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As the lead singer of the legendary Gospel singing group the Winans, Marvin Winans established for himself a permanent place in the annals of Gospel Music. After the retirement of the group in the early 90s, Winans became most known as the pastor of Detroit's Perfecting Church, and continued to record sporadically with his choir. He also occasionally performed with members of his family, including a few reunion concerts with the Winans.
In 2004, Marvin began the process of writing and recording his first solo crossover Gospel album. Like his ministry, his approach to the album was to have a means of expression musically for his experiences, and to spread the message that with strength of faith, people can get through difficult times, as he had.
A bigger leap than recording the album over the next three years with producer Tommy Sims was making the decision to release it independently, via sister CeCe's Pure Spring Gospel Records. The CD, Alone But Not Alone was released on June 25, 2007 to glowing reviews and strong fan interest -- an amazing feat for an artist who hadn't recorded a major record in over a decade. 2007 also found Winans working on building a new, larger Perfecting Church in Detroit and beginning work with other artists as a producer.
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ONUTSS Celebrates First Anniversary
detrel - September 20th, 2007
A year has past and founders, Detrel Howell and Pamela Nichols are still having difficulty grasping it all. the past year for them was filled with wonder, amazement and incredible music!
They are celebrating the first anniversary as the "ONUTSS Ladies" unfolding with a soulful gala of music, courtesy of Marko & Melissa Nobles @ InJoy Enterprises. Howell and Nicls say, "It's wonderful when someone acknowledges your accomplishments."
The official lineup will be Peachy Salthouse, Keni Myles, Myoshi Marilla (BETJ List) & Mike Hammond. They're expecting some of the artist who've supported their venture to grab hold of the mic at some point during the evening and to make it an even more spectacular event! ONUTSS will provide gift bags, loaded up with goodies for the first 100 people to enter the venue. They will also raffle two autographed copies of Rahsaan Patterson's highly anticipated release, "Wines & Spirits" -- a few hours before the official release.
ONUTSS wishes to thank all who have been part of making this date a reality. For those who are unfamiliar with ONUTSS (One Nation Under The Soul Shack) -- they've hosted listening parties for Choklate, Mike Hammond, Brown Baby Girl, Karen Bernod, Marcell & The Truth, Elisabeth Withers, Jeremiah, Antonia Jenae, Myoshi Marilla, June April, Gordon Chambers, Eric Roberson, Anthony Dixon, Maya Azucena, Rahbi, Brown Rice, Jerome and Melissa Young. They also co-hosted a screening of Before the Music Dies with Greenehouse Ent! And we hosted a book launch for Kevin Harewood's "Make Your Move: A Guide To Releasing Music Independently, , ."
Coming up on the ONUTSS calendar of events!
October 8th Jua & Vivian Sessoms
October 22nd PJ Morton
