Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American choir director, gospel singer, songwriter, and author. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) among many others. He has won numerous awards, including 16 Grammy Awards. Variety dubbed Franklin as a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel", and is one of the inaugural inductees into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame.
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God's Property
gospel choir
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Jonathan McReynolds
musician
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Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
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Donnie McClurkin
American musician
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The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
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BeBe & CeCe Winans
American musical duo
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Vickie Winans
American singer and songwriter
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CeCe Winans
American singer
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Martha Munizzi
American actress and singer
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Juan Winans
American musician
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Donald Lawrence
American musician
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Tamela Mann
American actress and singer
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Jason Crabb
American musician
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Richard Smallwood
American singer
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Mississippi Mass Choir
musical artist
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Kierra Sheard
American singer
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The Winans
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Kim Burrell
American musician
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Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter
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Mario Winans
American singer
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Dottie Peoples
American musician
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B.Slade
American singer-songwriter
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TobyMac
American Christian singer-songwriter
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Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Brandon Lake
American Christian singer, songwriter and worship pastor
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Garry Shider
American musician
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Ben Tankard
American musician
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The Rance Allen Group
American gospel music group
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Twinkie Clark
American musician
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Mr. Del
rapper
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong
American singer
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Kurt Carr
American musician
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Shirley Caesar
American gospel singer, evangelist
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Travis Greene
American gospel musician
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Marvin Sapp
American gospel singer
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James Cleveland
American musician
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Matt Maher
American contemporary Christian musician
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Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
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Ricky Dillard
musician
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Jonathan Nelson
singer
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Marvin Winans
American singer
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Cody Carnes
American Christian musician
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Thomas Whitfield
American gospel singer
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Anointed
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Byron Cage
American musician
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Dorinda Clark-Cole
American singer
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Bobby Jones
Gospel music singer and television host from Nashville, Tennessee
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BeBe Winans
American gospel singer
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Derek Minor
American Christian hip hop artist, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and screenwriter
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Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Walter Hawkins
American musician
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Mandisa
American singer
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Geoffrey Golden
musician