VICKIE WINANS COMES TO SHELTER COVE

2008-12-31T00:24:00.000-08:00

Joandro Music and Valley Views Productions have combined forces to bring Grammy-nominated vocalist Vickie Winans to Modesto SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH, doors open at 3:30, concert starts at 4 pm, VIP Meet and Greet at 7 pm, Shelter Cove Community Church, 4242 Coffee Road MODESTO, CA. General admission tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door or 3 tickets for $100. VIP Meet and Greet includes table and food after public concert. To order your tickets, visit itickets.com or purchase them at Shelter Cove Community Church, Beardsley's Book and Bible in Modesto or Family Bible Center in Turlock or Dale's Guitar in Turlock or Barker's Music in Modesto or Janis Music in Manteca or Eureka Tea and Coffee in Lathrop or Joandro Music.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH, 2009 3:30 PM

2008-12-30T20:32:00.000-08:00

She's been called the hardest-working woman in gospel -- and Vickie Winans has the resume to prove it. Depending on the day and the project, she's a producer, singer, actress, songwriter and playwright. But she's best known for her electrifying stage presence. She can light up concert hall or church with her updated versions of gospel standards, such as "As Long as I Got King Jesus."The singer, who started her career with the group Winans II with Bebe and Cece, is in the middle of headlining her own nationwide tour, but took time off to talk with Ed Gordon about her latest CD, Bringing It All Together. The CD stayed at the top of the gospel charts for nine weeks and produced the hit single "Shake Yourself Loose."

Award-winning singer Vickie Winans comes from a large family of impressive gospel singers. She began her career when she was a small child, performing with family. All grown up, she completed her debut solo album, Be Encouraged, in 1985. It was the first of a long line of recordings that would bring her a number of hits and music awards.

Born the seventh child of a still-growing family, Winans was raised in Detroit, MI. Her entire family was a musical one, and deeply religious as well. She was only about eight years old when she began singing at the family church, astounding the audience with her vocal ability. Her love for the Gospel and music was the perfect combination. She's shared success with the famous Winans family, for she married Marvin Winans and eventually joined forces with the gospel group.

Vickie's first solo album carries a track that became her signature song, "We Shall Behold Him." The debut full-length offering also earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, a Stellar Award for Album of the Year, and an Excellence Award for Best Female Contemporary Artist. It was a foretelling of what was to come. Through the latter half of the '80s into the next decade, Winans recorded several award-winning albums. When not in the recording studio, she spent much of her time performing more than 200 nights most years.

She has also made numerous television appearances on shows like Oprah, the Grammy Awards, Arsenio Hall, Queen Latifah, and The Pat Sajak Show and starred in Broadway musicals like Don't Get God Started. Winans' music can be deeply gospel, contemporary Christian, or any mixture in between. Her most famous songs include "We Shall Behold Him," "Daddy Can't Sing," "First Trumpet Sound," "The Diet Medley," "Boyfriends," "It’s Yo Thang," "Give It One More Try," "Sweeter Than the Honeycomb," and "Little Timmy."

In 2002 she released Woman's Journey, followed the next year by Bringing It All Together and, in 2006, Woman to Woman: Songs of Life, a 33-track live and studio album that was ten years in the making. ~ Charlotte Dillon, All Music Guide.