European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Entertain Merit Winans family a gospel Success Story Bebe and Cece Winans Are currently the most successful members of the gospel singing family but Are by no Means the Only ones. By Roger Catlin the Hartford courant with 10 children who Are All Busy in the recording Industry it is not easy for mom and pop Winans to get the whole family together for any length of time. So the recent Winans one family world tour was an Opportunity to if nothing else throw a travelling family reunion. Quot it was wonderful a said Dolores Winans Mother of the clan. Quot we had All wanted to do this for quite a few years but the kids careers had them going in opposite directions. We figured the time was finally right for  the tour featured the Winans the contemporary gospel group of four Brothers who were the first of the family to get wider recognition. But it also included younger siblings Bebe and Cece who Are enjoying perhaps the greatest Success of the family most recently with the top 10 single it s of and brother Daniel a Solo artist who won a grammy for his brotherly love album in 1990. The newest and last grouping of Winans a Angelique and Debra who had been backup singers for Bebe and Cece a Are now together As the Winans Sisters. David the first of the 10 Winans children who Range from Ages 21 to 38, makes his living behind the scenes As a recording Engineer but let us not forget the Heads of the family a Dolores and David Winans or. A who recorded their first album three years ago As mom and pop Winans and whose second release for the rest of my life won the couple their first Dove award from the gospel music association in the organization s 23rd annual awards program last month. Bebe and Cece flew Down from new York to Nashville tenn., to perform in the program and picked up two More Dove awards a one for Best group and another for Best contemporary Black gospel recording for addictive love. But mom and pop Winans stayed put in their new York hotel room. Quot we were supposed to go a Dolores Winans said in an interview just hours before the ceremony. Quot but i did t want to Fly Down there just to be in the  the mom and pop Winans albums blend traditional gospel with some More contemporary songs written  Marvin of the Winans and by Cece and Bebe. That has been the Success formula for musical family a blending contemporary sounds with the age old message of Faith. Quot that is the aim a Dolores Winans says of her children s musical careers. Quot you know we get criticism about that from a lot of people. Some people think they should Only be singing traditional gospel music. But when you go contemporary you take the word where there is a lot of  the Winans have worked with Teddy Riley and Anita Baker Bebe and Cece included collaborations with Hammer Mavis Staples and Luther Vandross on their current different lifestyles album. As Daniel Winans sees it the Point of gospel is whom the music reaches not How. Quot you re going to have those who Are going to debate a he said Quot but i found out when you Stop to debate with them the clock on your wrist never stops. It keeps going. That valuable time could be spent reaching another person. We be Learned to take whatever s been said and not allow it to distract us or hinder what we have to  still he understands the hesitance some gospel listeners have about embracing the worldly sounds of ramp a. Quot in our Home we could t buy ramp a albums or even listen to it a he said. Quot we definitely heard a whole lot of gospel. Quot but at the same time we had respect for people who Sang like Stevie wonder Gladys Knight and Elton John. People with gifts you still have great respect for them and you can actually learn from them. But i think it goes Back to sincerity and believing and acting on what we believe and giving it 100 percent. Whether it s ramp a or soul or Rock or hip hop or country if they re going to give 100 percent we in gospel should definitely look for no  for the Winans being together is More than a matter of Christian virtue or personal Comfort it s also a Large part of How the family has been Able to survive in the music business. Quot i think it gets very easy because of family a Daniel Winans said. Quot when you have a foundation then when rain Snow or whatever storms come you have a foundation. It May shake Loose a roof tile or shatter a window but the House is still standing. Quot family is the foundation a Way to Start any Type of Day in any Type of tour. Even when people have thrown All kinds of wrenches in the works a they May not even mean any harm they re just obsessed with what they do you have to have something to lean on. There s nothing better there s absolutely nothing better than  How one Detroit family produced so much Talent is something that Dolores Winans does not speculate on. Quot of Well i Don t know a she said. Quot the lord s just blessed us with  but she hinted that it had to do with upbringing and keeping singing in the family. Quot my husband and i met singing a she said. Quot we be always loved to sing and As the children were bom i taught them some songs and As they got older i sat them Down and made sure they Learned  Dolores and David married in 1953 and continued singing in the Lemon gospel chorus even As their children got old enough to join their first grouping. Quot As soon As they could remember songs they would sing in Church Quot Dolores Winans said. Quot we always kept singing in Church. And they started performing on Little programs and local  it was four of the older Winans boys twins Marvin and Carvin As Well As Michael and Ronald a who joined together first As the testimonial singers. Their father coached them and eventually recorded them As they gained acclaim for their style in the Detroit area. Finally gospel Star Andre Crouch heard about the group and had them open a show he performed in Michigan from then on it s been one Success after another.  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