"I Love The Lord"- Celebrating 37 Years of Love Center Memories!!!

[Flextones]

Gospel Music is a force to be reconned with. I remember Gospel way before this time. It was changing after Edwin Hawkins, Oh Happy Day and Andre Crouch had some success with cross over.

[jimboedwardlee]

Thank you. I remember how these early songs set the gold standard for gospel music in the late 1970's and early 1980's. My personal favorite was Love Alive II. When that album came out - nobody had heard anything like that before. Its great to listen to the piano and the organ talk to each other in this first Love Alive album.

[artoftheparty]

Timeless!

[playivories]

This is one of my FAVES from the Hawkins family!

[PennTrafford]

A wonderful tribute, indeed. Thank you. This is truly the music of our lives.

Can anyone provide any description of the fantastic instrumentalists (pianists, organists, bass guitarists, and so on) who accompanied the singers over the years?

Incredible singers usually are accompanied by masterful instrumentalists, as is the case with Hawkins Family musicians. Thank you.

[soulbrother34]

@PennTrafford Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate your cool comment. Also the info you are looking for would be either on the original LP covers of the Love Alive projects and you can find the names on the back cover or an inside sleeve where the LP would have been held. Some of Bishop Hawkins' musicians changed over the years during this series run, so that is the best way to find out who they were....

[rufus317]

One of my favorites by Love Alive!

[msladylulu1]

Beautiful!!!!!!

[Marsena]

Beautiful tribute! RIP Bishop Hawkins!!!

[nett1eb]

This presentation really blessed my spirit. God bless you for putting this together with so much love and thought behind it. Professionally and beautifully done. We love and miss Bishop Walter Hawkins, a great and Humble Man of God and Music!

[cgcade1]

What a marvelous thing God did in Bishop Walter L. Hawkins. God stirred up the gifts in our pastor. I am thankful to God for loaning him to us for the time. My pray today as we give honor to whom honor is due on his birthday, that we move forward and remember what we've been taught. Put into action the messages he shared of Christ's love. Lord, Give Us Time.

[yochica99]

Thank you sooooooo much for this!  The sounds is fantastic and I'm being blessed with this terrific music ... blasting out of my window ... Harlem-style!!! Peace & Blessings -

[NoahHam40]

Superb compilation of photos and your crystal clear sound recording make for an enjoyable walk down memory lane with my favorite Gospel family - the Hawkins. soulbrother 34, you have done an excellent job. God bless you for taking the time to compose this genuine treat. One question...who is playing the piano on "I Love the Lord"? The intro is very elegant.

[soulbrother34]

@NoahHam40...Wow, thank you so much for a very cool comment, its much appreciated. I think that the person who was playing the piano on this song was Edwin, but I can find that out for you!!!

[jankins24]

This song still gets major play on my iPhone... Bishop Hawkins and Love Center put out some of the best music! Good post!!

[soulbrother34]

@jankins24 ...Thank you very much!!!

[melverlynnh]

Don't know what I would do if I could not play this video daily at least 5 or 6 times! I Love it just that much and more.

[soulbrother34]

@melverlynnh ...Oh Wow, thank you for this very cool comment, how you like a copy to keep for your video files...?

[melverlynnh]

@soulbrother34 Sorry I am just now seeing this response from you. Yes by all means I would like a copy for my video files. Please advise? Thanks, oh so much my Soul Brother!

[soulbrother34]

@melverlynnh ...No problem and leave me the e-mail address you want me to send this clip to in my You Tube Inbox, and I will send the clip to you asap for you to keep in your files to enjoy for years to come!!!!!

[cgcade1]

Awesome job!

[soulbrother34]

@cgcade1 ...Thank you very much!!!

[CityGirl0821]

I just heard this song a couple of weeks ago and I have literally listened to it almost every day since then. I absolutely love this song...80's baby...lol

[soulbrother34]

@CityGirl0821 Lol cool, but just one thing, this song was released on "Love Alive" in 1975, or were you talking about yourself being born in the 1980's..?

[melverlynnhu]

To SoulBrother34, I absolutely loved this posting so very much. Thank you. I play this celebration daily. I appreciate you for your generosity.

