| Lorraine HowardBiography |
BIOGRAPHY: Lorraine Howard, singer and songwriter from Georgetown, SC, blends many styles of gospel music in her concerts, from southern and country gospel to light contemporary. Her audience enjoys her diversity, and God's anointing that is present and touches the hearts of others through her songs. Lorraine sang her first solo at the age of 4 in her home church, Oakey Swamp Baptist in Conway, SC, where she is still a member today. The daughter of the church pianist, Lorraine and her family spent hours singing around the old piano. She has remained a lifelong soloist as well as active choir member and intermittent children and youth choir director. Lorraine married a professional country musician, Tommy Hucks (now deceased), who was a former drummer for the country group Alabama. Living with a musician helped her develop a deeper love for music, but her passion was singing for Jesus and raising her children in church. They travelled to many churches within the local area singing in revivals and radio programs. In 2007, Lorraine realized God was calling her in a new venture to make a CD of favorite songs that had blessed her listening audience for years. She knew nothing about how to accomplish this, but God saw it come to pass, and she heard reports how her songs were blessing people in places she could never physically be. She realized the witness power contained within those small CD's, and she knew this was God's call for her life. Lorraine began booking full concerts, and God rewarded her leap of faith with a new gift of songwriting. Thus far, she has penned about 200 songs. Lorraine spent 2 years in a duo ministry called Grace Revealed with her daughter, Lora Long. They recorded 2 CD's of mostly original material and made their first professional video which can be viewed on YouTube: Grace Revealed has now changed to a trio, with Ron Stubbs and Brittany Moore. God has blessed Lorraine with a busy schedule, singing primarily in churches, nursing homes, and community events. She has been blessed to appear on several TV shows, many radio shows, and hosted her own internet gospel program for one year. She has released 3 songs to radio, and produced 3 music videos. In Sept 2011, Lorraine has released her Hospice style album, "The Door Of Hope", that she believes is God's call for her life . She is a nurse and worked with cancer patients for a year. She has written numerous songs of Hope in times of despair. This is an example of one of her Hospice songs from her "Carry My Song" CD, one she wrote after nursing a preacher with brain cancer who died 4 days later: Today, Lorraine feels led to expand her ministry beyond the local area and accept bookings where ever God leads. Lorraine travels as a solo artist, with Grace Revealed Trio, or with other friends. Lorraine gives God all the praise for her gifts of singing and songwriting. She prays she will reach many for Him through her songs and life witness. |
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