![]() McClurkin served as an assistant to Winans for over a decade. He was hired, as an associate minister, at Marvin Winans' Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, in 1989. ![]() By the time that he was a teenager, he had formed the McClurkin Singers, and later he formed another group, the New York Restoration Choir, with recordings from as early as 1975. Two of his sisters dealt with substance abuse problems, and that's when the young McClurkin found solace in his going to a church and, also through an aunt of his who sang background vocals with gospel musician, AndraƩ Crouch. Soon after the loss, McClurkin experienced family turmoil due to the loss of his brother, and shortly thereafter, he was a victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of his great uncle, and years after that by his great uncle's son. When he was eight years old, his two-year-old brother was hit and killed by a speeding driver. McClurkin was born in Copiague, New York in the United States of America. Variety dubbed McClurkin as a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel". He is one of the top selling gospel artists, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. ![]() He has won three Grammy Awards, ten Stellar Awards, two BET Awards, two Soul Train Awards, one Dove Award and one NAACP Image Awards. (born November 9, 1959) is an American gospel singer and minister.
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