[soulbrother34]

@jermainehaywood...There is no original footage of the Love Center choir singing the songs you asked about available, but if you look under Tramaine Hawkins name on this site, you will see her do a few clips of those songs live in concerts appearances she did some years ago. Just type her name in the search box above and you shouldn't have too much trouble finding them, and if you have some problems, just get back to me and I will help you find them....

[jermainehaywood]

does anyone have the video to Changed and Goin up Yonder? I would love to see them. or can you tell me where i can go and buy the dvd's. thanks

[Princessgolde]

WOW! I remembered every album as the pics appeared. Thanks somuch for bringing back some wonderful choir memories.

[melverlynnhu]

Loved every second of this video. What a great blessing!

[N2Singnn]

Please post as many as you can find. There's none other than Walter Hawkins

[esjerty]

The video is awesome! Is What type of church is Love center? Is it Pentecostal?

[soulbrother34]

@esjerty Love Center has always been Non-Denominational, but most of us come from the COGIC, Baptist, Methodist, and various other denominations. However the church still carries forth a heavy Pentecostal vibe in every worship service....

[rosem301240]

OMG, that was so beautiful, thanks soooo much soulbrother.

[soulbrother34]

@rosem301240 ...you are very welcome!!!

[vangoghmatisse]

WALTER HAWKINS IS THE BEST GOSPEL SINGER EVA!!!!

[1010503]

Thank you soulbrother....this is really the best of all tributes. It felt so good traveling down this spiritual memory lane. I'm 60 years old and I certainly thank God for allowing me to live and experience pretty much "all" of these excerpts you have put together and shared with us. Over the past decades, not once did I underestimate what God conveyed through the talent of the Hawkins family. I am one female who can not sing a note , but I sing like crazy listening to any of the Hawkins.

[soulbrother34]

@1010503 ..You are very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!!

[Bronzen82]

THIS IS A AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL VIDEO.........

[soulbrother34]

@Bronzen82 Thank you very much....

[Bronzen82]

REST IN PEACE BISHOP HAWKINS.....

[MrTony5107]

THIS IS GREAT. PLEASE POST MORE

[soulbrother34]

@MrTony5107 ..I sure will be posting some more special clips in honor of Bishop Hawkins very soon...stay tuned!!!

[dt24689]

This man's ministry was truly the real deal. He walked, talked and sang about his relationship with GOD. And touched countless people with love. Thanks for the leadership. till we meet again... Darren

[limekilnpik]

BEAUTIFUL tribute!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[Bronzeey1]

Thank you for sharing this with me. I love it. God bless you.

[zeljr]

My sister and took the "TRAILWAY" bus from Waco to Ft. Worth(TX.) to see them.....RIP you will be missed!!

[MES5352]

Very enjoyable-thanks for posting

[betterthaneverbeen]

RIP Walter Hawkins you left us some beautiful music. 

[StreetSmartVideo]

I heard Walter Hawkins passed away and wanted to to express my deepest sympathy! What a great legacy he left us! R.I.P. Walter we love you!

[shaykrazi3640]

Does anyone knows why Love Alive concerts ended?

[xwillwork4foodx]

get fly by atmosphere

[jcubed22]

@xwillwork4foodx Amen.

[JJ2NY]

音楽センス,リーダーシップ的で音楽総合プロデュース的・豊かな­人,音楽に必要な存在感！

[soulbrother34]

How cool it is that this song crosses language barriers, but can you translate this to me in English, so I know what this means...Thanks and Happy New Year to you...

[demondincredible]

This is my favorite song! Thank you so much for uploading!

[Mjpawmi]

Mannnn......music is powerful but when you add the anointing it makes a difference between a performance and ministry. When I hear any of the Hawkins music, I think of a church service recording. I can appreciate the old and the new music of thier ministry. I think if I ever attended a sevice at Love Center I'm not sure how I'd response not to mention my spirit. I hope Bishop Hawkins can get Love Alive started. Many of us who know anointed music are desperate for songs that have meaning.

[iloveinternet67]

Thanks for posting, SoulBrother34!!!