National recording artist Kevin Davidson struck a chord when
he penned “Born to Win” (2000), a widely favorite contemporary gospel song that
soloists and community choirs near and far still sing with emotional fervor, as
if they were indeed born to win.
Davidson has been writing soul-stirring, contemporary gospel
songs for decades. Many of them have topped the charts and continue to catapult
the singer/songwriter up the echelon in gospel music circles near and far.
On Friday, Aug. 19, Davidson will celebrate 30 years in the
music business. A musical tribute is slated for 7 p.m. at The
Rock Church Memphis, 6720 East Raines Rd. The doors will open at 6 p.m. The
Rev. Darrel Petties will host the musical tribute, while the Rev. Courtney
Franklin directs. Both Petties and Franklin are recording artists as well.
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| National recording artist Kevin Davidson |
Featured guest artists
include LeAndria Johnson, James Fortune, the Rev. Tim Rogers, Nakitta Foxx, the
Rev. Chris Williams, and Nate Bean & 4Given. The original lead singers of
Kevin Davidson & The Voices will make a contribution as well.
The aforementioned gospel
artists will pay tribute to Davidson for his work in ministry and the path he’s
blazed in music. Memphis has become a hotbed and source for some of the
industry’s most talented singer/songwriters. Davidson has been at the top of the
heap for years.
“I will be celebrating 30 years of music ministry,”
said Davidson, who has generated a following with songs that permeate and stir
one’s soul – such as “Fight On” (1998), “Count Your Blessings” (1998), “Our God
is Awesome” (1998), “Bounce Back” (2005), “Church Let’s Rock” (2014),
“Something Happens” (2014), and many others.
“We’re doing all the music
that I recorded over the 30-year period,” said Davidson, acknowledging the late
Rev. James Moore, the award-winning gospel singer from Detroit, and the late O’landa
Draper, a Grammy-award winning gospel artist and innovative choir director from
Memphis, as two class acts that inspired him.
But then he’s cognizant of
the higher authority that inspires him to write powerful lyrics and arrange
them as songs. “It’s just the Lord,” he said. “The lyrics just come to me.”
His mother, an evangelist at
Mt. Zion Temple Church of God in Christ in Memphis, raised Davidson in the
admonition of the Lord after his father died when he was 5 years old. He has
since been a continuing presence in the church.
Apostle Lawrence Braggs of
Trumpet of Zion Ministries in Little Rock, Ark., licensed and ordained the
popular artist to preach the gospel. He is the founder and chief apostle of the
Dominion Church in Memphis.
Before his focus in music
materialized, Davidson played basketball at East High School, where he
graduated in 1989. He is the youngest of his mother’s three children. “I was
the average kid,” he said. “I was athletic, then I shifted into music.”
Music has since provided an
outlet for Davidson to express himself while leaving an indelible imprint in
the industry and a legacy that he hopes his six children with cherish. He says
he is happily married and that his children so far are not musically inclined.
Davidson plans to release a
new album on the LVP Entertainment, Inc. record label in early 2017. Until
then, he’ll continue to strike a chord in the music industry.
(For
inquiries or ticket purchases, contact Kevin Davidson at kdtribute30@gmail.com)
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