Birth name Dianne Branscum Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter | Genres southern gospel Genre Southern gospel | |
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter Similar Rodney Griffin, The Kingdom Heirs, Mark Trammell, Arthur Rice, Mark Trammell Quartet | ||
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Dianne Wilkinson (née Branscum; born 1944) is an American southern gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was nominated in the Songwriter of the Year non-artist category at the 46th GMA Dove Awards.
Wilkinson was born Dianne Branscum, in Blytheville, Arkansas, during 1944, to her parents Marvin O. "Buster" and Blanche Branscum (née, Ross), while she has a brother Rev. James Branscum. She is a 1962 graduate of Blytheville High School. She is a retired healthcare worker from Dyersburg, Tennessee, where she resides with her husband, Timothy, who have been married since March 11, 1972, at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. She is a member of Springhill Baptist Church in her hometown, where she plays the piano during their worship services.
She has a long storied career as a southern gospel songwriter for many artists, and she even got a nomination at the 46th GMA Dove Awards, in the Songwriter of the Year non-artist category.