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Donnie McClurkin (born November 9, 1959) is a Grammy Award-winning American gospel singer and minister.
BiographyMcClurkin was born and raised in Amityville, New York. When he was eight years old, his two-year-old brother was hit and killed by a speeding driver
. This greatly impacted the McClurkin family. The night of the funeral, McClurkin's uncle raped McClurkin.
McClurkin found comfort through an aunt who sang background vocals with gospel music musician Andraé Crouch. After staying close to Crouch throughout his boyhood, he began to play piano and sing with his church youth choir. He formed the McClurkin Singers by the time he was a teenager, and later formed another group, the New York Restoration Choir.
Hired as an associate minister at Marvin Winans' Perfecting Church in 1989, with his vocals during a seminar, McClurkin endured a bout with leukemia that year.[url=www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_10_56/ai_76770627]
A friendship with a Warner Alliance executive resulted in his signing to the label for his 1996 self-titled LP, with producers Mark Kibble (of Take 6), Cedric and Victor Caldwell plus Andraé Crouch. The disc, which featured the perennially popular "Stand," went gold shortly after being publicly lauded by Oprah Winfrey. At the 48th annual Grammy Awards, he won a grammy in the category Traditional Soul Gospel Album, for "Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs". In 2004, he sang at the Republican National Convention.[url=www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42982-2004Aug28.html] He is now the pastor of Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, New York.
Views on homosexualityAlthough he identified as gay for several years, McClurkin states that he is now ex-gay. In his book Eternal Victim, Eternal Victor McClurkin wrote that homosexuality is a spiritual issue and that one can be delivered from it by God; {{quote|"The abnormal use of my sexuality continued until I came to realize that I was broken and that homosexuality was not God's intention... for my masculinity."
Obama campaign involvementMcClurkin's listing as a headlining performer for Senator Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign had stirred controversy because of his views on homosexuality.
Discography- 2008 Valley Of God
- 2005 ...Again [4]
- 2005 Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
- 2003 Donnie McClurkin Again
- 2000 'Tis So Sweet
- 2000 Live in London and More...
- 1996 Donnie McClurkin
Filmography- The Gospel (2005)
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998) wrote and sang "I Am" & "Humanity"
- 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special
- The Donnie McClurkin Story: From Darkness to Light (2004)
- Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004)
- The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Television appearances- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006)
- 20th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2005)
- 19th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2004)
- 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Preshow (2003)
- 17th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2002)
- Essence Awards (2003)
- The Parkers (2002)
- Girlfriends (2001)
- 1st Annual BET Awards (2001)
- Essence Awards (2001)
- An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (2001)
Radio show- The Donnie McClurkin Show (2006)
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