sings” World Premier opened Sept. ‘91 Clarence Brown
Theater |
Knoxville, TN |
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1991 |
Louisiana Mass Choir |
Special Recognition |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
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1992 |
Interviewed for
PBS documentary “Wade in the Water” produced by Dr. Bernice Reagon |
|
1992 |
Elma Hendricks Award
for “Music Publishing” presented by the GMWA for moat songs recorded by
the GMWA Mass Choir most |
Chicago, IL |
|
1992 |
Interview and
Performance - NBC affiliate Morning Show |
Oklahoma, OK |
|
1993 |
Voted full member:
National Music Publisher’s Assoc. |
New York, NY |
|
1993 |
Producer / NorCal Mass
Choir GMWA |
“Wait on the Lord”
Ocean/Word |
Oakland, CA |
|
1993 |
AT&T/ Smithsonian
Institute Award |
Contemporary
Legend |
Los Angeles |
|
1993 |
Stellar Award nominee
(Rev. Fleetwood Irving) |
“Something Within”
Tandem/South Central |
Chicago, IL |
|
1993 |
Award of Excellency |
New Hope Baptist
Church |
Anchorage, AK
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1994 |
Producer / Lighthouse
Singers of Marin |
“Sings Steven
Roberts”
Little Willow Records |
Sausalito, CA |
|
1995 |
Producer / Rev.
Fleetwood Irving |
“Pilot Me”
Tandem/South Central |
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1995 |
“Key to the
City” |
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Camden, AR |
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1996 |
Named National
Director of James Cleveland Gospel Chorus |
Phoenix, AZ |
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1996 |
Songwriter of the year |
Southwest Ark. Music
Award |
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1997 |
Proclamation from the
City -
Twenty-five years of
Service |
Vallejo, CA |
|
1997 |
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Traveler’s
Award |
Camden, AR |
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Awards Received from Northern California
Academy of Gospel Music |
|
1977 |
Best Organist |
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1978 |
Best Organist |
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1980 |
Best Organist |
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1981 |
Best Song |
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“Chariot Is’ A Comin” |
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1981 |
Best Organist |
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1982 |
Best Organist |
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1982 |
Best Church Choir
(Director) -
Elisabeth Baptist Church |
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1982 |
Best Composer |
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“He’ll Never Let You Down” |
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1983 |
Best Organist |
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“Always By My Side” |
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1983 |
Best Song |
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1984 |
Best Church Choir
(Director) -
Elisabeth Baptist Church |
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1984 |
Best Composer |
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“Nobody But Jesus” |
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1984 |
Best Organist |
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1985 |
Best Organist |
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1985 |
Best Director |
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1986 |
Best Organist |
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1986 |
Best Song |
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“Waymaker” |
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1986 |
Best Director |
Organist |
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1986 |
Hall of Fame |
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1989 |
Best Church Choir
(Director) - Second Baptist Church |
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1992 |
Humanitarian Award - Gospel Academy |
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1993 |
Spirit
of Achievement - 1st Apostolic Church |
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1994 |
Most
Encouraging Music Minister - Progressive Baptist Church |
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1995 |
Best
Director - Gospel Academy |
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1996 |
Best
Song “I am the Way” - Gospel Academy |
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1997 |
30 years in Gospel Music
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Vallejo, CA |
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1998 |
Best
Inspirational Song “Lift him Up” - Union City Apostolic |
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1999 |
Celebration 500th
Workshop |
EL Dorado, ARK |
|
1999 |
NorCal/Producer |
“Created for
Worship” |
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2000 |
Special
Recognition |
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2001 |
AOH Church of
God |
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2001 |
Best Song
|
"Let's Praise
him" |
Southwest Ark
Academy |
|
2002 |
Pioneer’s Award |
|
O I
CC |
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2002 |
Honoree “A Man & His
Music” - MIA |
|
Los Angeles |
|
2002 |
Special Recognition from
the City of Los Angeles City Council of Los Angeles, CA |
|
2003 |
Key
to the City/Music contribution |
San
Mateo, CA |
|
2004 |
Honoree Recognition/
Life in TGospel Music |
Gospel Academy/City of
Berkeley |
|
2004 |
Honorary Doctor Degree of Ministry |
Bell Theological Seminary |
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