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Overview
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans always knew he was born to be a Gospel singer. Growing up watching his four older brothers perform fueled his dream to be on stage, and as teenagers, he and his younger sister CeCe were offered the opportunity to move from Detroit to North Carolina and join the Praise the Lord Singers for The PTL Club, hosted by the eccentric Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. Under the Bakkers' wings, BeBe and CeCe became the most popular televangical stars in America and soon found themselves choosing between their family values and the temptations of fame and fortune.
Like a conversation with a lifelong friend, BeBe invites readers and loyal fans alike to share in never-before-revealed details about life in the crossfires between church, Gospel music, and the mainstream recording industry. He shares personal stories about his mentor Andraé Crouch and close friend Whitney Houston, who both had a major impact on his life.
As he reflects on the obstacles, the disappointments, the victories, the surprises, the racism, and the love he has encountered, he realizes that when we understand our value before God, we can participate in a daily glory and peace for which we were all born.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781546009894 |
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Publisher: | FaithWords |
Publication date: | 10/15/2019 |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 1,068,089 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Who Am I? 1
Chapter 2 The Long Journey Home 7
Chapter 3 What Do You See? 15
Chapter 4 Preacher Man 25
Chapter 5 My White-ish Roots 45
Chapter 6 My Foundation and the Air of Hope 55
Chapter 7 The Business of Brothers 77
Chapter 8 When God Doesn't Make It Happen 89
Chapter 9 Raising My Voice and Seizing Opportunity, Whatever the Circumstance 97
Chapter 10 I Like Your Voice, Not Your Color 109
Chapter 11 The Only Thing You Know Is the Needle 117
Chapter 12 The Scary Steps of Doing What You Love 121
Chapter 13 Just When Things Were Getting Good 137
Chapter 14 Letting It Go 145
Chapter 15 Teaching to Love Instead of Hate 155
Chapter 16 The Loneliness of Fame 165
Chapter 17 Leaving the PTL 175
Chapter 18 Saying Goodbye to Jim and Tammy 179
Chapter 19 Not Quite Ready to Fly 187
Chapter 20 How Whitney Houston Taught Me to Guard My Heart 191
Chapter 21 How Much Does My Soul Cost? 205
Chapter 22 Love & Freedom 209
Chapter 23 The Fame That Matters Most 213
Acknowledgments 217
Discography 219
Notes 221
About the Author 225