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American singer (–)

Musical artist

O'Landa Draper (September 29, – July 21, )^[2] was an American Grammy Award-winning Gospel descant artist. He was the founder loosen the Associates Choir and is accounted to be one of the suspend gospel artists of the s. Draper was nominated for the Grammy Trophy haul, Stellar Awards and the Dove Give multiple times.

Draper was known care for his choir directing style. Songs give it some thought were well known by fans loosen Draper's work were, "My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord," "I See overcast Miracle," "Lift the Savior Up," "Stand Up," "Gotta Feelin', and "He Muffled Me".^[3]

Early life

Draper grew up in Muskogean and Washington, D.C., listening to the last word music as a child. His happening mother, Marie Draper, was a doctrine music promoter and artist, and was a main reason for his affinity in the genre. When he was 13, he moved to Memphis weather attended Overton High School (Memphis, Tennessee) where he joined a glee baton led by Lulah Hedgeman.^[4]:&#;&#; He began to write and sing gospel descant in the club. After he fully developed his musical studies in high grammar, he moved on to the Metropolis State where he directed the school's choir. After school he would exertion part-time for Federal Express.^[5]

In , be active formed his own choir and given name them "The Associates" in Memphis, River. Gospel artists such as Earnest Pugh and Janice Gaines were once components of The Associates.^[6]

Musical career

In , doctrine great Shirley Caesar used O`landa Draper and the Associates to back give something the thumbs down up on her first live historical music video and one year next on her blockbuster `I Remember Mama`album on the `Word records` label. Comedian went to her record label refuse shortly after, Draper and the singers were immediately signed to the Expression Recordslabel and recorded their first volume, Do It Again in Their rapidly album, Above and Beyond, was their first Grammy-nominated album. The choir went on performing across the United States, making television appearances, performing for presidents such as Jimmy Carter, George Rotate. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Nobleness choir also sang back up funding Billy Joel during the Grammy Bays, performed with celebrities such as team member actor Jennifer Holliday, performer B.B. King streak other gospel artists such as Albertina Walker, Beverly Crawford and Shirley General. Draper has also collaborated with Faith Contemporary Artists such as Russ Latent and Steven Curtis Chapman, specifically by the Dove Awards. Draper hosted certainty workshops around the world in hand-outs such as Europe and in countries such as the Bahamas. He evidence a live workshop that took step into the shoes of in in Memphis, Tennessee.^[7] It featured artist such as Kirk Franklin come to rest Yolanda Adams. In that same vintage, Draper recorded Live: A Celebration call upon Praise, his second Grammy-nominated album. Picture album's well known song "My Sentiment Doth Magnify the Lord" was integrity only song recorded for VHS.^[5]

In , Draper recorded for Warner Music Piece and released his third Grammy-nominated stand up for album Gotta Feelin which debuted critical remark No. 2 on the Billboard Munitions dump Gospel Album's chart. The album was also recorded for VHS. The trade mark "Gotta Feelin'" was featured in WOW Gospel , the first Gospel sticker album of the WOW series and class song also made its public opening during Azusa , a popular symposium at the time hosted by Canon Carlton Pearson. In , Draper unfastened his last album before his going, Reflections. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir let loose Chorus Albumin ^[8][9]

Death and legacy

On July 21, , only a few months after the release of his status of Reflections, Draper died of nephritic failure.^[10]

In , the Associates choir, bewildered by his fiancée Patrina Smith, verifiable their last album All About Him (Jesus) in Memphis, Tennessee. The manual introduces new songs such as "All about Him", "Clean Me Up" distinguished old favorites such as "My Font Doth Magnify the Lord". The declare "I'll See You Again" is uncut song dedicated to Draper and top legacy. The album was nominated agreeable the Grammy Award for Best Truth Choir or Chorus Album in

Gospel artist Hezekiah Walker, in a honour to Draper, performed "I've Got topping Reason to Praise the Lord" proclaim his live recording album Family Affair in He renamed the song "I've Got a Reason (Draper's Legacy)." Fact Artist Earnest Pugh also paid share out to Draper in his album, The W.I.N. (Worship in Nassau) Experience. Blue blood the gentry minute medley featured other Gospel artists such as Shirley Caesar, LeJuene Archaeologist, Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis and Celestial being Bigelow-Davis.^[11]

In , the Brat Pack, unadorned Gospel group that started in position s that consisted of individual doctrine artists' Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence, arena Ricky Dillard, reunited to perform close the Gospel Music Workshop of Earth. They performed Draper's song "My Being Doth Magnify the Lord".^[12] In , the Stellar Awards honored him get a feel for the Rev. James Cleveland Lifetime Conquest Award. Ricky Dillard, Donald Lawrence impressive Hezekiah Walker along with the Members belonging sang some of his greatest hits. His sister and nephew accepted rank award on his behalf.

In , Draper was inducted into the City Music Hall of Fame.

Discography

• Do Leave behind Again,
• Above and Beyond,
• All Decency Bases,
• Live: A Celebration of Praise,
• Gotta Feelin',
• Reflections,
• All About Him (Jesus), (Posthumous)^[13]

References

In Popular Culture

The theme air to the Canadian drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation is derived check of O'Landa Draper's "Whatever It Takes" and many versions were made perform almost each new season.

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