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Also known as
  
"Hez" or "Hezzie"

Name
  
Hezekiah Walker

Years active
  
1985–present


Genres
  
Gospel music

Ex-spouse
  
Monique Walker



Birth name
  
Hezekiah Xzavier Walker, Jr.

Born
  
December 25, 1962 (age 61) (
1962-12-25
)

Occupation(s)
  
Writer, director, minister

Role
  
Musical Artist · hezekiahwalkerministries.org

Movies
  
The Gospel Live, Shakin' the House: Live in L.A.

Albums
  
Azusa: The Next Generation, Family Affair, Family Affair II: Live at R, Love Is Live!, Nothing but the Hits

Profiles

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Bishop Hezekiah Walker (born December 24, 1962) is a popular American gospel music artist and pastor of prominent Brooklyn New York megachurch, Love Fellowship Tabernacle. Walker has released several albums on Benson Records and Verity Records as Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir.

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Biography

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Walker was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Long Island University, majoring in Sociology. He also attended Hugee Theological Seminary, and the New York School of the Bible.

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In 2001, Hezekiah & The LFT Church Choir were nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Gospel Artist, Traditional on the strength of the album Love Is Love! Walker has won Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus twice: once for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (1994) with The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, and once for Love Is Live! (2001) with The LFT Church Choir.

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Separate from The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Walker's LFT Church Choir released two albums entitled Recorded Live At Love Fellowship Tabernacle in 1998 and "Love Is Live" in 2001. LFT Church Choir was more youthful and hip-hop leaning ensemble than its predecessor and its album hit the Top 5 of Billboard's Gospel Chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award the same year.

Albums

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  • I'll Make It (Sweet Rain, 1987)
  • Oh Lord We Praise You (Sweet Rain, 1990)
  • Focus on Glory (A&M, 1992) - STUDIO
  • Live in Toronto (Benson, 1993)
  • Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (Benson, 1994)
  • Live in New York by Any Means... (Benson, 1995)
  • Live in London (Verity, 1997)
  • Recorded Live at Love Fellowship Tabernacle (Verity, 1998) – by Hezekiah Walker & The LFT Church Choir
  • Family Affair (Verity, 1999)
  • Love Is Live! (Verity, 2001) - by Hezekiah Walker & The LFT Church Choir
  • Family Affair, Vol. 2: Live at Radio City Music Hall (Verity, 2002)
  • 20/85 The Experience (Verity, 2005)
  • Souled Out (Verity, 2008)
  • Azusa: The Next Generation (RCA Inspiration, 2013)
  • Azusa: The Next Generation 2 – Better (Entertainment One Music, 2016)
  • Compilations


  • Gospel Greats (Benson, 1995)
  • Nothing But The Hits (Verity, 2003)
  • Divine Voices: Pastors of Praise (Mack Avenue, 2015)
  • Singles

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  • "99½" (Benson, 1995) – Cassette Single
  • "Let's Dance" (Jive/Verity, 1999) – CD Single/12" Single
  • "Souled Out" (Verity, 2008) – Digital download Single
  • "Every Praise" (RCA Inspirational, 2013) – Digital download Single
  • Trivia

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  • Walker is sometimes affectionately referred to as "the Hip-Hop Pastor" due to the number of high-profile secular hip-hop recording artists who attend his church, such as Lil' Kim and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
  • References

    Hezekiah Walker Wikipedia


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