Walter Hawkins performing "Thank You" Live! This is an excerpt from the DVD "Love Alive IV". Tune In To Our Malaco Records Facebook Page at 11 AM to view the DVD in it's entirety! Hear More: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2uNDsHv Apple Music: http://apple.co/2sMiLKu | Malaco Gospel

It’s been 14 years since the passing of Gospel Music Legend, Bishop Walter Hawkins! Widely known for classics such as “Thank You”, ”Marvelous”, “What Is This” and countless others. Beginning his music career with his brother, Edwin Hawkins, they formed a group of their siblings after recording the classic,”Oh Happy Day” which was originally a fundraiser for their church but was later purchased by a record label catapulting them to worldwide stardom and having the biggest crossover hit of all-tim

Oakland, California — 1990. The air was electric inside the Love Center Church. History wasn’t just being made that night; it was being recorded. At only 26 years old, Kevin Bond sat at a polished Yamaha grand piano, dressed in a tuxedo that mirrored both reverence and readiness. Before him stood Walter and Edwin Hawkins — two visionary brothers whose music had already shaped the sound and soul of gospel for generations. Behind him, The Love Center Choir, radiant and ready, stood poised to lift